Russian hacking campaign targets rights groups, media, former US ambassador

The government-backed hackers exploited fake friends and family with spear-phishing lures, according to research published Wednesday.

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Delta vs. CrowdStrike: The duties vendors owe to customers – or do they?

In a potentially groundbreaking dispute, Delta Air Lines is threatening to sue CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, for alleged negligence and breach of contract. This case brings to the forefront critical questions about the duties vendors owe t… Continue reading Delta vs. CrowdStrike: The duties vendors owe to customers – or do they?

Current attacks, targets, and other threat landscape trends

In this Help Net Security video, Kendall McKay, Strategic Lead, Cyber Threat Intelligence at Cisco Talos, discusses the trends that Cisco Talos incident response observed in incident response engagements from Q2 2024, which covers April to June. While … Continue reading Current attacks, targets, and other threat landscape trends

AI-fueled phishing scams raise alarm ahead of U.S. presidential election

Highlighting growth of phishing and digital scams targeting United States citizens, Bolster released a research that identified 24 separate nation-state threat actor groups attempting to exploit rising political tensions across the US to interfere with… Continue reading AI-fueled phishing scams raise alarm ahead of U.S. presidential election

Microsoft calls out apparent ESXi vulnerability that some researchers say is a ‘nothing burger’ 

Attackers exploited the vulnerability by creating an admins group and adding new users to it, Microsoft researchers say.

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Senate Intel chair warns confluence of factors make election threats worse

Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.

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North Korean hacking group makes waves to gain Mandiant, FBI spotlight

The newly designated APT45 pursues military intelligence but has been expanding its targets, Mandiant says.

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Simple ‘FrostyGoop’ malware responsible for turning off Ukrainians’ heat in January attack

The attack is the latest in a string targeting Ukrainian critical infrastructure and illustrates the growing ease of targeting industrial systems.

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CISOs must shift from tactical defense to strategic leadership

Cyber threats are advancing quickly in size and sophistication, largely because of the rapid evolution of technology, increasing sophistication of cyber attackers, and the expansion of attack surfaces through interconnected systems and devices, accordi… Continue reading CISOs must shift from tactical defense to strategic leadership