Hackers belonging to a threat group dubbed LYCEUM (aka HEXANE) have been launching attacks on organizations in the oil and gas sector since May of this year, new research by SecureWorks shows. This …
Trojan Dropper Malware Found in Android App With 100M Downloads
A popular Android app with over 100 million installs from the Google Play Store recently began serving users a Trojan dropper than can install other malware on affected devices, security researchers …
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Imperva ‘security incident’ exposes customer data
The data of a "subset of customers" of Imperva's Cloud Web Application Firewall was exposed in a “security incident” in September 2017, the cybersecurity company has acknowledged. The compromised data …
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US officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election
The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is a division of the Homeland Security Department, has launched an initiative to help state election officials improve the security of …
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Nearly Half of SMBs, Enterprises Still Using Windows 7: Kaspersky
Almost half of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) still use Windows 7, even though Microsoft will stop extended support for this operating system in January of next year (regular support ended in …
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Protocol used by 630,000 devices can be abused for devastating DDoS attacks
A relatively unknown UDP protocol puts around 630,000 Internet-connected devices at risk of disruptive DDoS attacks, security researchers warn. The vulnerable Web Services Dynamic Discovery (WS-DD, …
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Over Half of Social Media Logins Are Fraudulent
A new study by Arkose Labs indicates that more than half (53%) of all logins on social media sites are fraudulent, while 11% of all online transactions, which in addition to account logins also …
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Growing cloud adoption introduces visibility gaps and security complications
Nearly half (48%) of organizations say they don't have sufficient visibility into the data they process, which can put these organizations at risk of sophisticated attacks according to a new SANS …
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Microsoft: Using multi-factor authentication blocks 99.9% of account hacks
Microsoft says that user accounts are "more than 99.9% less likely to be compromised" if the user has enabled multi-factor authentication (MFA). This even applies for relatively weak MFA solutions …
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IRS Warns of New Imposter Scam That Spreads Malware
The IRS is warning taxpayers about a phishing campaign in which threat actors are masquerading as IRS agents. The scammers are distributing emails made to look like official IRS messages. Recipients …
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