Microsoft was one of the companies impacted by the SolarWinds espionage campaign alongside Mimecast Palo Alto Networks, Qualys, Malwarebytes, and Fidelis. According to Microsoft's corporate vice …
Cops Disrupt Emotet, the Internet’s ‘Most Dangerous Malware’
Emotet, one of the world's more notorious botnets in the world, has been wrecking chaos all over the internet for half a decade. However, a massive global police investigation has allegedly resulted …
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Pirated themes and plugins are the most widespread threat to WordPress sites
With more than 70 million malicious files on more than 1.2 million WordPress sites over the past year, pirated themes and plugins were the most common source of malware infections to sites. Wordfence, …
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More Cybersecurity Firms Confirm Being Hit by SolarWinds Hack
Two more companies, Mimecast and Qualys, have emerged in the SolarWinds breach, claiming that they were targeted by the same threat actor that breached the IT management solutions provider SolarWinds. …
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Cybercriminals use deceased staff accounts to spread Nemty ransomware
Cybercriminals are reportedly using the accounts of deceased or departed staff members to spread the Nemty Ransomware, according to a case study documented by Sophos cyber forensics group, Rapid …
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Google reveals North Korean-backed campaign targeting security researchers
A new ongoing campaign targeting security researchers has been uncovered by Google's Threat Analysis Group. The attackers are going to great lengths to gain the victims' trust, posing as researchers …
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Russian Government Agency Warns Firms of US Attack
According to intelligence, the Russian government has issued a cybersecurity guidance to Russian businesses, alleging that they are at risk of US cyber espionage in revenge for the recent SolarWinds …
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Crypto-Jacking Campaign Linked to Iranian Company
Researchers at British anti-malware vendor Sophos traced recent crypto-jacking attacks targeting SQL servers back to an Iran-based software company. The attacks consisted of threat actors installing …
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Einstein Healthcare Network Announces August Breach
Einstein Health Network is a Pennsylvania based health care company offering services such as medical rehab, outpatient and primary care centers. The organization recently announced a breach in which …
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Cisco warns on critical security vulnerabilities in SD-WAN software, so update now
Cisco has warned its users to update networking software immediately due to four severe flaws affecting the Smart Software Manager Satellite, and SD-WAN DNA. SD-WAN has three critical command …