Hackers Amp Up COVID-19 IP Theft Attacks | Threatpost
Attackers are looking to the healthcare space as a rich repository of intellectual property (IP) now more than ever, as critical research of COVID-19 therapeutics Read More
December 2020
Tech Giants Lend WhatsApp Support in Spyware Case Against NSO Group | Threatpost
Facebook subsidiary WhatsApp has received new high-caliber support in its case against Israeli intelligence company NSO Group. The court case aims to hold NSO Group Read More
Emotet Returns to Hit 100K Mailboxes Per Day | Threatpost
After a lull of nearly two months, the Emotet botnet has returned with updated payloads and a campaign that is hitting 100,000 targets per day. Read More
Holiday Puppy Swindle Has Consumers Howling | Threatpost
Puppy photos are undeniably irresistible but beware; researchers have uncovered a scheme selling fake German Shepherd puppies for Bitcoin, leaving buyers crushed and without a Read More
Insider Threats: What Are They, Really? | Threatpost
What an insider threat really is The idea of an “insider threat” sounds like some sort of double agent hiding away in a cubicle—someone hired Read More
Sunburst’s C2 Secrets Reveal Second-Stage SolarWinds Victims | Threatpost
More information has come to light about the Sunburst backdoor that could help defenders get a better handle on the scope of the sprawling SolarWinds Read More
Massive SolarWinds hack has big businesses on high alert – CNN
A Cisco spokesperson told CNN Business on Friday that it had “identified and mitigated affected software in a small number of lab environments and a Read More
Microsoft identifies more than 40 organizations targeted in massive cyber breach – CNNPolitics
“The attack unfortunately represents a broad and successful espionage-based assault on both the confidential information of the U.S. Government and the tech tools used by Read More
Trump remains silent as massive cyber hack poses ‘grave risk’ to government – CNNPolitics
Members of President-elect Joe Biden’s staff were also briefed by officials on the massive intrusion, an official from the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Read More
Nuclear Weapons Agency Hacked in Widening Cyberattack – Report | Threatpost
The Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which is the agency that maintains the U.S. nuclear stockpile, have been compromised as part Read More