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
RubyGems Packages Laced with Bitcoin-Stealing Malware | Threatpost
RubyGems, an open-source package repository and manager for the Ruby web programming language, has taken two of its software packages offline after they were found Read More
Cryptologists Crack Zodiac Killer’s 340 Cipher | Threatpost
A remote team of three hobbyist cryptologists have solved one of the Zodiac Killer’s cipher after a half century. And while the name of the Read More
Code42 Incydr Series: Bringing Shadow IT into the light with Code42 Incydr | Threatpost
Shadow IT is hardly a hidden threat to security professionals. Gartner was warning, way back in 2016, that 1 in 3 successful attacks experienced by Read More
Police Vouch for Hacker Who Guessed Trump’s Twitter Password | Threatpost
When Dutch ethical hacker Victor Gevers tried to alert Secret Service that he was able to guess the password to President Donald Trump’s Twitter handle Read More
Air-Gap Attack Turns Memory Modules into Wi-Fi Radios | Threatpost
Super-secure air-gapped computers are vulnerable to a new type of attack that can turn a PC’s memory module into a modified Wi-Fi radio, which can Read More
Sextortionist Campaign Targets iOS, Android Users with New Spyware | Threatpost
New spyware is targeting iOS and Android frequenters of adult mobile sites by posing as a secure messaging application in yet another twist on sextortionist Read More