Trump, Biden Campaign Staffers Targeted By APT Phishing Emails | Threatpost
With the U.S. presidential election months away, advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are targeting the campaign staffers of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Read More
TrickBot Adds BazarBackdoor to Malware Arsenal | Threatpost
A new module for the infamous trojan known as TrickBot has been deployed: A stealthy backdoor that researchers call “BazarBackdoor.” The binary was first spotted Read More
Critical SAP ASE Flaws Allow Complete Control of Databases | Threatpost
Researchers are urging users to apply patches for several critical vulnerabilities in SAP’s Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE). If exploited, the most severe flaws could give unprivileged Read More
Google Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in Incognito Mode | Threatpost
Google faces a $5 billion class-action lawsuit over claims that it has been collecting people’s browsing information without their knowledge even when using the incognito Read More
U.S. Nuclear Contractor Hit with Maze Ransomware, Data Leaked | Threatpost
A U.S. military contractor involved in the maintenance of the country’s Minuteman III nuclear arsenal has been hit by the Maze ransomware, according to reports Read More
Octopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub Repositories | Threatpost
The Octopus Scanner malware, which targets the Apache NetBeans Java integrated development environment (IDE), has been nesting in at least 26 GitHub source-code repositories, according Read More
Minneapolis Police Department Hack Likely Fake, Says Researcher | Threatpost
As protests continue to proliferate across the globe in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the Minnesota Police Department is making news for something else: Read More
Steganography Anchors Pinpoint Attacks on Industrial Targets | Threatpost
A targeted series of attacks on suppliers of equipment and software for industrial enterprises is playing out globally, researchers said, hinging on phishing and a Read More
PonyFinal Ransomware Targets Enterprise Servers Then Bides Its Time | Threatpost
A Java-based ransomware known as PonyFinal has galloped onto the scene, targeting enterprise systems management servers as an initial infection vector. According to a warning Read More
Inside the Hoaxcalls Botnet: Both Success and Failure | Threatpost
The Hoaxcalls botnet, built to carry out large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, has been actively in development since the beginning of the year. One of Read More