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For the first time, Check Point threat intelligence researchers found that a remote access Trojan (RAT) has reached the Global Threat Index’s Top 10. Dubbed “FlawedAmmyy”, this type of attack allows attackers to remotely control the victim’s machine– gaining full Read More …
Microsoft released today its monthly roll-up of security patches known as Patch Tuesday. This month, the Redmond-based company has fixed 62 security flaws. Among the 62 fixes, there is also a fix for a zero-day vulnerability that was under active Read More …
Cybercriminals have become more and more creative and efficient in their efforts to successfully bypass network security. Reports of unauthorized network intrusions that have compromised enterprise security, resources, and data, plague experts on a day-to-day basis, and will continue to do so Read More …
Fresh from belatedly admitting that 9.4 million passengers’ personal data was stolen by hackers, Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific has now admitted that it was under attack for three solid months before it took half a year to tell anyone. Read More …
It is my pleasure to introduce the 2018 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), not only as it is the fifth anniversary edition of the report, but also my first as the Executive Director of Europol. The IOCTA has been Read More …
In a new collection of extensive research reports, the Cylance Threat Intelligence Team profiles a new, likely state-sponsored threat actor called The White Company – in acknowledgement of the many elaborate measures they take to whitewash all signs of their Read More …
The new variant can exfiltrate emails for a period going back 180 days, en masse. A large-scale spam campaign has launched, spreading the Emotet banking trojan. Worryingly, the offensive has launched about a week after a fresh module for mass Read More …
Cisco revealed that it had “inadvertently” shipped an in-house exploit code that was used in test scripts as part of its TelePresence Video Communication Server and Expressway Series software. Cisco Systems revealed in a security bulletin Wednesday that it “inadvertently” Read More …
On Monday, the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), a subordinate unit of US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), set in motion a new initiative through which the DOD would share malware samples it discovered on its networks with the broader cybersecurity community. The CNMF Read More …
There are billions of connected devices in use around the world, in our homes, our offices, even inside our bodies as medical devices are connected to an ever-growing internet of things (IoT). Vendors rush to add to the range of devices Read More …
