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threadpost – Chinese Hackers Selling Intimate Stolen Camera Footage
Chinese Hackers Selling Intimate Stolen Camera Footage Author:Becky BrackenApril 6, 2021 4:54 pm2:30 minute read Write a comment Share this article: A massive operation offers access to hacked camera...
threadpost – Critical Cloud Bug in VMWare Carbon Black Allows Takeover
Critical Cloud Bug in VMWare Carbon Black Allows Takeover Author:Tara SealsApril 6, 2021 4:55 pm1:30 minute read Write a comment Share this article: CVE-2021-21982 affects a platform designed to...
threadpost – How To Defend the Extended Network Against Web Risks
How To Defend the Extended Network Against Web Risks InfoSec InsiderAamir LakhaniApril 5, 2021 1:28 pm3 minute read Write a comment Share this article: Aamir Lakhani, cybersecurity researcher for...
threadpost – SAP Bugs Under Active Cyberattack, Causing Widespread Compromise
SAP Bugs Under Active Cyberattack, Causing Widespread Compromise Author:Tara SealsApril 6, 2021 2:47 pm5 minute read Write a comment Share this article: Cyberattackers are actively exploiting known security vulnerabilities...
DARKReading – Kaspersky Uncovers New APAC Cyberespionage Campaign
A group related to Chinese-speaking threat group Cycldek is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam. Kaspersky researchers have uncovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting government...
DARKReading – 9 Modern-Day Best Practices for Log Management
Log management is nothing new. But doing so smartly, correctly, and concisely in today’s data-driven world is another story.(Image: 123tin via Adobe Stock) Logs are central...
Schneier on Security – Malware Hidden in Call of Duty Cheating Software
Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” (Gamers looking...
Schneier on Security – Wi-Fi Devices as Physical Object Sensors
The new 802.11bf standard will turn Wi-Fi devices into object sensors: In three years or so, the Wi-Fi specification is scheduled to get an upgrade that will turn...
DARKReading – DDoS’s Evolution Doesn’t Require a Security Evolution
They may have grown in sophistication, with more widespread consequences, yet today’s distributed denial-of-service attacks can still be fought with conventional tools.(Image: Alexey Novikov via Adobe...
WeLive Security – COVID-19 critical industries suffer spike in security incidents
Organizations expanded their cloud workload deployments following the onset of the pandemic, but they also saw more cloud security incidents. Such incidents in the retail, manufacturing...
DARKReading – Security Falls Short in Rapid COVID Cloud Migration
he quick pivot to the cloud for remote support also ushered in risks. Business leaned hard into the cloud during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic...
DARKReading – Microsoft Teams, Exchange Server, Windows 10 Hacked in Pwn2Own 2021
The 2021 Pwn2Own is among the largest in its history, with 23 separate entries targeting 10 products. Pwn2Own 2021 kicked off this week with successful attempts...
WeLive Security – Almost $2 billion lost to BEC scams in 2020
Losses emanating from Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) scams surpassed US$1.86 billion last year, which is more than the combined losses stemming from the...