While it’s not easy to predict the next breakthrough, most experts estimate quantum computers with tens of thousands of qubits that can crack current encryption will...
Day: April 14, 2023
Remcos RAT Targets Tax Pros to Scurry Off With Workers’ Filing Info
With the April 18 tax deadline approaching, hackers have been piling onto accountants’ stress with a phishing campaign designed to deliver the Remcos remote access Trojan...
Super-Yacht Specialist Lürssen in Dry Dock After Ransomware Attack
German shipbuilder Lürssen, known for making super yachts for the exorbitantly wealthy, experienced a ransomware attack over Easter weekend that has incapacitated operations. With a high...
The Internet Reform Trilemma
In policy circles, we often hear about the need for a “free,” “open,” and “secure” Internet. This was most recently the case with the White House’s...
Majority of US IT Pros Told to Keep Quiet About Data Breaches
While an increasingly number of regulations have made the reporting of data breaches mandatory, a majority of IT professionals in the United States say they have...
Legion Malware Marches onto Web Servers to Steal Credentials, Spam Mobile Users
Threat actors are selling a novel credential harvester and hacktool via a Telegram channel, which can exploit numerous Web-based services to steal credentials. It also has...
How to Define Tier-Zero Assets in Active Directory Security
Organizations trying to improve the security of their Active Directory environments face a simple problem: Attackers have too many options. The average enterprise AD environment has...
Microsoft: Phishing attack targets accountants as Tax Day approaches
Microsoft is warning of a phishing campaign targeting accounting firms and tax preparers with remote access malware allowing initial access to corporate networks. With the USA...
Microsoft: Windows LAPS is incompatible with legacy policies
Microsoft is investigating an interoperability bug between the recently added Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) feature and legacy LAPS policies. Windows LAPS helps admins manage...
Windows 11 is getting a new ‘Presence sensing’ privacy setting
Windows 11 is getting a new privacy setting that allows users to control whether applications can detect when actively interacting with the device. This change is...
Microsoft shares fix for Outlook issue blocking access to emails
Microsoft is working on fixing an issue affecting some Outlook for Microsoft 365 customers and preventing them from accessing emails and their calendars. “After updating to...
Dutch Police mails RaidForums members to warn they’re being watched
Dutch Police is sending emails to former RaidForums members, asking them to delete stolen data and stop illegal cyber activities and warning that they are not...
Five arrested after 33,000 victims lose $98M to online investment fraud
Europol and Eurojust announced today the arrest of five individuals believed to be part of a massive online investment fraud ring with at least 33,000 victims who...
Russian hackers linked to widespread attacks targeting NATO and EU
Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and its Computer Emergency Response Team have linked APT29 state-sponsored hackers, part of the Russian government’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), to widespread...
WhatsApp boosts defense against account takeover via malware
WhatsApp announced today the introduction of several new security features, one of them dubbed “Device Verification” and designed to provide better protection against account takeover (ATO)...
Legion: New hacktool steals credentials from misconfigured sites
A new Python-based credential harvester and SMTP hijacking tool named ‘Legion’ is being sold on Telegram that targets online email services for phishing and spam attacks....