September 22, 2022 Researchers from Palo Alto Networks uncovered 12,197 instances in which threat actors used "domain shadowing" in cyberattacks. Domain shadowing is a subcategory of DNS hijacking. It involves threat actors compromising the DNS of a legitimate more...
September 22, 2022 The newly released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25206 for the Dev Channel will ensure that Windows 11 SMB server is better protected against brute-force attacks. Microsoft has enabled the SMB authentication rate limiter by more...
September 21, 2022 Curiosity, patience, time management, and being willing to speak up are some of the characteristics women will find helpful in a cybersecurity career, say women in the field. They gave that advice Tuesday during an more...
September 21, 2022 An ongoing phishing campaign aimed at U.S. government contractors now includes much larger baits and better-crafted documents. Attackers are now soliciting bids for lucrative government projects and redirecting them to phishing sites that look like more...
September 21, 2022 Browser malware spreading, Emotet botnet offers different ransomware, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, September 21st, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. More malware is circulating that infects more...
September 21, 2022 Imperva broke a new record when the company's mitigation solution was able to defend one of its customers against a single attack that sent more than 25.3 billion requests. While attacks with peaks of more more...
September 21, 2022 A social engineering technique called "MFA fatigue," also known as "MFA push spam," is gaining traction as attackers use the technique to bypass multi-factor authentication checks. An MFA fatigue attack occurs when a threat actor more...
September 20, 2022 Kiwi Farms, the internet forum known for organizing harassment campaigns against trans and non-binary people, has been compromised, according to creator Joshua Moon. Moon asked users to assume that their Wiki Farms passwords were stolen, more...
September 20, 2022 According to security researchers from AdvIntel, ransomware gangs such as Quantum and BlackCat are now using the Emotet malware in attacks. Emotet started as a banking Trojan in 2014 and although it has developed over more...
September 19, 2022 Uber has added more detail to the narrative of its latest breach of security controls, saying the compromise of an external contractor’s credentials was the starting point for the attack. It also believes the attacker more...
