July 8, 2022 A newly detected Linux malware is being used to covertly steal information from backdoored Linux systems and infect all running processes on the network. Intezer Labs security researchers, who first spotted the malware, named it more...
July 8, 2022 IT provider recovering from a cyber attack, more action from Karakurt and Chinese attackers and new Linux malware. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, July 8th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity more...
July 8, 2022 Microsoft has rescinded its earlier announcement of automatically blocking VBA macros on downloaded documents by default until further notice. The tech giant is mum on the reason behind this decision and has yet to make more...
July 7, 2022 More malicious Javascript code has been found in packages available on the open-source NPM repository, say researchers at ReversingLabs, highlighting the most recent discovery of untrustworthy libraries on open-source sites. The company said it has more...
July 7, 2022 Hotel giant Marriott International announced that it was hit by yet another data breach after an unknown hacker breached one of its properties and took 20GB of files. The hackers only managed to breach one more...
July 7, 2022 SHI International, provider of Information Technology (IT) products and services based in New Jersey, announced that a malware attack impacted its network over the weekend. SHI, reputedly one of North America's largest IT solutions providers, more...
July 7, 2022 Hacking groups and ransomware operations are transitioning from Cobalt Strike to the newer Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit to avoid detection by EDR and antivirus solutions. While Cobalt Strike is a legitimate software, hackers have been more...
July 7, 2022 A number of states, including Louisiana, Nebraska and Tennessee, are battling cyberattacks that have made it nearly impossible to pay unemployment benefits. According to multiple sources, the company that administers unemployment benefits for 40 states more...
July 7, 2022 Cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research has uncovered phishing emails targeting Amazon Prime Day shoppers. In the run-up to this year's Amazon Prime Day, which is scheduled for July 12 and 13, security researchers more...
July 7, 2022 The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected four encryption algorithms to withstand future quantum computer attacks. The four encryption algorithms include CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FALCON and SPHINCS+. The four algorithms more...
