March 3, 2022 Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team has uncovered a dangerous Chinese-linked malware that is difficult to detect. According to the researchers, the new malware is called Backdoor.Daxin. The malware "exhibit[s] technical complexity previously unseen by such actors." more...
March 2, 2022 The number of phishing attacks in all of their guises – email, text and voice – jumped significantly in 2021, according to the annual State of the Phish report from Proofpoint. And if the survey more...
March 2, 2022 Russian ransomware gangs' attacks on Ukraine have faced significant obstacles that have prevented them from having their full effect. Notorious ransomware gangs such as Conti, Lockbit and others have instead chosen to remain politically neutral more...
March 2, 2022 A Ukrainian cyber resistance group has issued plans for coordinated attacks on critical Russian infrastructure. According to the group's leader, Yegor Aushev, a Ukrainian businessman and local cybersecurity expert, the group's actions are focused on more...
March 2, 2022 According to Viasat, a cyberattack is responsible for the broadband outage among customers in Ukraine and other European countries. The countries concerned use the satellite communications company's European KA-SAT network. "Our investigation into the outage more...
March 2, 2022 Toyota and Aon deal with cyber attacks, updates on Axis and Nvidia attacks, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday March 2nd. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. Toyota continues more...
March 1, 2022 Two ransomware gangs separately exploited an unpatched on-premises Microsoft Exchange server at a Canadian healthcare provider last year to steal and hold data hostage, although security updates to prevent successful attacks had been issued months more...
March 1, 2022 Infosec leaders should pay attention to two newly-found data wipers used against organizations in Ukraine in case the threat groups behind them turn these weapons against other countries. The malware have been dubbed HermeticWiper and more...
February 28, 2022 Tips to protect against expected Russia-Ukraine cyber retaliation, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, February 28th. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. Firms in countries imposing sanctions on more...
February 25, 2022 Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review edition for the week ending Friday, February 25th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. In a few minutes I’ll more...
