Malware
EU Authorities Deal Blow to RagnarLocker Ransomware Operations
Law enforcement agencies throughout Europe and the United States took a big swing at the notorious RagnaLocker ransomware group, arresting a malware developer, seizing parts of its infrastructure, and shutting down negotiations ...
KeePass Malicious Ads: Google Goof Permits Punycode Attacks Again
Mote below k: Not only malvertising, but also “verified by Google.” ...
Use of QR Codes in Phishing Campaigns is on the Rise
QR codes are quickly becoming a favorite tool of bad actors looking to launch phishing attacks, with one cybersecurity vendor saying the strategy appeared in 22% of phishing campaigns it detected in ...
Google Enhances Play Protect to Defend Against Polymorphic Malware
Google is strengthening its Google Play Protect tool with new real-time scanning features that aim to deal with the growing challenge of malicious apps that use polymorphic malware to evade detection. The ...
Spoofed Rocket Alert App Targets Israeli Android Users with Spyware
As violence and protests spread in the chaotic war between Israel and Hamas, evidence of the parallel battle going on in cyberspace continue to emerge. It started almost immediately after the initial ...
Survey Surfaces High Levels of Burnout Among Cybersecurity Professionals
The majority of cybersecurity pros are experiencing some level of burnout, with more than half reporting they are likely to switch jobs next year ...
CSC Report Highlights Cybersecurity Threats .AI Domains Pose
Almost half of of Forbes Global 2000 companies do not have control over their branded artificial intelligence (.AI) domain names ...
Security Vulnerability of Switzerland’s E-Voting System
Online voting is insecure, period. This doesn’t stop organizations and governments from using it. (And for low-stakes elections, it’s probably fine.) Switzerland—not low stakes—uses online voting for national elections. Andrew Appel explains ...
RomCom Malware Group Targets EU Gender Equality Summit
A hacker group that continues to extend its reach from financially motivated attacks into cyber-espionage this summer targeted attendees of a gender equality conference with a pared-down version of the RomCom remote ...
SEC is Investigating Progress Software in Wake of MOVEit Attacks
Progress Software is now adding an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to its growing list of legal and financial headaches stemming from the massive hack of its MOVEit file ...
