What happens when cyber attackers reach quantum-advantage?
August 18th, 2019 📆 | 7185 Views ⚑
Credit: Dreamstime Quantum computing is inching into the mainstream, with large enterprises pushing their labs to create machinery that will
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Some YubiKey FIPS Keys Allow Attackers to Reconstruct Private Keys
August 17th, 2019 📆 | 2691 Views ⚑
Yubico issued a security advisory saying that an issue impacting YubiKey FIPS Series devices (versions 4.4.2 and 4.4.4) reduces the
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Attackers executing commands remotely with latest malware
August 14th, 2019 📆 | 4326 Views ⚑
Check Point Research has published its latest Global Threat Index for July 2019. The research team is warning organisations of
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4G Router Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Take Full Control
August 13th, 2019 📆 | 6474 Views ⚑
Multiple vulnerabilities were found by security researchers in 4G routers manufactured by several companies, with the flaws exposing users to
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Destructive malware attacks double as attackers pair ransomware with disk wipers
August 9th, 2019 📆 | 2632 Views ⚑
IBM Security’s X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) team reported this week that it witnessed a 200 percent increase
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Attackers’ growing use of anti-analysis, evasion tactics pose a challenge to enterprises
August 8th, 2019 📆 | 4487 Views ⚑
Cybercriminals continue to look for new attack opportunities throughout the digital attack surface and are leveraging evasion as well as
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Black Hat: LeapFrog Tablet Flaws Let Attackers Track, Message Kids
August 7th, 2019 📆 | 8091 Views ⚑
The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the
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Warshipping: Attackers can access corporate networks through the mailroom
August 7th, 2019 📆 | 7907 Views ⚑
Most infosecurity professionals have heard of wardialing and wardriving, but what about warshipping? The expression has been coined by IBM
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Vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chips let Attackers to Hack Android
August 7th, 2019 📆 | 4910 Views ⚑
QualPwn, critical vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chips, that allows attackers to compromise Android device remotely over-the-air. The flaw resides in the
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Windows users: Patch your Nvidia GPU drivers to stop attackers running malware
August 5th, 2019 📆 | 3617 Views ⚑
Nvidia goes Nano for latest Jetson release The GPU giant has released a low-powered system for AI tasks. Graphics chip
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As attackers get more creative, mobile threats and attacks increase in both quantity and impact
August 5th, 2019 📆 | 6781 Views ⚑
It is no longer a matter of if or when an enterprise’s mobile endpoints will be compromised. They already are
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Smart TVs: Yet another way for attackers to break into your home?
August 2nd, 2019 📆 | 8003 Views ⚑
A primer on why internet-enabled TVs make for attractive and potentially soft targets, and how cybercriminals can ruin more than
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Flaws allow attackers to bypass payment limits on Visa contactless cards
July 31st, 2019 📆 | 5543 Views ⚑
Flaws that allow attackers to bypass the payment limits on Visa contactless cards have been discovered by researchers Leigh-Anne Galloway
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Sprint Data Breach Exposes Customers to Unknown Attackers; Will This Impact the T-Mobile Merger?
July 27th, 2019 📆 | 5425 Views ⚑
Some Sprint customers received an unpleasant surprise in the mail last week as the company sent out notification of a
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50% of organizations believe attackers can infiltrate their networks each time they try
July 25th, 2019 📆 | 4776 Views ⚑
As organizations increase investments in automation and agility, a general lack of awareness about the existence of privileged credentials –
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Attackers Turn Elasticsearch Databases Into DDoS Bots
July 23rd, 2019 📆 | 4394 Views ⚑
A recently detected attack campaign is attempting to ensnare Elasticsearch clusters into a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet, Trend
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Tricking attackers through the art of deception
July 23rd, 2019 📆 | 7136 Views ⚑
In cybersecurity, deception is redundant if it cannot fulfill its critical aim – to misdirect, confuse, and lure attackers into
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Misusing iOS URL Scheme Could Allow Attackers Hijack User Accounts
July 21st, 2019 📆 | 1592 Views ⚑
Researchers have spotted another malicious attempt by bad actors to breach iOS users’ privacy. This time, they have discovered an
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Flaw allows attackers to alter media files sent via WhatsApp, Telegram
July 20th, 2019 📆 | 7504 Views ⚑
Researchers have reported a vulnerability in the Android versions of WhatsApp and Telegram that could allow malicious actors to manipulate
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How can attackers abuse artificial intelligence?
July 16th, 2019 📆 | 6695 Views ⚑
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly finding applications in nearly every walk of life. Self-driving cars, social media networks, cybersecurity companies,
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US Conference of Mayors adopts a resolution to never pay off ransomware attackers / Boing Boing
July 13th, 2019 📆 | 6868 Views ⚑
As city after city has remitted hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay off ransomware criminals who hijacked their crucial
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U.S. mayors resolve to no longer pay ransomware attackers
July 10th, 2019 📆 | 1536 Views ⚑
The United States Conference of Mayors issued a resolution at its 87th annual meeting to stand united against paying ransoms
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Vulnerable GE anesthesia machines can be manipulated by attackers
July 10th, 2019 📆 | 7153 Views ⚑
A vulnerability affecting several anesthesia and respiratory devices manufactured by General Electric (GE) Healthcare could allow attackers to manipulate the
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Who’s to blame for ransomware attacks — beyond the attackers?
July 9th, 2019 📆 | 2721 Views ⚑
In early May, hackers infiltrated the Baltimore, Md., computer network. The ransomware attack ended normal business operations, interrupted critical city
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