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Companies Get Better at Fighting Ransomware Despite Escalating Threats
In a year in which ransomware attacks seem to get worse by the day, companies have made surprising progress defending themselves against attacks. But the attention paid to the malware…
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HTML Smuggling Techniques on the Rise: Microsoft
Bad actors are increasingly using a technique called HTML smuggling to deliver ransomware and other malicious code in email campaigns aimed at financial services firms and other organizations, according to…
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Hacker Compromises FBI Server to Send Fake Emails
Hackers got into an email server at the FBI over the weekend to spread fake messages in an attempt to blame a cybersecurity expert for non-existent attacks, apparently in hopes…
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Arrest in Kaseya Attack Highlights Government Ransomware Progress
U.S. law enforcement officials this week announced the indictments of a Ukrainian national and a Russian citizen in connection with ransomware campaigns by the recently shuttered REvil cybercriminal group, including…
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U.S. State Department Puts $10 Million Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Group
The United States government is putting a $10 million bounty on the leaders of the DarkSide cybercriminal organization, the ransomware group behind the attack earlier this year on Colonial Pipeline…
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‘Trojan Source’ a Threat to All Source Code, Languages
Researchers have outlined a method that could be used by bad actors to push vulnerabilities into source code that are invisible to human code reviewers. In a paper released this…
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EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security
The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In an amendment to the EU’s…
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SolarMarker Attackers Use SEO Poisoning to Push Malicious Code
Cybercriminals leveraging the SolarMarker .NET-based backdoor are using a technique called SEO poisoning to drive malicious payloads into victims’ systems so they can gain access to the credentials and data…
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SolarWinds Attackers Targeting Resellers, Service Providers: Microsoft
The Russian-based cybercrime group responsible for the high-profile attack on software maker SolarWinds last year is continuing to take aim at the global supply chain, according to a warning issued…
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Multi-Party Cyberattacks Lead to Big Losses: Security Researchers
The attacks on SolarWinds and Kaseya over the past year put a spotlight on how an attack on a single company can have downstream consequences on the victim’s partners and…
