Researchers Find New Approach to Attacking Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud APIs’ accessibility over the Internet opens a new window for adversaries to gain highly privileged access to cloud assets.
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TA542 Brings Back Emotet with Late September Spike
Overall volumes of banking Trojans and RATs increased during the third quarter, when Emotet was suspiciously absent until mid-September.
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Google Launches OpenTitan Project to Open Source Chip Security
OpenTitan is an open source collaboration among Google and technology companies to strengthen root-of-trust chip design.
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Microsoft Tools Focus on Insider Risk, Data Protection at Ignite 2019
New tools and updates aimed at addressing ongoing challenges with insider threats and sensitive data classification.
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32,000+ WiFi Routers Potentially Exposed to New Gafgyt Variant
Researchers detect an updated Gafgyt variant that targets flaws in small office and home wireless routers from Zyxel, Huawei, and Realtek.
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As Phishing Kits Evolve, Their Lifespans Shorten
Most phishing kits last less than 20 days, a sign defenders are keeping up in the race against cybercrime.
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Old RAT, New Moves: Adwind Hides in Java Commands to Target Windows
The Adwind remote access Trojan conceals malicious activity in Java commands to slip past threat intelligence tools and steal user data.
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Pwn2Own Adds Industrial Control Systems to Hacking Contest
The Zero Day Initiative will bring its first ICS Pwn2Own competition to the S4x20 conference in January.
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Microsoft Office Bug Remains Top Malware Delivery Vector
CVE-2017-11882 has been attackers’ favorite malware delivery mechanism throughout the second and third quarters of 2019.
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40% of Security Pros Job Hunting as Satisfaction Drops
Symptoms of job dissatisfaction creep into an industry already plagued with gaps in diversity and work-life balance.
Source: Dark Reading – Mobile
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