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Facebook Disrupts Activity by APT32
Facebook has disrupted attacks on its platform it attributes to APT32, a group based in Vietnam.
Decipher Podcast: Haroon Meer
Haroon Meer, founder of Thinkst, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about why a lot of security products don't work, the challenges of running a security company from South Africa, and doing well by doing good.
Congress About to Pass Security-Heavy Defense Bill
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the National Defense Authorization Act and the Senate is expected to vote on the defense appropriations bill this week.
Microsoft Teams Flaw Allowed Easy Remote Code Execution
A flaw in Microsoft Teams allowed remote code execution by sending one message to a victim.
NSA Warns Russian Attackers Are Exploiting VMware Flaw
The NSA warned that Russian state attackers are targeting a recent VMware vulnerability, which NSA discovered and disclosed.
Decipher Podcast: Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal
Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal, founders of Material Security, join Dennis Fisher to talk about fixing the email security problem and approaching security challenges with diverse mindsets.
New TrickBot Module Targets UEFI Firmware
The TrickBot trojan now includes a capability to scan for vulnerable UEFI firmware implementations and could soon exploit them.
Software Supply Chain Woes Afflict DockerHub, Too
Threat analysis firm Prevasio scanned the entire DockerHub and found that 51 percent of all container images had at least one critical vulnerability and 13 percent had at least one high-severity vulnerability. Researchers also identified 6,433 images that were malicious or potentially harmful.
The Painful Calculus of Ransomware Payments
Ransomware gangs have added data theft to their tactics, bringing another variable into the pay or don't pay equation.
Home Depot Settles With States Over 2014 Data Breach
The home improvement giant reached a $17.5 million settlement with 46 states and Washington, DC to resolve the investigation into the data breach that compromised the payment information of 40 million customers who used self-checkout terminals at its stores in the United States and Canada.
New Signed Version of Old Bandook Malware Emerges
New variants of the Bandook malware that are digitally signed have been used in a recent wave of attacks on organizations in many industries.
Interpol Arrests Three in BEC Scam
The Nigeria Police Force, in partnership with Interpol and Group-IB, has arrested three men suspected of being part of a cybercriminal gang that specialized in business-email-compromise scams.
VMware Warns of Critical Zero Day in Workspace One
A critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2020-4006) with no fix available has been discovered in VMware Workspace One.
Europol Arrests Two for Running Malware Crypter Services
European law enforcement officials have arrested two suspects for allegedly running a pair of crypter services that help malware slip past security software.
FBI Guidance Evolves on Ransomware Payments
The FBI has always advised victims not to pay ransomware groups, but its thinking has evolved as attacks have proliferated and worsened.