In the midst of combatting the U.S. government’s claims that Huawei poses a threat to national security, the Chinese telecommunications giant opened the doors of its new Cyber Security Transparency Centre in Brussels—considered the…
Year: 2019
Hackers have started attacks on Cisco RV110, RV130, and RV215 routers
Two days after Cisco patched a severe vulnerability in a popular brand of SOHO routers, and one day after the publication of proof-of-concept code, hackers have started scans and attacks…
Analysis of the server revealed links to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
Analysis of a command-and-control (C2) server awarded to researchers by law enforcement after seizure has provided valuable information on the threat actors behind a global hacking campaign. Dubbed “Operation Sharpshooter”…
Sextortion Scammers Target Employees
Corporate employees are more likely to receive a sextortion scam today than an impersonation or Business Email Compromised (BEC) attack, according to new data from Barracuda Networks. The security vendor analyzed…
Trend Micro Blocks Over 48 Billion Threats in 2018
BEC, cryptojacking, phishing and fileless malware attacks all surged in 2018 as cyber-criminals increasingly moved away from one-size-fits-all approaches, according to Trend Micro. The security vendor’s 2018 roundup report, Caught in the…
The Cyber/Physical Convergence Is Accelerating - So Are The Risks
The fact that a cyberattack can have physical consequences is not exactly breaking news. The use of the computer worm Stuxnet to destroy nearly a thousand, or about a fifth, of the…