The Hacker News Protection against insider risks works when the process involves controlling the data transfer channels or examining data sources. One approach involves preventing USB flash drives from being copied or sending them over …
Can Data Protection Systems Prevent Data At Rest Leakage? Read More »
The Hacker News Three design and multiple implementation flaws have been disclosed in IEEE 802.11 technical standard that undergirds Wi-Fi, potentially enabling an adversary to take control over a system and plunder confidential data. Called …
Nearly All Wi-Fi Devices Are Vulnerable to New FragAttacks Read More »
The Hacker News Inadequate implementation of telecom standards, supply chain threats, and weaknesses in systems architecture could pose major cybersecurity risks to 5G networks, potentially making them a lucrative target for cybercriminals and nation-state adversaries …
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Warn About 5G Network Weaknesses Read More »
The Hacker News Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45% of the fuel consumed on the U.S. East Coast, on Saturday said it halted operations due to a ransomware attack, once again demonstrating how infrastructure is vulnerable …
Ransomware Cyber Attack Forced the Largest U.S. Fuel Pipeline to Shut Down Read More »
The Hacker News WhatsApp on Friday disclosed that it won’t deactivate accounts of users who don’t accept its new privacy policy rolling out on May 15, adding it will continue to keep reminding them to …
Facebook Will Limit Your WhatsApp Features For Not Accepting Privacy Policy Read More »
The Hacker News InfoSec leaders tend to be a specific type. Their jobs require them to think of possible threats, take actions that may not pay immediate results, plan for unknown security risks, and react …
CISO Challenge: Check Your Cybersecurity Skills On This New Competition Site Read More »
The Hacker News Iran has been linked to yet another state-sponsored ransomware operation through a contracting company based in the country, according to new analysis. Full article
The Hacker News The release of MITRE Engenuity’s Carbanak+Fin7 ATT&CK evaluations every year is a benchmark for the cybersecurity industry. The organization’s tests measure how well security vendors can detect and respond to threats and …
Cybersecurity Webinar: Understanding the 2020 MITRE ATT&CK Results Read More »
The Hacker News A recently identified security vulnerability in the official Homebrew Cask repository could have been exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users’ machines that have Homebrew installed. The issue, which …
Critical RCE Bug Found in Homebrew Package Manager for macOS and Linux Read More »
The Hacker News A Mac malware campaign targeting Xcode developers has been retooled to add support for Apple’s new M1 chips and expand its features to steal confidential information from cryptocurrency apps. XCSSET came into …
Malware That Spreads Via Xcode Projects Now Targeting Apple’s M1-based Macs Read More »
The Hacker News A North Korean government-backed campaign targeting cybersecurity researchers with malware has re-emerged with new tactics in their arsenal as part of a fresh social engineering attack. In an update shared on Wednesday, …
Hackers Set Up a Fake Cybersecurity Firm to Target Security Experts Read More »
The Hacker News Researchers have discovered a new information-stealing trojan, which targets Android devices with an onslaught of data-exfiltration capabilities — from collecting browser searches to recording audio and phone calls. While malware on Android …
Watch Out! That Android System Update May Contain A Powerful Spyware Read More »