Author: Robert Lemos Contributing Writer

Almost four of every five attacks attributed in 2020 were conducted by cybercriminal groups, a significant jump from 2019, with attacks on healthcare or using the pandemic rising fast. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

A proof-of-concept program infects systems with ARM64-compiled binaries and then reaches out to download additional functionality. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

The software giant found no evidence that attackers gained extensive access to services or customer data. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

Similar to previous ransomware takedowns, this disruption to the ransomware-as-a-service model will likely be short-lived, security experts say. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

Fewer systems have flaws; however, the time to remediate vulnerabilities stays flat, and many issues targeted by in-the-wild malware remain open to attack. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

If past cyberattacks are any indication, success begets imitation. In the wake of last week’s hack of Florida water utility, other water utilities and users of remote desktop software would be wise to shore up defenses, experts say. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

The intrusion also shows how redundancy and detection can minimize damage and reduce impact to the population. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

An open source plug-in purportedly introduced tracking and malicious download code to infect nearly 2 million users, reports say. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

An international program that pays out hefty sums for the discovery of software vulnerabilities could spur greater scrutiny of applications and lead to better security. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

Incomplete patches are allowing attackers to continue exploiting the same vulnerabilities, reducing the cost to compromise. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches