Discord CDN and API Abuses Drive Wave of Malware Detections
Targets of Discord malware expand far beyond gamers. Source: Threatpost.com
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Kaseya Obtains Universal Decryptor for REvil Ransomware
The vendor will work with customers affected by the early July spate of ransomware attacks to unlock files; it’s unclear if the ransom was paid. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingFBI: Cybercriminals Eyeing Broadcast Disruption at Tokyo Olympics
Expected cyberattacks on Tokyo Olympics likely include attempts to hijack video feeds, the Feds warn. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingMicrosoft Issues Windows 10 Workaround Fix for ‘SeriousSAM’ Bug
A privilege elevation bug in Windows 10 opens all systems to attackers to access data and create new accounts on systems. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingIndictments, Attribution Unlikely to Deter Chinese Hacking, Researchers Say
Researchers are skeptical that much will come from calling out China for the Microsoft Exchange attacks and APT40 activity, but the move marks an important foreign-policy change. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingIs Remote Desktop Protocol Secure? It Can Be
Matt Dunn, associate managing director in Kroll’s Cyber Risk practice, discusses options for securing RDP, which differ significantly in terms of effectiveness. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingNew CISA Director Confirmed, White House Gains Cyber-Director
Jen Easterly, former NSA official and Morgan Stanley vet, will take up the lead at CISA as the ransomware scourge rages on. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingMicrosoft Office Users Warned on New Malware-Protection Bypass
Word and Excel documents are enlisted to disable Office macro warnings, so the Zloader banking malware can be downloaded onto systems without security tools flagging it. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingLazarus Targets Job-Seeking Engineers with Malicious Documents
Notorious North Korean APT impersonates Airbus, General Motors and Rheinmetall to lure potential victims into downloading malware. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingWhy I Love (Breaking Into) Your Security Appliances
David “moose” Wolpoff, CTO at Randori, discusses security appliances and VPNs and how attackers only have to “pick one lock” to invade an enterprise through them. Source: Threatpost.com
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