SonicWall Investigating Zero-Day Attacks Against Its Products

blog_DataBreachTodaycomRSSSyndication Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:23:00 PM CET | info [other]

A zero-dat attack is affecting SonicWall's SMA 100 series gateway products (Source: SonicWall) Security vendor SonicWall is investigating what the company calls a "coordinated attack" against its internal network by threat actors using a zero-day exploit within the company's remote access products....

DreamBus Botnet Targets Linux Systems

cyware Saturday, January 23, 2021 4:50:00 AM CET | info [other]

is tracking a new botnet dubbed DreamBus that's installing the XMRig cryptominer on powerful enterprise-class Linux and Unix systems with the goal of using their computing power to mine monero. See Also: Buyer's Guide Report: Choosing the Right Security Testing Solution DreamBus presents a serious.......

After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists 'world class' cybersecurity team - Reuters

news_google_com Friday, January 22, 2021 1:40:00 PM CET | info [other]

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise, drawing praise from former defense officials and investigators as the U.S. government works to recover from one of the biggest hacks of its agencies attributed to Russian spies....

DDoS Attackers Revive Old Campaigns to Extort Ransom

govinfosecurity Saturday, January 23, 2021 10:03:00 PM CET | info [other]

finds. See Also: Top 50 Security Threats The report notes the victims were first hit by the unidentified group in August or September 2020. Then when the victims failed to pay the initial ransom demand, they were sent additional ransom extortion emails in December 2020 and January, with the threat.......

Beware! Fully-Functional Released Online for SAP Solution Manager Flaw

ITSecurityNews2 Saturday, January 23, 2021 11:11:00 AM CET | info [other]

Sorin Mustaca's aggregated IT Security News and articles about information security, vulnerabilities, exploits, patches, releases, software, features, hacks, laws, spam, viruses, malware, breaches. Read the original article: Beware! Fully-Functional Released Online for SAP Solution Manager Flaw.......

Analysis: How Will Biden Address Cybersecurity Challenges?

blog_DataBreachTodaycomRSSSyndication Friday, January 22, 2021 10:19:00 AM CET | info [other]

Also: Verizon's Payments Security Advice; Outlook for COVID-19 Restrictions January 22, 2021 11 Minutes The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the cybersecurity challenges the Biden administration must address. In this report, you'll hear (click on player beneath.......

Microsoft Describes How SolarWinds Hackers Avoided Detection

blog_bankinfosecurity-uk Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:05:00 PM CET | info [other]

researchers are offering fresh details on the SolarWinds hackers' extensive efforts to remain hidden, which gave them more time to fully penetrate systems, move laterally through networks and exfiltrate data in follow-on attacks. See Also: Top 50 Security Threats For example, when activating the.......

President Biden Orders SolarWinds Intelligence Assessment

CyberReconnaissance Sunday, January 24, 2021 3:06:00 PM CET | info [other]

President Joe Biden (Source: C-SPAN) The new Biden administration has vowed to hold Russia accountable for its recent "reckless and adversarial" actions and has ordered a full-scale intelligence review of the SolarWinds hack. See Also: Leveraging Okta's Identity cloud as the first line of defense.......

Hackers Accidentally Expose Passwords Stolen From Businesses On the Internet

KizzMyAnthia Saturday, January 23, 2021 11:50:00 PM CET | info [other]

A new large-scale phishing campaign targeting global organizations has been found to bypass Microsoft Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) and steal credentials belonging to over a thousand corporate employees. The cyber offensive is said to have originated in August last year, with the.......

Biden's COVID-19 Plan Calls for Assessment of Cyberthreats

blog_InfoRiskTodaycomRSSSyndication Friday, January 22, 2021 11:04:00 PM CET | info [other]

President Joe Biden's COVID-19 response strategy calls for an assessment of "ongoing cyberthreats and foreign interference campaigns targeting COVID-19 vaccines and related public health efforts." See Also: Buyer's Guide Report: Choosing the Right Security Testing Solution At the center of the.......