Sponsored Overcoming key business and operational challenges with XDR A new report shares how AI-driven extended detection and response (XDR) platforms help leaders overcome key challenges stemming from the cybersecurity skills shortage. Feb 9, 2022 By CyberScoop Staff
A cutout of an Israeli soldier is seen behind signs pointing out distances to different cities at an army post in Mount Bental in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on November 28, 2020. (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images) Ransomware isn’t always about gangs making money. Sometimes it’s about nations manufacturing mayhem. Iran and perhaps China seem to have moved into the game of disruptive ransomware attacks. Jan 18, 2022 By Tim Starks
A China-aligned espionage group is targeting global telecoms, sweeping up call data dating back years The nature of the data targeted "aligns with information likely to be of significant interest to signals intelligence operations." Oct 19, 2021
(Getty Images) A botnet named after Prometheus is also exploiting Exchange Server flaws The botnet was active just days after the Exchange Server vulnerabilities were announced. Apr 22, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
A neighborhood in Gaza City is pictured. An Arabic-speaking group that some researchers have linked to Hamas has targeted government officials in the Middle East according to new, research (Getty Images) Hackers leverage Facebook, Dropbox to spy on Egypt, Palestinians It's a twist on the Arabic-speaking hacking group's tradecraft. Dec 9, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Russian, North Korean hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine researchers — and some attacks got through, Microsoft says Three groups targeted seven prominent companies in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States, Microsoft said. Nov 13, 2020 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) More suspected North Korean malware identified after US alert on Kimsuky hackers Researchers say they combined government data with their own findings to identify previously undocumented spyware. Nov 2, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty) Operators of Android hacking kit impersonate postal services in US and Europe With an effective mobile malware kit written, hackers can tweak the code to target different parts of the world. Jul 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
‘Valak’ gives crooks flexibility in multi-stage malware attacks More than just a “loader” that delivers malicious code, Valak can also be used to siphon off data from enterprise networks. May 28, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
EventBot is capable of targeting no less than 200 financial apps on the Android operating system. (Getty Images) ‘EventBot’ comes online amid flurry of regularly updated banking trojans It could only be a matter of time before the hackers begin using the malware against banking customers. Apr 30, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas