(ProtonMail) ProtonMail said Swiss court order left no choice but to log activist’s IP address ProtonMail received more than 3,500 orders from Swiss courts in 2020, up from 17 in 2017. Sep 7, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Hackers exploit SonicWall email software in a banner week for zero-day flaws “The adversary leveraged these vulnerabilities, with intimate knowledge of the SonicWall application," Mandiant said. Apr 21, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) SolarWinds hackers stole Mimecast source code The full scope of the breach could take months to understand. Mar 17, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
A view of Mimecast’s North American offices. The email security provider said a “sophisticated threat actor” had breached its software certificate (Mimecast/Wikimedia Commons). Mimecast confirms SolarWinds attackers breached security certificate, ‘potentially exfiltrated’ credentials Mimecast offers an attractive target for spies looking to burrow into high-value organizations Jan 26, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) A phishing campaign’s collateral damage: Stolen passwords were publicly searchable The attackers made a mistake by not securing files once they were posted to sites set up to receive stolen data, say researchers from Check Point and… Jan 21, 2021 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty Images) Mimecast breach investigators probe possible SolarWinds connection The illicit access would have allowed attackers to spy on Mimecast clients. Jan 13, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Cybercriminal offers email implant software that dodges traditional security platforms What if cybercriminals could implant a malicious email rather than send it? Nov 12, 2020 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Treasury Department sanctions six Nigerians after email scam nabs millions of dollars Suspects also are under indictment in Nebraska. Jun 17, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Zeus’s legacy lives on as crooks target banking customers in the US and Europe It shows how one piece of code is still inspiring criminals years after law enforcement identified it as pernicious. May 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
U.S. Cyber Command Commander and NSA Director Gen. Paul M. Nakasone greets a military member at the Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Conference July 23, 2019. (Department of Defense) Someone is trying to catfish women by pretending to be Paul Nakasone We're going to guess this isn't what the general means by "persistent engagement." May 15, 2020 By Jeff Stone