(Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images) Kaspersky reveals ‘elegant’ malware resembling NSA code The Russian cybersecurity firm discovered sophisticated malware that combined cryptocurrency mining and espionage capabilities. Oct 26, 2023 By AJ Vicens
(Getty Images) CISA to brief critical infrastructure companies about urgent new Log4j vulnerability Log4j is a widely-used open-source logging tool popular in apps including Minecraft, Apple Cloud, Cloudflare and Twitter. Dec 13, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) TrickBot adds firmware tool that researchers say could lead to ‘bricking’ devices A TrickBot add-on module's power to destroy devices is more than theoretical, Eclypsium and Advintel said. Dec 3, 2020 By Tim Starks
Windows 7 support will end on January, 14, 2020. (Christiaan Colen) Windows 7 end-of-life is coming. How much should you worry? Ultimately, it is a conversation about risk, and more specifically, how much risk is an organization willing to assume. Nov 26, 2019 By Ellen Sundra
Fake coins with the Monero logo. (Getty) Criminal campaign uses leaked NSA tools to set up cryptomining scheme, Trend Micro says The research is a reminder that it is not just state-sponsored hackers that have reportedly co-opted the leaked NSA tools. Jun 13, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at an event on carbon. Sen. Van Hollen: Government sees no EternalBlue in Baltimore ransomware attack The senator's comments add to a growing consensus. Jun 4, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
Diane Rinaldo, director of government relations at SAP, and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., discuss cybersecurity at the 2017 Digital Nation Summit. (CyberScoop) Ruppersberger: NSA has no evidence EternalBlue was in Baltimore attack Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger was told by the NSA that EternalBlue was not a part of the Baltimore ransomware attack, the congressman said Friday. May 31, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
Rob Joyce speaks at CyberTalks in October 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group) NSA points to two-year patching window in remarks about Baltimore incident Rob Joyce said Thursday there is no “indefensible” nation-state-built tool that is responsible for the spread of ransomware. May 30, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
A picture of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The country was one of many attacked by Leafminer. (Getty/PhotoMosh) Newly uncovered ‘Leafminer’ hacking group hitting wide array of Middle Eastern targets The newly uncovered group uses a mix of custom and publicly available malware tools to breach targets in order to steal data. Jul 25, 2018 By Greg Otto
The fear over WannaCry is still very real The incident at Boeing looks like a tempest in a teapot. But the sting of WannaCry will be with us for years to come. Mar 29, 2018 By Greg Otto