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An end-to-end cyber-biological attack, in which unwitting biologists may be tricked into generating dangerous toxins in their labs, has been discovered by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. According to a paper, it is currently…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing this announcement to help the public recognize and avoid spoofed FBI-related Internet domains. The FBI observed unattributed cyber actors registering numerous domains spoofing legitimate FBI…
December 01, 2020 A report by India-based cyber security think tank Cyber Peace Foundation said that cyber attacks on Indian hospitals and vaccine makers increased significantly this year between October and November, Telangana Today reported…
Threatpost | The first stop for security news
– Nov 30, 9:52 AM
The new backdoor comes with multiple payloads and new detection evasion tactics. A macOS backdoor variant has been uncovered that relies of multi-stage payloads and various updated anti-detection techniques. Researchers linked it to the OceanLotus…
Original release date: November 27, 2020 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aware of the possible exposure of passwords on Fortinet devices that are vulnerable to CVE 2018-13379. Exploitation of this vulnerability may…
Towards the end of 2017, there was a major shift in the malware scene. As cloud-based technologies became more popular, cybercrime gangs also began targeting Docker and Kubernetes systems. Most of these attacks followed a very simple pattern where…
The Premier League English football (soccer) club team is reportedly being held to ransom by cyberattackers. Manchester United may face a difficult decision: whether to pay a ransom for release of its stolen data. Manchester United, an English…
Verdict lists five of the most popular tweets on cybersecurity in November 2020 based on data from GlobalData's Influencer Platform. The top tweets were chosen from influencers as tracked by GlobalData's Influencer Platform, which is based on a…
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James Coker
– Dec 1, 2:45 PM
Personal data is being sold on the dark web for as little as 50 cents (USD), an investigation by Kaspersky has found. The study looked at the potential consequences of doxing, a practice where a person shares information about another individual…
Local US carriers to remain unable to buy its kit with federal funding Analysis Will Section 230 become the new net neutrality? Chinese telco's pleas to not be booted out of America will be passed to prosecutors Pai says he wants to 'clarify'…
