Category: News
FBI Releases Malware Threat Warning
Posted October 5, 2019 in Ransomware, Malware, Data Breach
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a warning to U.S. businesses and organizations Wednesday regarding...
'Checkm8': A Permanent Bootrom Vulnerability
Posted September 30, 2019 in Malware, Compliance, Data Breach
A security researcher who goes by the Twitter handle "axi0mX" announced on Friday that there is a permanent Bootrom...
Airbus Victim of Multiple Attacks
Posted September 30, 2019 in Malware, Data Breach, Cloud Security
Airbus, a European aerospace company, had found itself the victim of several possible Chinese hacker attacks...
NOT Your Prince Charming: Old Scam Makes Updated Revival
Posted September 30, 2019 in Data Breach, Malware, Compliance
“Advance fee” or “419” scams have been around for years. The scam works via an attempt to contact the victim so they...
Snowden & Publisher Sued for Book Proceeds
Posted September 18, 2019 in Compliance, Data Breach, Malware
The Justice Department is suing Edward Snowden and his publisher MacMillan and Holtzbrinck. Snowden, a former...
Microsoft Security Patch Released 9/10/19
Posted September 11, 2019 in Data Breach, Malware, Compliance
Microsoft issued security updates yesterday to plug roughly 80 security issues holes in its Windows operating systems...
iNSYNQ Ransom Attack Possibly Caused by Phishing
Posted August 14, 2019 in Ransomware, Malware, Data Breach
KrebsOnSecurity has reported that a ransomware outbreak that compromised QuickBooks cloud hosting firm iNSYNQ in...
Steam Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered and Fixed
Posted August 12, 2019 in Penetration Testing, Malware, Data Breach
Despite Valve determining that a flaw submitted by their bug bounty program HackerOne was “Not Applicable”, two...