A cybersecurity researcher recently spotted threat actors actively trying to exploit Microsoft Exchange servers by targeting ProxyShell vulnerabilities. The newly discovered vulnerabilities could be exploited via the Client Access Service (CAS), which runs in IIS on port 443. Experts recommend applying all the patches as early as possible and using additional layers of security such […]
A new AdLoad malware variant is slipping through Apple’s YARA signature-based XProtect built-in antivirus tech to infect Macs as part of multiple campaigns tracked by SentinelOne security researchers.
Data protection solutions provider OwnBackup on Tuesday announced raising $240 million in a Series E funding round led by Alkeon Capital and B Capital Group at a valuation of $3.35 billion.
A new variant of the Golang crypto-worm has been found dropping Monero-mining malware on targeted machines. The crypto-worm is based on XMRig and abuses known web server vulnerabilities. It has the ability to speed up the mining process by 15%.
With the government sending out tax communications, stimulus checks and more in the wake of COVID-19, scammers are taking advantage of the fact that an email from the ATO would not seem out of place.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) issued an alert warning of increasing attacks on Australian organizations across multiple industry sectors by the LockBit 2.0 ransomware.
According to Trend Micro researcher Monte de Jesus, Chaos has been around since June, and has already cycled through four different versions, with the last one being released on August 5.
Poly Network, a protocol launched by the founder of Chinese blockchain project Neo, operates on the Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum, and Polygon blockchains. This attack struck each chain consecutively.
According to Sophos, retail and education sector faced the highest level of ransomware attacks during 2020, with 44% of organizations hit (compared to 37% across all industry sectors).
On the heels of cyber attacks on the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, comes word of trouble for the Illinois State Police (ISP).