In the event of a website being hacked, attackers may implant an encoded malicious script into the web server, designed to activate when a target user accesses the corrupted web page.
Cisco is dipping into the acquisition pool to beef up its cybersecurity portfolio with plans to acquire Valtix, an early-stage Silicon Valley startup in the cloud network security business.
GootLoader, active since late 2020, is a first-stage downloader that’s capable of delivering a wide range of secondary payloads such as Cobalt Strike and various ransomware.
While phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and ransomware still rank among the most popular cyberattack techniques, a mix of new-breed attacks is gaining steam, according to a new report from cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint.
While the attackers deployed cryptominers in the compromised cloud environments, the hackers showed advanced expertise in AWS cloud mechanics, which they used to burrow further into the company’s cloud infrastructure.
Scammers manipulate search engine business listings, bid for digital ads displaying fake numbers, and place phishing links in the comment section of websites like Quora or business ratings to trap customers into calling phony customer care numbers.
On Tuesday, Google made client-side encryption available to a limited set of Gmail and Calendar users in a move designed to give them more control over who sees sensitive communications and schedules.
Security researchers at Quarkslab have identified a pair of serious security defects in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 reference library specification, prompting a massive cross-vendor effort to identify and patch vulnerable installations.
Over the weekend, an attacker was found uploading thousands of malicious Python packages to the public PyPI software repository. If executed on a Windows system, these packages will download and install a Trojan program hosted on Dropbox.
“Certain data was extracted,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. The acknowledgment is an evolution from last week’s earnings call, where it was described as an “internal outage.”