Xenomorph, a new banking Trojan that appears to be linked to the nasty Alien malware family and has been downloaded more than 50,000 times in the Google Play Store, has been targeting European banks. But ThreatFabric research shows that overlay attacks more frequently target cryptocurrency wallets.
Hacking incidents still dominate the major health data breaches being reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the first months of 2022 by far, with only one other type of breach appearing on the federal tally so far this year. Are organizations missing other breaches?
The zero trust journey for Axiata Digital was all about least privilege to identity and access to networks and workloads, says Shankar Krishnan, CISO and group head of information security at the Malaysian multinational company.
The EU confirmed that it will activate its elite cybersecurity team to assist Ukrainians if Russian cyberattacks occur. The news follows rapid escalation in the Russia-Ukraine border conflict, where Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops and is reportedly considering full-scale invasion.
Security researchers have spotted a Mac coinminer using personalized open-source apps to augment its malicious routine. A departure from other malwares that use Tor, this effective malware leverages i2pd to hide its network traffic from the untrained eye.
On this week's "Sound Off," attorney Lisa Sotto demonstrates how Colonial Pipeline did "a lot right" in its response to the DarkSide ransomware attack that led the firm to shut down operations for nearly a week last May. She shares best practices for enterprises to improve incident response plans.
Russian troops invaded Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two pro-Russia regions. But it's not clear if that military incursion alone will trigger strong sanctions by the U.S. and NATO allies or be backed by cyberattacks that target Ukraine or its allies.
After Russian President Putin's doubled down on the claim that Ukraine has always been a part of Russia, federal and state-level agencies prepare for cyberattacks that could be on the horizon if the situation escalates. CISA and other agencies recommend keeping rapid communication systems in place.
In the wake of the great digital transformation, cybersecurity is more important than ever - and so is cyber maturity. Kelly Hood of Optic Cyber Solutions and Brian Fletcher of ISACA talk about the pillars of cyber maturity and how to embrace them via the CMMI Cybermaturity Platform.
A Seattle, Washington-based community health center operator is facing a class action lawsuit in the aftermath of a data exfiltration incident reported last year as affecting more than 650,000 individuals. The breach also involved data allegedly found posted for sale on the Marketo data leak site.
On Feb. 13, Adobe patched a critical vulnerability that affected its Commerce and Magento platforms, which customers use to manage their businesses' e-commerce. But a proof-of-concept exploit for the latest patch has resulted in yet another out-of-band patch update from Adobe for CVE-2022-24087.
In 2021, there was a spike in cybercrime, and the focus changed for threat actors from several countries, particularly Russia and China. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike provides an overview of the changes, analyzes the takedown of Russian threat actor REvil and adds to its list of adversaries.
Chip manufacturer Intel has released 22 security advisories, including seven with a high severity rating that let a privileged user enable local access to targeted devices.
Healthcare entities should implement a "proactive preparedness" approach for protecting their electronic health record systems, which are an increasingly attractive target for cyberattacks and other breaches, federal authorities warn.
Cisco's Email Security Appliance is affected by a high-rated vulnerability that can allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to launch a denial-of-service attack, the company says. The company and CISA advise that affected software be updated at the earliest.
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