ALL RECENT NEWS
ALL RECENT NEWS
NAME:WRECK vulnerabilities impact millions of smart and industrial devices
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 13, 2021
Security researchers have found a new set of vulnerabilities that impact hundreds of millions of servers, smart devices, and industrial equipment. Called NAME:WRECK,

Security researcher drops Chrome and Edge exploit on Twitter
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 12, 2021
An Indian security researcher has published details today about a zero-day vulnerability impacting Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers like Opera

‘They knew I was running late to meetings’: Former DHS chief on reports that SolarWinds
- By Adam Janofsky
- . April 12, 2021
Former Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf on Monday recounted the intense first days of the SolarWinds crisis, and

White House announces leadership picks for CISA and National Cyber Director role
- By Adam Janofsky
- . April 12, 2021
The Biden administration on Monday said it has picked two National Security Agency veterans to serve in top cybersecurity leadership roles. Chris Inglis

LinkedIn denies 500 million user data breach
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 11, 2021
LinkedIn has formally denied a rumor that it suffered a devastating security breach that exposed the account details of more than 500 million

Microsoft: Malware gang uses website contact forms for distribution
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 10, 2021
Microsoft said today it spotted a cybercrime operation abusing contact forms on legitimate websites to target companies and their workers in attempts to

Official client for the APKPure Android app store compromised with malware
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 9, 2021
The official client for APKPure, the second-largest Android app store after the Google Play Store, was compromised with malware this week, three security

US arrests suspect who wanted to blow up AWS data center
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 9, 2021
The FBI has arrested on Thursday a Texas man who planned to blow up one of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers

Maze/Egregor ransomware cartel estimated to have made $75 million
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 9, 2021
The group behind the Maze and Egregor ransomware operations are believed to have earned at least $75 million worth of Bitcoin from ransom

Android malware found on Huawei’s official app store
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 9, 2021
A security firm said this week it found malware on Huawei's official Android app store, the AppGallery. Russian antivirus maker Dr.Web said it

Pwn2Own 2021 hacking contest ends with a three-way tie
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 8, 2021
The 2021 spring edition of Pwn2Own, the cybersecurity industry's biggest hacking competition, has come to a close today with a three-way tie between

US adds seven Chinese supercomputing entities to economic blacklist
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 8, 2021
The US Department of Commerce added today seven Chinese supercomputing entities to the US economic blacklist for assisting Chinese military efforts. The US

Credit rating agency warns that cyberattacks could impact water utilities’ ability to pay back debt
- By Adam Janofsky
- . April 8, 2021
Fitch Ratings, one of the “Big Three” credit rating agencies that assesses the creditworthiness of bonds, companies, and governments, published an alert Thursday

LG promises three years of security updates after pulling out of smartphone biz
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 8, 2021
South Korean smartphone maker LG said today it plans to provide software and security updates for its premium handsets for up to three

Chinese Android malware gang still active and targeting Koreans 8 years later
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- . April 8, 2021
Despite having its operations publicly exposed in the mid-2010s, a Chinese malware gang has not faced any legal consequences for their actions and