China Backdated Bug Disclosures to Hide State Hacking: Report
Don’t trust Beijing’s national vulnerability database, says Recorded Future
Month: March 2018
ICO Raids Addresses in Nuisance Text Investigation
Consumers bombarded with 11 million unsolicited SMS messages
The Myth of “Staying One Step Ahead of the Hackers”
The assumption that software security can stay ahead of the hackers is not true because the software security industry is always reacting to threats that hackers expose. Once hackers start exploiting a flaw in an application, security …
Massive Coin-Mining Attempt Targets Nearly Half a Million PCs
Dofoil uses a customized mining application that supports NiceHash, so it can mine different cryptocurrencies.
Hidden Cobra Coils and Strikes at Turkish Banks
The campaign is using the Bankshot malware implant.
Memcached Flaw Kill Switch Could Foil DDoS-ers
Countermeasure said to be 100% effective on attacking servers
EFF: FBI Paid Geek Squad Employees as Informants
Rights group has concerns over possible Fourth Amendment violations
Half of All Orgs Hit with Ransomware in 2017
Of the companies that refused to pay the ransom, a full 87% recovered their data.
FlawedAmmyy RAT Takes Over Desktops
The RAT creates opportunities for actors to steal customer data, proprietary information and more.