Pwn2Own Miami Contestants Haul in $180K for Hacking ICS Equipment
The competition targets the systems that run critical infrastructure and more.
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Vivin Nets Thousands of Dollars Using Cryptomining Malware
A newly discovered threat actor named Vivin is raking in Monero from cryptomining malware, showing that this type of attack isn’t going away anytime soon.
PoC Exploits Do More Good Than Harm: Threatpost Poll
More than half of security experts think that the good outweighs the bad when it comes to proof-of-concept exploits, according to a recent Threatpost poll.
Citrix Accelerates Patch Rollout For Critical RCE Flaw
Citrix has issued the first of several updates fixing a critical vulnerability in various versions of its Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Citrix Gateway products.
FTCODE Ransomware Now Steals Chrome, Firefox Credentials
New versions of the ransomware now sniff out saved credentials for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Google Chrome and Microsoft Outlook.
Threatpost Poll: Are Published PoC Exploits a Good or Bad Idea?
Are publicly released proof-of-concept exploits more helpful for system defenders — or bad actors?
News Wrap: PoC Exploits, Cable Haunt and Joker Malware
Are publicly-released PoC exploits good or bad? Why is the Joker malware giving Google a headache? The Threatpost team discusses all this and more in this week’s news wrap.
Oil-and-Gas Specialist APT Pivots to U.S. Power Plants
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FBI Taps Apple to Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s iPhone
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Hackers Deface U.S. Gov Website With Pro-Iran Messages
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