Zeljka Zorz
Explosive global attack delivers destructive Petya ransomware
Less than two months after the disastrous, global WannaCry infestation, a variant of the Petya ransomware dubbed PetrWrap has started hitting companies in Ukraine, Russia and …
Google researcher uncovers another RCE in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has unearthed yet another critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, which …
South Korean banks threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000
South Korean banks are being threatened with crippling DDoS attacks unless they pay $315,000 in bitcoin. The attackers threatening them identified themselves as the Armada …
Russia threatening to ban Telegram encrypted messaging app
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, is threatening to ban the use of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram. The request Roskomnadzor is a federal agency …
Anthem ready to pay $115 million to settle data breach lawsuit
US health insurer Anthem has agreed to pay $115 million to settle a class-action suit mounted in the wake of the massive data breach it suffered in late 2014/early 2015. The …
German law enforcement gets new hacking powers
On Thursday, the Bundestag has voted to accept a new amendment that will expand the German police’s hacking powers. The new amendment will allow them to use so-called …
How the CIA gained access to air-gapped computers
A new WikiLeaks release of documents believed to have been stolen from the CIA show the intelligence agency’s capability to infect air-gapped computers and networks via …
Password Reset MITM: Exposing the need for better security choices
Attackers that have set up a malicious site can use users’ account registration process to successfully perform a password reset process on a number of popular websites …
Internet crime: The continuing rise of the BEC scam
Through its website, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) accepts complaints about Internet-facilitated criminal activity, and forwards them to the …
Microsoft extends the Microsoft Edge Bounty Program
Initially time-bound, the Microsoft Edge Bounty Program has now been turned into one that will run indefinitely, Microsoft has announced. The past and present of the Microsoft …
Businesses finally realize that cyber defenses must evolve
Cybersecurity is finally getting the attention it deserves – it is only regrettable that this good news is the result of bad news: more numerous, complex, and damaging …
Forget about the malware, go after attackers’ tactics, techniques and procedures
The cybercriminal’s options for monetizing attacks has never been broader, less complex, or less risky, and attempts to detect intrusions by detecting the malware they …