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Linux Vulnerability Discovered Impacting All Major Distros

Matt Milano - January 25, 2022

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Companies Race to Fix Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability

Matt Milano - December 12, 2021

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Cox Suffered Data Breach by Hacker Impersonating Support Staff

Matt Milano - December 10, 2021

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US Diplomats Among Those Hacked by Pegasus Spyware

Matt Milano - December 3, 2021

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AT&T Enterprise Customers Hit by Data-Stealing Malware

Matt Milano - December 1, 2021

Microsoft Warns of SIP-Bypassing ‘Shrootless’ macOS Vulnerability

Microsoft is warning of a vulnerability impacting macOS that could bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP). SIP prevents unauthorized code fro...

Hive Ransomware Now Targets Linux and FreeBSD

Linux and FreeBSD are being targeted by the latest version of Hive ransomware. Hive ransomware was first observed in June 2021, with the FBI...

Microsoft Partnering With Community Colleges to Train Cybersecurity Personnel

Microsoft is working with community colleges in an effort to train 250,000 cybersecurity personnel by 2025. Cybersecurity has become a major co...

Only 17% of US Companies Encrypt Over Half of Their Cloud Data

Despite a seeming endless litany of data breaches, a new report says only 17% of US companies are encrypting more than half of their cloud data....

Apple’s Craig Federighi a Keynote Speaker at Web Summit 2021

Apple’s Craig Federighi has been selected as the keynote speaker for the Web Summit 2021 next week. Federighi is Apple’s SVP of Software Engine...

State Department Creating Cyber Office to Address Threats

Emphasizing the Biden administration’s focus on cybersecurity, the US State Department is creating a new cyber office. Cybersecurity is front-a...

Microsoft: Russia-Backed SolarWinds Hackers Targeting Cloud Services

Microsoft is warning that Nobelium, the group behind the SolarWinds attack, is active again and targeting cloud services. Nobelium is a hacker...

Government Agencies Hack REvil Ransomware Group, Taking It Offline

A group of government agencies have gone on the offensive against the REvil ransomware gang. REvil is one of the most notorious and prolific ra...

Microsoft Accused of Hosting Malware ‘For Years’

Microsoft is facing additional cybersecurity scrutiny, as a security expert and former employee says OneDrive has hosted malware “for years.” M...

New York Times: ‘Stop Paying for a VPN’

Writing for the New York Times, Brian X. Chen makes the case that it’s time to stop paying for VPNs. Virtual private networks (VPN) ar...

90% of AWS S3 Buckets Are Vulnerable to Ransomware

AWS is the leading cloud provider, but new research shows that 90% of S3 buckets are vulnerable to ransomware attack. AWS is the leading cloud...

Twitch Suffers Devastating Cyberattack Exposing Source Code

Twitch, the popular video game streaming platform, suffered a major cyberattack that exposed its source code and payment model. Source code and...

Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Disclosure of Ransomware Payments

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Deborah Ross have introduced a bill that would require companies to disclose ransomware payments. R...

White House Will Convene 30 Countries to Combat Cybersecurity Threats

The Biden administration is planning a meeting that will involve some 30 countries in a coordinated effort to combat cybersecurity threats. Cyb...

Android SMS Malware Using Fake COVID-19 Notifications to Spread

A dangerous Android SMS malware has been using fake COVID-19 notifications to spread in the US and Canada. Security firm Cloudmark has issued a...

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