North Korea
North Korean Lazarus Group Starts Targeting Russian Organizations
In an unusual move, the Lazarus hacking group associated with the North Korean government has recently started targeting organizations from Russia. The group’s primary targets until now have been organizations from countries ...
Windows VCF Zero-Day Exploit Allows Remote Code Execution
A new unpatched vulnerability in Windows has been disclosed along with proof-of-concept exploit code. It could allow hackers to more easily install malware on computers, but it requires user interaction. The vulnerability ...
Ryuk Ransomware That Hit U.S. Newspapers Not State-Sponsored
According to reports from several cybersecurity firms, the Ryuk ransomware that reportedly recently disrupted operations at several U.S.-based newspapers is run by cybercriminals, not state-sponsored actors. Some online sources have attributed the ...
Malicious Chrome extension which sloppily spied on academics believed to originate from North Korea
Computer users are being reminded once again to take care over the browser extensions they install after security experts discovered a hacking campaign that has been targeting academic institutions since at least ...
New Attacks Reuse Malware Code from Dormant APT1
New attacks against organizations from South Korea, Canada and the United States use a malicious implant that’s based on an old malware program associated with a dormant Chinese APT group known as ...
McAfee Report Points to Cyber Collusion Between China, North Korea
A report by McAfee released today suggests organized cybercriminal organizations operating out of China and North Korea may be colluding more. “Operation Oceansalt Attacks South Korea, U.S., and Canada with Source Code ...
9/10/18 – Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Sunday Times’ Insider Fraud Section Features Dtex, CEO Christy Wyatt to Speak at SINET UK, DOJ North Korean Hacker Indictment Highlights Human Vulnerabilities
Public and private sector organization in the US and abroad are increasing their focus on the insider threat. Last week, the Times (United Kingdom) circulated a special report featuring how organizations are ...
British Airways Suffers Customer Payment Card Breach
Hackers managed to breach and access the personal and financial details of British Airways customers who booked flights through the company’s website and mobile app in the past three weeks. Data from ...
US Government warns of more North Korean malware attacks
With Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un exchanging handshakes and smiles at the Singapore security summit earlier this month, you may have been fooled into thinking that all was cordial between the ...
Git Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution
A new version of the widely used Git version control system fixes a vulnerability that allows malicious code repositories to execute code on client computers when being cloned. Originally created for Linux ...
