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Future of CISOs Positive Despite Budget and Transformation Challenges, Say Security Leaders
The best CISOs are those involved with transformation and using the current pandemic situation to establish new ideas and strategies.
IndieFlix Streaming Service Leaves Thousands of Confidential Agreements, Filmmaker SSNs, Videos Exposed on Public Server
The CyberNews research team discovered an unsecured data bucket on a publicly accessible Amazon Simple Storage (S3) server containing confidential
Many Second Hand Phones Are Sold with Security Vulnerabilities
A substantial proportion of second hand mobile phones are vulnerable to being hacked due to not being supported by important
Drizly Breach Hits 2.5 Million Customer Accounts
Alcohol delivery startup Drizly has suffered a major breach of customer data, with nearly 2.5 million accounts compromised in an
Crypto Firm Ledger’s Breach Hits One Million Customers
Crypto-wallet firm Ledger has revealed a major security breach of its e-commerce and marketing database, resulting in the compromise of
Twitter Confirms Spear-Phishing Attack Caused Account Takeover
Twitter has confirmed that the social engineering attack which enabled the takeover of major accounts was achieved by a spear-phishing
EU Applies First Ever Sanctions in Response to Cyber-Attacks
The EU has applied its first ever sanctions in retaliation for cyber-attacks carried out by state-backed Chinese, Russian and North
Mimecast Acquires MessageControl
Email and data security company Mimecast today announced the acquisition of Chicago-based company eTorch Inc. Doing business under the name
Operation North Star – North-Korea Hackers Targeted US Defense and Aerospace Companies
North Korea-linked hackers continue to be very active in this period, researchers reported a campaign aimed at the US defense
ESET Releases Advice on Protecting Against Thunderspy
Practical steps to defend against the attack vendor Thunderspy, a series of vulnerabilities in the Thunderbolt technology, have been published
Kaspersky Uncovers New APT “Mercenary” Group
Security researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a new cyber-mercenary group that they claim has been providing hacking services for hire
North Korean Hackers Sniffing for US Defense Secrets
North Korea is most likely behind a new cyber-espionage campaign targeting US defense and aerospace firms earlier this year, according
BootHole Vulnerability Affects Millions of Windows and Linux Systems – Allows Attackers to Install Stealthy Malware
Security researchers uncovered a new vulnerability dubbed “BootHole” present in the GRUB2 bootloader utilized by Windows and Linux systems. Attackers
Dussmann Group Data Leaked After Ransomware Attack
German giant Dussmann Group has become the latest company to fall victim to a ransomware-data breach attack, after hackers began
Zoom Flaw Let Hackers to Crack Private Meeting Passwords
A new Zoom Flaw allows hackers to crack the 6 digits numeric password that used to secure Zoom private meetings.
BootHole Issue Allows Installing a Stealthy and Persistent Malware
Billions of Windows and Linux devices are affected by a serious GRUB2 bootloader issue, dubbed BootHole, that can be exploited
