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Australian transport giant Toll Group has revealed the extent of data theft it has suffered after its second bout of ransomware this year, following a January infection. “Our ongoing investigations have established that the attacker has accessed at least one specific corporate server. This server contains information relating to some past and present Toll employees, […] More
Over the past year, the Astaroth infostealer trojan has evolved into one of today’s stealthiest malware strains, containing a slew of anti-analysis and anti-sandbox checks to prevent security researchers from detecting and analyzing its operations. Luckily, all these innovations are only used to target and infect users in one country alone — namely Brazil. The […] More
Image: LG CNS LG CNS has developed artificial intelligence (AI) software for use in X-ray machines to detect USB memory sticks, the company said. The software will analyse X-ray pictures of bags and overcoats taken in company gates to detect them, the company said. The process is done within 0.3 seconds and the software, besides […] More
Image: zibik on Unsplash Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions — or even billions — of dollars at risk when information security isn’t handled properly. Read More Iranian officials said on Sunday that hackers damaged a small number of […] More
Package and mail delivery giant Pitney Bowes has suffered a second ransomware attack in the past seven months, ZDNet has learned. The incident came to light today after a ransomware gang known as Maze published a blog post claiming to have breached and encrypted the company’s network. The Maze crew provided proof of access in […] More
With people practicing social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic Google’s latest effort to boost video-conference capabilities brings group calling on its Duo app to the web. Duo, which launched in 2016, was originally only for mobile platforms. The company last year added support for one-to-one calls on the web, but soon Google will roll out group […] More
For IT professionals working in hospitals and healthcare clinics, fixing a problem with a wireless network is now more than a temporary headache. Diagnosing connectivity issues in a coronavirus ward in a hospital could put a person’s health at risk. Wyebot wants to take the risk out of those maintenance tasks with a wi-fi automation […] More
The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan is now receiving frequent updates and upgrades to its malicious arsenal while being deployed in active coronavirus scams. On Monday, IBM Security researcher Nir Shwarts said the company has been tracking the evolution of the malware which is based on the leaked codebase of the well-known Zeus v.2 Trojan. Zeus […] More
