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Image: ZDNet The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) have published a security advisory this week warning companies to search web-facing and internal servers for common web shells. Web shells are one of today’s most popular forms of malware. The term “web shell” refers to a malicious program or script […] More
Interest in virtual private networks (VPNs) has increased in importance and usage in recent months due to the coronavirus outbreak. As many of us are now working remotely from home, the need to encrypt and protect our online activities has become paramount and adopters of the technology are not only using it for personal reasons […] More
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has revealed a suspected data breach impacting the portal used by business owners to apply for emergency loans. On Tuesday, the US agency said the incident may affect close to 8,000 applicants to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL), which offers up to $10,000 to small business owners […] More
It’s hard to avoid news about the COVID-19 coronavirus these days, and government-backed attack groups are taking advantage of the pandemic to trick healthcare and government workers into giving up Gmail passwords. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which tracks state-backed hackers, says one group has started using free meals and coupons supposedly from fast-food franchises […] More
Slovak cyber-security firm ESET announced today that it took down a malware botnet that infected more than 35,000 computers. According to an ESET press release published today, the botnet has been active since May 2019, and most of its victims were located in Latin America, with Peru accounting for more than 90% of the total […] More
A new study examining phishing email trends has found a surge in cases taking advantage of financial worries related to COVID-19. On Thursday, IBM X-Force researchers released the results of a study into coronavirus-related spam since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of the novel coronavirus a pandemic on March 11. According to […] More
If you want more security, you’ll have to lose some privacy. That’s the oft-cited tradeoff that has become more apparent amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, as more governments worldwide turn to contact tracing apps and other movement monitoring technologies to aid efforts in containing the virus. Most in this region have accepted there has to be […] More
FireEye has stated it believes hacking group Ocean Lotus, also known as APT32 and linked to the Vietnamese government, was involved in a spear phishing campaign targeting members of the Wuhan government and Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management in search of information related to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the planet. The security company said […] More
