Malware Makers Using ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages
Malware Makers Using ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages
MENLO PARK (AP) — Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers. The information appears to be several years old but it is another example of the vast amount of information collected by Facebook and other social media sites and the limits to how secure that…
Microsoft has confirmed it’s buying RiskIQ, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity company that provides threat intelligence and cloud-based software as a service for organizations. Terms of the deal, which will see RiskIQ’s threat intelligence services integrated into Microsoft’s flagship security offerings, were not disclosed, although Bloomberg previously reported that Microsoft will pay more than $500 million…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Social Engineering Millions of Smartphone Users Nationwide Are Targets Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • August 9, 2021 (Photo: Oleg Magni/Unsplash) The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a new smishing scheme targeting millions of smartphones nationwide that impersonates state workforce agencies in an…
Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Incident Comes Just Days After Theft From Poly Network Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • August 19, 2021 (Photo: WorldSpectrum via Pixabay) A hacker stole $97 million in cryptoassets from the Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Liquid, which announced the breach via Twitter late Wednesday and halted deposits and withdrawals….
The United States is launching three new research programs designed to protect America’s critical energy infrastructure systems. The Department of Energy released information on the projects earlier this week, which will be spearheaded by the department’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. The programs will aim to protect the US energy system from…
Governance & Risk Management , Incident & Breach Response , IT Risk Management Hacker Claiming Responsibility for Attack Calls Company’s Security ‘Awful’ Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • August 27, 2021 T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on Friday issued an official mea culpa for the data breach that exposed information on 54…