North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach: U.S. official

North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach: U.S. official

Donald Trump’s efforts failed to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons North Korea has not responded to behind-the-scenes diplomatic outreach since mid-February by President Joe Biden’s administration, including to Pyongyang’s mission to the United Nations, a senior Biden administration official told Reuters on March 13. The disclosure of the so-far unsuccessful U.S….

Users could gain root privilege through three flaws sitting in Linux kernel

Users could gain root privilege through three flaws sitting in Linux kernel

Entrance to the Red Hat headquarters. The company’s distributions of Linux kernels appear to be particularly susceptible to vulnerabilities unearthed recently. (Red Hat) Three recently unearthed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, located in the iSCSI module used for accessing shared data storage facilities, could allow root privileges to anyone with a user account. The trio…

White House warns organizations have ‘hours, not days’ to fix vulnerabilities as Microsoft Exchange attacks increase

White House warns organizations have ‘hours, not days’ to fix vulnerabilities as Microsoft Exchange attacks increase

The Biden administration warned Friday that organizations face enormous risks from the recently disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities that have affected thousands of private organizations. As attacks leveraging the vulnerabilities have escalated, the window for updating exposed servers is incredibly short — “measured in hours, not days,” a senior administration official told reporters. President Joe Biden…

US moves closer to retaliation over hacking as cyber woes grow

US moves closer to retaliation over hacking as cyber woes grow

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A senior US official said Friday the Biden administration is close to a decision on retaliation for state-sponsored hacking as fears grew over the fallout from the latest of two major cyberattacks. The official said the White House was working closely with the private sector to ramp up cyber defenses following…

Ransom-seeking hackers exploit Microsoft security loophole

Ransom-seeking hackers exploit Microsoft security loophole

WASHINGTON: Ransom-seeking hackers have begun taking advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft’s widely used mail server software, a researcher said late Wednesday — a serious escalation that could portend widespread digital disruption. The disclosure, made on Twitter by Microsoft Corp security program manager Phillip Misner, is the realisation of worries that have been…

Microsoft and Google openly feuding amid hacks, competition inquiries, IT News, ET CIO

Microsoft and Google openly feuding amid hacks, competition inquiries, IT News, ET CIO

WASHINGTON: Google and Microsoft are at knives drawn. Driven in part by pressure from lawmakers and regulators over the extraordinary power the two technology companies wield over American life, the California-based search engine giant and Washington-based software firm are wrestling to throw each other under the bus. Tensions between Microsoft Corp and Alphabet-owned Google have…

Beer Brewer Molson Coors Reports Ongoing Cyber Incident

Beer Brewer Molson Coors Reports Ongoing Cyber Incident

Breach Notification , Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Multiple Systems Impacted, Including Production and Shipping Capabilities Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • March 11, 2021     The Molson Coors Beverage Co. reported Thursday it’s in the process of responding to an ongoing cybersecurity incident that has caused system outages throughout the brewer’s manufacturing process. See…

New Attack Uses Fake Icon To Deliver Trojan

New Attack Uses Fake Icon To Deliver Trojan

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Malware as-a-Service Attackers Deploy NanoCore Malware as Part of the Campaign Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • March 13, 2021     Email sample containing a .zipx attachment. Source: Trustwave A new malspam campaign is delivering the NanoCore remote access Trojan as a malicious Adobe icon to infect its victims,…

Datto acquires BitDam for SMB MSP cyber threat protection – Security

Datto acquires BitDam for SMB MSP cyber threat protection – Security

MSP-focused technology developer Datto Wednesday said it has acquired BitDam, an Israeli developer of cyber threat detection. Tel Aviv, Israel-based BitDam is the developer of the Advanced Threat Protection, or ATP, technology the company claims offers comprehensive defense against malware, … Hi! You’ve reached one of our premium articles available exclusively to subscribers. It’s our…