Popular Netop Remote Learning Software Found Vulnerable to Hacking

The bipartisan leaders of two Senate committees on Thursday introduced legislation to shore up the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure after months of crippling cyberattacks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act would direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to lead efforts to understand threats against industrial control systems.  The…

Security researchers recently spotted a cyberweapon, which is a Windows spyware that develops and sells by an Isreal based commercial spyware maker “Candiru” to attack Windows users around the globe. Candiru is also known as Sourgum is a private firm from Isreal that selling “untraceable” spyware exclusively to governments to attack and monitor iPhones, Androids,…

A man walks near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 31, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City.Photo: CFP  Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi’s US shares plunged in pre-market trading on Tuesday, in a rout that was joined by two other platform firms that have recently been in China’s cybersecurity crosshairs. As of…

Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response ISMG Editors Discuss Hot Topics, Including Health Data Breaches Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • April 9, 2021     Clockwise, from top left: Scott Ferguson, Anna Delaney, Marianne Kolbasuk McGee and Tom Field Four editors…

Security researchers say a powerful new Android malware masquerading as a critical system update can take complete control of a victim’s device and steal their data. The malware was found bundled in an app called “System Update” that had to be installed outside of Google Play, the app store for Android devices. Once installed by…

A new vulnerability discovered in various Rockwell Automation programmable logic controllers (PLC) has received a 10 out of 10 risk score, the highest possible on the CVSS vulnerability scale. The new vulnerability is being tracked as CVE-2021-22681. Attackers can abuse this flaw in the Logix Designer 5000 software to gain the secret cryptographic key, which…