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Iranian Cyberspies Focus on Long-Running Operations
The Iranian cyber-espionage group referred to as MuddyWater continues to focus on long-running operations even after a U.S. airstrike killed General Qassem Soleimani on January 2. read more [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: securityweek
Iranian APT Targets Govs With New Malware
A new campaign is targeting governments with the ForeLord malware, which steals credentials. [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: Threat Post
Unpatched Security Flaws Open Connected Vacuum to Takeover
A connected, robotic vacuum cleaner has serious vulnerabilities that could allow remote hackers to view its video footage and launch denial of service attacks. [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: Threat Post
Intel Announces New Hardware-based Security Capabilities
Compute Lifecycle Assurance
read more [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: securityweek
FBI Official: Russia Wants to See US 'Tear Ourselves Apart'
Russia wants to watch Americans “tear ourselves apart” as the United States heads toward elections, an FBI official warned Monday. read more [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: securityweek
Stalkerware Attacks Increased 50 Percent Last Year, Report
Research puts the emerging mobile threat—which monitors the whereabouts and device activity of devices users as well as collects personal data—into clearer focus. [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: Threat Post
Massachusetts Electric Utility Hit by Ransomware
The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD), an electric utility in Massachusetts, informed customers on Monday that its systems were targeted last week in a ransomware attack. RMLD says it serves over 68,000 residents in the towns of Reading, North Reading, Wilmington and Lynnfield Center. read more [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: securityweek
OpenSMTPD Vulnerability Leads to Command Injection
An update released this week for the OpenSMTPD mail server addresses an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary command execution. OpenSMTPD is the open source implementation of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) in OpenBSD, and its portable version can run on multiple Linux distributions, and Apple's Mac OS [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: securityweek
Is Conditional Access the Right Approach to Authentication? It Depends.
What You Need to Know to Make Sure You're Headed in the Right Direction on Your Authentication Journey. As Risk-Based Authentication Methods Continue to Evolve, Is It Time to Revisit Your Approach? read more [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: securityweek
UK Financial Regulator Admits to Data Breach
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority on Tuesday admitted to a data breach, in an embarrassing revelation for the regulator and its boss, who shortly takes over at the Bank of England. read more [...]
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Source: securityweek


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