cybercrime

North Korea hackers behind massive WannaCry attack, White House says

Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert penned an op-ed Monday publicly attributing the attack, which took out systems around the world, to North Korea. The White House has officially attributed the WannaCry ransomware attack to hackers in North Korea, according to an op-ed by Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert published in …

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Massive cyberattack on US critical infrastructure will hit within 2 years, say 60% of security pros

New Black Hat Research suggests that a major breach on US infrastructure could be imminent, and government agencies won’t be able to react appropriately. A “major breach” of the US government’s critical infrastructure is coming, sometime in the next two years, and defense agencies won’t be able to stop it. …

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‘Critical’ Microsoft Office hack uses fake Word documents to install malware

A new exploit, reported by McAfee, uses trick Microsoft office files to install malware on a user’s machine and can bypass existing protection methods. Microsoft Office users beware: A new exploit is using fake versions of Office files—like Word documents—to install malware on a victim’s computer. Read more from Tech …

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Everything old is new again: Experts predict a flood of denial-of-service attacks

The hottest trend in cyberattacks is an archaic and simplistic hacker tool. Propelled by the rise of IoT, the popularity of denial-of-service attacks rebounded in late 2016 and early 2017. Accompanying the rapid acceleration of the IoT and connected device market, warn cybersecurity experts, will be a zombie botnet swarm …

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Powerful backdoor/rootkit found preinstalled on 3 million Android phones

Almost three million Android phones, many of them used by people in the US, are vulnerable to code-execution attacks that remotely seize full control of the devices, researchers said Thursday. Until recently, the flaw could have been exploited by anyone who took the time to obtain two Internet domains that …

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Malware downloaded every 81 seconds, says new Check Point security report

A new report from Check Point claims that the average day in an enterprise organization is rife with malware and malicious applications. A new report, released by security company Check Point on Tuesday, claims that some form of known malware is downloaded every 81 seconds in an enterprise organization. The …

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