New Way Found to Use Alexa, Google to ‘Voice Phish’ and Eavesdrop on Users
Developer interfaces used by Security Research Labs researchers to turn digital home assistants into ‘Smart Spies’.
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Avast Network Breached As Hackers Target CCleaner Again
Avast said it believes that threat actors are again looking to target CCleaner in a supply chain attack.
Turla Compromises, Infiltrates Iranian APT Infrastructure
The Russian-speaking APT stole the Neuron and Nautilus implants and accessed the Iranian APT’s C2 infrastructure.
Four-Year-Old Critical Linux Wi-Fi Bug Allows System Compromise
A patch is currently under revision but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel.
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Adobe Unscheduled Update Fixes Critical ColdFusion Flaws
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Malicious Ad Blockers for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme
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Microsoft Internet Explorer Zero-Day Flaw Addressed in Out-of-Band Security Update
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200K Sign Petition Against Equifax Data Breach Settlement
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Forcepoint VPN Client is Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Attacks
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Newsmaker Interviews
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Marc Rogers: Success of Anonymous Bug Submission Program ‘Takes A Village’
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Thousands of IoT Devices Bricked By Silex Malware
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Newsmaker Interview: Bruce Schneier on Physical Cyber Threats
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Newsmaker Interview: Troy Mursch on Top Botnet Trends
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Chris Vickery on the Marriott Breach and a Rash of Recent High-Profile Hacks
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PodcastsView all
Podcast: Insider Attacks May Soon Cost Less Than Malware-based Equivalent
At what point will infiltrating companies via the “insider threat model” become less costly and difficult than using malware? Threatpost discusses with a SolarWind expert.
Podcast: Departing Employees Could Mean Departing Data
Threatpost talks to Digital Guardian’s Tim Bandos about the top insider threats that enterprises are facing today.
Podcast: Vendors, Suppliers, Partners – Oh My! Who Will Increase Your Risk of Account Takeover?
In this sponsored podcast, Threatpost talks to Spycloud’s Chip Witt about the account takeover risks posed by third parties.
Why This New Cybergang is Heralding a New Age For BEC
Cybergang Silent Starling is taking BEC to the next level by targeting suppliers and going after their customers.
News Wrap: GandCrab Operators Resurface, Utilities Firms Hit By LookBack Malware
The malware landscape continues to evolve with the re-emergence of the GandCrab operators and a continued spearphishing attack spreading the LookBack RAT.
News Wrap: Emotet’s Return, U.S. Vs. Snowden, Physical Pen Testers Arrested
Threatpost editors discuss the return of Emotet, a new lawsuit against Edward Snowden and more.
Marc Rogers: Success of Anonymous Bug Submission Program ‘Takes A Village’
Marc Rogers discusses the logistics behind a recently-proposed anonymous bug submission program, meant to encourage ethical hackers to submit high-level bugs anonymously.
News Wrap: IoT Radio Telnet Backdoor And ‘SimJacker’ Active Exploit
Threatpost editors Tara Seals and Lindsey O’Donnell talk about the top news stories of the week – from leaky databases to SIM card attacks.
Strangest Phishing Lures of 2019: From Divorce Papers to Real Estate Decoys
Proofpoint’s senior director of the threat research team discusses the strange levels that attackers are going to in order to persuade victims to click on phishing messages.
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Post-GandCrab, Cybercriminals Scouring the Dark Web for the Next Top Ransomware
A detailed look at underground forums shows that cybercriminals aren’t sure where to look on the heels of the GandCrab ransomware group shutting its doors – and low-level actors are taking advantage of that by developing their own strains.
Election Security Threats: From Misinformation to Voting Machine Flaws
From insecure voting machines to social media misinformation, governments have alot to think about when it comes to securing elections.
Security Vulnerabilities Are Increasingly Putting Kids at Risk
A kid’s tablet with security vulnerabilities is only the latest privacy faux pas in a children’s connected device.
Data Security in the Cloud: How to Lock Down the Next-Gen Perimeter
Enjoy the video replay of the recent Threatpost cloud security webinar, featuring a panel of experts offering best practices and ideas for managing data in a cloudified world.
Hackers Take Over IoT Devices to ‘Click’ on Ads
A video interview and Q&A with IoT specialist Dan Demeter of Kaspersky Lab.
Lax Telco Security Allows Mobile Phone Hijacking and Redirects
A Q&A with Kaspersky Lab researcher David Jacoby examines a gaping hole in the telco customer-service process that allows adversaries to commandeer phone calls.
Post-Perimeter Security: Addressing Evolving Mobile Enterprise Threats
Experts from Gartner, Lookout and Google talk enterprise mobile security in this webinar replay.
Insider Threats Get Mean, Nasty and Very Personal
Increasingly, attackers are targeting the most vulnerable people inside companies and exploiting their weaknesses.
Forrester: Ransomware Set to Resurge As Firms Pay Off Attacks
In this video, Josh Zelonis, senior analyst at Forrester Research, discusses the next great security threats to enterprises.
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2019 Malware Trends to Watch
Here are 10 top malware trends to watch for in the New Year.
Top 2018 Security and Privacy Stories
The top cybersecurity and privacy trends that biggest impact in 2018.
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What are the top cyber trends to watch out for in 2019? Here’s what we’re hearing.
2018: A Banner Year for Breaches
A look back at the blizzard of breaches that made up 2018.
Slideshow: Intel from Virus Bulletin 2018
This year’s Virus Bulletin conference featured top-tier research from some of the world’s best threat intelligence experts.
Slideshow: Scenes from Black Hat USA 2013
Scenes from this year’s hacking conference in Las Vegas, Nev. include a keynote by General Keith B. Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency and talks by researchers Karsten Nohl and Ralf-Phillip Weinmann.
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Ryan McGeehan and Chad Greene
Ryan McGeehan, the director of incident response at Facebook and Chad Greene, the manager of the Facebook CERT on Thursday both explained how the social network has planned red team exercises in the past to prepare the company’s security team for a real attack.
Stefan Esser
Mobile security researcher Stefan Esser discussed the security model of Apple iOS and some of the recent changes the company has made to lock it down even further.