Hiccup in Akamai’s DDoS Mitigation Service Triggers Massive String of Outages
An hour-long outage hit airlines, banks and the Hong Kong Stock exchange. It’s thought to have been caused by a DDoS mitigation service.
Featured news
Millions of Connected Cameras Open to Eavesdropping
A supply-chain component lays open camera feeds to remote attackers thanks to a critical security vulnerability.
Threat Actors Use Google Docs to Host Phishing Attacks
Exploit in the widely used document service leveraged to send malicious links that appear legitimate but actually steal victims credentials.
Exclusive Ransomware Poll: 80% of Victims Don’t Pay Up
Meanwhile, in a separate survey, 80 percent of organizations that paid the ransom said they were hit by a second attack.
Related Content
Latest news
A French court fined the furniture giant for illegal surveillance on 400 customers and staff.
Hank Schless, senior manager of security solutions at Lookout, notes basic steps that organizations can take to protect themselves as ransomware gangs get smarter.
The top easy-to-crack, football-inspired password in a database of 1 billion unique, clear-text, breached passwords? You probably guessed it: “Football.”
Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency, and the repercussions are growing more severe than ever. Here are 5 ways to prevent your company from becoming the next headline.
Ransomware group releases decryptors for nearly 3,000 victims, forfeiting millions in payouts.
Newsmaker Interviews
PodcastsView all
Insider Risks In the Work-From-Home World
Forcepoint’s Michael Crouse talks about risk-adaptive data-protection approaches and how to develop a behavior-based approach to insider threats and risk, particularly with pandemic-expanded network perimeters.
SASE & Zero Trust: The Dream Team
Forcepoint’s Nico Fischbach, global CTO and VPE of SASE, and Chase Cunningham, chief strategy officer at Ericom Software, on using SASE to make Zero Trust real.
Podcast: The State of Ransomware
In this Threatpost podcast, Fortinet’s top researcher sketches out the ransom landscape, with takeaways from the DarkSide attack on Colonial Pipeline.
Effective Adoption of SASE in 2021
In this Threatpost podcast, Forcepoint’s SASE and Zero Trust director describes how the pandemic jump-started SASE adoption.
Where Bug Bounty Programs Fall Flat
Some criminals package exploits into bundles to sell on cybercriminal forums years after they were zero days, while others say bounties aren’t enough .
Spotlight on Cybercriminal Supply Chains
In this Threatpost podcast Fortinet’s top researcher outlines what a cybercriminal supply chain is and how much the illicit market is worth.
Podcast: Microsoft Exchange Server Attack Onslaught Continues
Derek Manky, Chief of Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, gives insight into the surge in attacks against vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers over the last week.
Podcast: Ransomware Attacks Exploded in Q4 2020
Researchers said they saw a seven-times increase in ransomware activity in the fourth quarter of 2020, across various families – from Ryuk to Egregor.
Chinese Hackers Hijacked NSA-Linked Hacking Tool: Report
APT31, a Chinese-affiliated threat group, copied a Microsoft Windows exploit previously used by the Equation Group, said researchers.
VideosView all
National Surveillance Camera Rollout Roils Privacy Activists
TALON, a network of smart, connected security cameras developed by the Atlanta-based startup and installed by law enforcement around the country, raises surveillance-related privacy concerns.
Malware Gangs Partner Up in Double-Punch Security Threat
From TrickBot to Ryuk, more malware cybercriminal groups are putting their heads together when attacking businesses.
How Email Attacks are Evolving in 2021
The money being wire transferred by business email compromise victims is on the rise, as cybersecurity criminals evolve their tactics.
Patrick Wardle on Hackers Leveraging ‘Powerful’ iOS Bugs in High-Level Attacks
Noted Apple security expert Patrick Wardle discusses how cybercriminals are stepping up their game in targeting Apple users with new techniques and cyberattacks.
Ransomware and IP Theft: Top COVID-19 Healthcare Security Scares
From ransomware attacks that crippled hospitals, to espionage attacks targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, Beau Woods discusses the top healthcare security risks.
How the Pandemic is Reshaping the Bug-Bounty Landscape
Bugcrowd Founder Casey Ellis talks about COVID-19’s impact on bug bounty hunters, bug bounty program adoption and more.
Experts Weigh in on E-Commerce Security Amid Snowballing Threats
How a retail sector reeling from COVID-19 can lock down their online systems to prevent fraud during the upcoming holiday shopping spike.
Cybercriminals Step Up Their Game Ahead of U.S. Elections
Ahead of the November U.S. elections, cybercriminals are stepping up their offensive in both attacks against security infrastructure and disinformation campaigns – but this time, social media giants, the government and citizens are more prepared.
A Cyber ‘Vigilante’ is Sabotaging Emotet’s Return
During Black Hat USA 2020, Threatpost talks to Sherrod DeGrippo, with Proofpoint, about Emotet’s recent return -and how a cyber vigilante is attempting to thwart the malware’s comeback.
SlideshowView all
2020 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch
Mobile becomes a prime phishing attack vector, hackers will increasingly employ machine learning in attacks and cloud will increasingly be seen as fertile ground for compromise.
Top Mobile Security Stories of 2019
Cybercrime increasingly went mobile in 2019, with everything from Apple iPhone jailbreaks and rogue Android apps to 5G and mobile-first phishing dominating the news coverage. Here are Threatpost’s Top 10 mobile security stories of 2019.
Facebook Security Debacles: 2019 Year in Review
2019 was a tumultuous year for Facebook as it continued to grapple with privacy fallout after Cambridge Analytica, as well as dealing with a slew of security challenges.
Biggest Malware Threats of 2019
2019 was another banner year for bots, trojans, RATS and ransomware. Let’s take a look back.
Top 10 IoT Disasters of 2019
From more widescale, powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, to privacy issues in children’s connected toys, here are the top IoT disasters in 2019.
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.
2019: The Year Ahead in Cybersecurity
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.