Ransomware: A Persistent Scourge Requiring Corporate Action Now
ASCO is the latest headline-making organization to be hit by ransomware, prompting many companies to consider what to do to minimize their risk.
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ThreatList: Ransomware Trojans Picking Up Steam in 2019
Attackers continue to push the boundaries with modular trojans and ransomware attacks, a new report found.
TRISIS Group, Known for Physical Destruction, Targets U.S. Electric Companies
XENOTIME, a destructive APT linked to Russia, has broadened its target set beyond Middle East oil and gas.
Microsoft Pushes Azure Users to Patch Linux Systems
Microsoft is urging users to patch every Exim installation in their organization and make sure that they are updated to the most recent version, Exim version 4.92.
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Researchers at Plugin Vulnerabilities cite grudge and irresponsibly disclose bugs in two WordPress plugins from Facebook.
The social platform has suspended six sets of accounts across four jurisdictions for running alleged influence campaigns, including Iran.
Students at Oregon State University, Graceland University and Southern Missouri State have all been impacted by email attacks against school employees.
Threatpost editors Tara Seals and Lindsey O’Donnell discuss a recent lawsuit against Amazon for its privacy policies, a Telegram DDoS attack and more.
Two lawsuits are seeking class-action status, alleging that Amazon records children and stores their voiceprints indefinitely.
Newsmaker Interviews
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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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Newsmaker Interview: Katie Moussouris on Improving Bug Bounty Programs
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Newsmaker Interview: Tom Kellermann on Hacking the Midterm Elections
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News Wrap: Amazon Privacy and Telegram DDoS Attack
Threatpost editors Tara Seals and Lindsey O’Donnell discuss a recent lawsuit against Amazon for its privacy policies, a Telegram DDoS attack and more.
News Wrap: Infosecurity Europe Highlights and BlueKeep Anxiety
The Threatpost editors discuss the highlights from Infosecurity Europe, which took place in London this week.
Podcast: Behind-the-Scenes Look at Scattered Canary BEC Cybergang
At Infosecurity Europe, Threatpost gets a behind-the-scenes look at the discovery of BEC cybergang Scattered Canary.
Infosecurity Europe: Cryptojacking is Making a Comeback
At Infosecurity Europe, a security expert from Guardicore discusses a new cryptomining malware campaign called Nanshou and why the cryptojacking threat is set to get worse.
5G Security Challenges: A Vendor’s POV
How will 5G vendors deal with the issues of security? Nokia’s head of end-to-end security solutions discusses during the GSMA Mobile 360 conference.
5G Networks Spark Concerns For Enterprise Risks
As 5G deployments continue to increase, what are the top security risks for enterprises? We discuss with an expert during GSMA’s Mobile360 conference.
‘5G is Coming,’ But Can the Security Industry Keep Up?
What does 5G mean from a security vendor perspective? A Palo Alto Networks expert sounds off at GSMA’s Mobile360 this week.
News Wrap: Which Companies Are Doing Privacy Right and Which Aren’t?
The Threatpost team breaks down the top privacy-related data incidents of the week – including data leaks from HCL and a golfing app – and highlights some surprisingly good privacy news.
ZombieLoad: How Intel’s Latest Side Channel Bug Was Discovered and Disclosed
Daniel Gruss, the researcher behind Spectre, Meltdown – and most recently, ZombieLoad – Intel CPU side channel attacks, gives an inside look into how he discovered the flaws.
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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.
RSA Conference 2019: The Expanding Automation Platform Attack Surface
Hacking into smart homes is becoming increasingly easy and a great way to steal victims’ personal information, Trend Micro said at RSA 2019.
RSA Conference 2019: Emotet Takes Aim at Latin America
RAT activity in Latin America and Asia ramped up at the end of 2018, indicating widespread coordinated targeting by threat actors.
RSA Conference 2019: Firms Continue to Fail at IoT Security
IoT is growing more popular in the home – and so too are the attacks that target these devices featuring valuable data, researchers said at RSA 2019.
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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.
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.
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.