COVID-19 Vaccine Spear-Phishing Attacks Jump 26 Percent
Cybercriminals are using the COVID-19 vaccine to steal Microsoft credentials, infect systems with malware and bilk victims out of hundreds of dollars.
Lindsey O'Donnell
Google Patches Actively Exploited Flaw in Chrome Browser
A flaw (CVE-2021-21166) in the Audio component of Google Chrome is fixed in a new update being pushed out to Windows, Mac and Linux users.
RTM Cybergang Adds New Quoter Ransomware to Crime Spree
The Russian-speaking RTM threat group is targeting organizations in an ongoing campaign that leverages a well-known banking trojan, brand new ransomware strain and extortion tactics.
The Fortune-500 hospital network owner is facing steep costs in damages after a cyberattack impacted patient care and billing in September and October.
Emails spreading the ObliqueRAT malware now make use of steganography, disguising their payloads on compromised websites.
Gootloader has expanded its payloads beyond the Gootkit malware family, using Google SEO poisoning to gain traction.
Cybersecurity firm Genua fixes a critical flaw in its GenuGate High Resistance Firewall, allowing attackers to log in as root users.
Researchers found a number of privacy and security issues in Amazon’s Alexa skill vetting process, which could lead to attackers stealing data or launching phishing attacks.
From TrickBot to Ryuk, more malware cybercriminal groups are putting their heads together when attacking businesses.
Researchers said they saw a seven-times increase in ransomware activity in the fourth quarter of 2020, across various families – from Ryuk to Egregor.
