Bug in the Linux Kernel Allows Privilege Escalation, Container Escape
A missing check allows unprivileged attackers to escape containers and execute arbitrary commands in the kernel.
Cloud Security
Massive Meris Botnet Embeds Ransomware Notes from REvil
Notes threatening to tank targeted companies’ stock price were embedded into the DDoS ransomware attacks as a string_of_text directed to CEOs and webops_geeks in the URL.
Cyberattackers Leverage DocuSign to Steal Microsoft Outlook Logins
A targeted phishing attack takes aim at a major U.S. payments company.
With human error being the common factor in most cyberattacks, employee training has got to get better. To that end, Trustwave cybersec training expert Darren Van Booven explains the importance of fish stress balls and management buy-in.
The Conti gang breached the cookware giant’s network, prepping thousands of employees’ personal data for consumption by cybercrooks.
When it comes to ensuring safe cloud app rollouts, there’s flat-out animosity between business shareholders. HackerOne’s Alex Rice and GitLab’s Johnathan Hunt share tips on quashing all the squabbling.
A group of five security vulnerabilities could lead to a range of bad outcomes for virtual-machine enthusiasts, including command execution and DoS.
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Sonya Duffin, ransomware and data-protection expert at Veritas Technologies, shares three steps organizations can take today to reduce cyberattack fallout.
However, groups are rebranding and recalibrating their profiles and tactics to respond to law enforcement and the security community’s focus on stopping ransomware attacks.
