Nigerian BEC Scams Hit 500 Companies in 50 Countries
A Kaspersky Lab report on Thursday said an especially potent Nigerian Business Email Compromise campaign has stolen sensitive data from over 500 companies in 50 countries.
Critical Infrastructure
DHS, FBI Warn of North Korea ‘Hidden Cobra’ Strikes Against US Assets
DHS and the FBI warned that North Korean attackers are targeting U.S. businesses with malware- and botnet-related attacks that are part of concerted effort dubbed “Hidden Cobra.”
Samba Patches Wormable Bug Exploitable With One Line Of Code
The Samba Team has patched a severe bug that leaves computers vulnerable to wormable exploit.
The country’s top cybersecurity boss said the country is headed the wrong way when it comes to cybersecurity.
Companies such as Siemens and Bayer are planning to release patches for medical devices hit by the ransomware WannaCry over the past several days.
President Trump signed the cybersecurity executive order that mandates federal agencies implement the NIST Framework for risk management.
Five vulnerabilities exist in Siemens RUGGEDCOM gear; the vendor has made a number of workarounds available, but it’s unknown whether patches will be made available.
Cisco Systems patched a critical vulnerability that could give an attacker root privileges to software running on two of its IoT router models.
Cisco said an unpatched critical vulnerability exposed by WikiLeaks’ Vault 7 release of CIA documents could give an attacker full control of the targeted switches and routers.
Schneider Electric patched a vulnerability in the Tableau Server running in its Wonderware analytics and visualization platform that could allow an attacker to elevate privileges.
