When speaking to a cybersecurity expert concerning the Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities several months ago and its impact on thousands …
Amazon seized, destroyed two million fake products sent to warehouses in 2020
Amazon’s crusade against counterfeit product sellers on the firm’s platform continues with two million products seized and destroyed in 2020. …
Google teams up with Stop Scams to tackle financial fraud in the UK
Google has joined Stop Scams and outlined new measures to try and clamp down on financial fraud in the United …
IRS secures order to serve Kraken with customer data request on cryptocurrency traders
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has secured an order to obtain records from Kraken on customers performing cryptocurrency trades. In …
New Moriya rootkit stealthily backdoors Windows systems
Unknown threat actors have been employing a Windows rootkit for years to stealthily install backdoors on vulnerable machines. In a …
Ryuk ransomware finds foothold in bio research institute through student who wouldn’t pay for software
Security researchers have provided insight into how a single student unwittingly became the conduit for a ransomware infection that cost …
Banking Trojan evolves from distribution through porn to phishing schemes
A banking Trojan focused on Brazilian targets has evolved from using pornography as a distribution model to phishing email models. …
Apple patches macOS Gatekeeper bypass vulnerability exploited in the wild
Apple has issued a slew of security fixes resolving issues including an actively exploited zero-day flaw and a separate Gatekeeper …
Accenture acquires French cybersecurity firm Openminded
Accenture has announced its intention to acquire French cybersecurity firm Openminded. Announced on Thursday, the services and consultancy company said …
RotaJakiro: A Linux backdoor that has flown under the radar for years
A Linux backdoor recently discovered by researchers has avoided VirusTotal detection since 2018. Dubbed RotaJakiro, the Linux malware has been …