China Possibly Hacking US “Lawful Access” Backdoor
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Chinese hackers (Salt Typhoon) penetrated the networks of US broadband providers, and might…
Cyberattack Group ‘Awaken Likho’ Targets Russian Government with Advanced Tools
Russian government agencies and industrial entities are the target of an ongoing activity cluster dubbed Awaken Likho. “The attackers now…
GoldenJackal Target Embassies and Air-Gapped Systems Using Malware Toolsets
A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental…
Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Strike Russian State TV on Putin’s Birthday
Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according…
Mideast, Turkey Cyber Threats Spike, Prompting Defense Changes
The vast majority of organizations in the region saw more attacks in the past year, but most don’t feel prepared…
Qualcomm Urges OEMs to Patch Critical DSP and WLAN Flaws Amid Active Exploits
Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that…
Malicious Chrome Extensions Skate Past Google’s Updated Security
Google’s Manifest V3 offers better privacy and security controls for browser extensions than the previous M2, but too many lax…
GorillaBot Goes Ape With 300K Cyberattacks Worldwide
Among those affected by all this monkeying around with DDoS in September were some 4,000 organizations in the US. Among…
CISO Paychecks: Worth the Growing Security Headaches?
CISOs’ cash compensation tops $400,000 now, but with the high pay comes struggles, rapidly changing responsibilities, and tight budgets. CISOs’…
Salt Typhoon APT Subverts Law Enforcement Wiretapping: Report
The Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack threat managed to infiltrate the “lawful intercept” network connections that police use in criminal investigations. The…
