Attackers clear logs before exploitation and use "no caller ID" numbers to negotiate ransoms, complicating detection and forensics efforts.
| | | LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY | | Ransomware Eruption: Novel Locker Malware Flows From ‘Volcano Demon' Attackers clear logs before exploitation and use "no caller ID" numbers to negotiate ransoms, complicating detection and forensics efforts. Intel CPUs Face Spectre-Like 'Indirector' Attack That Leaks Data "Indirector" targets a speculative execution component in silicon that previous research has largely overlooked. Bay Area Credit Union Struggles to Recover After Ransomware Attack Tens of thousands of Patelco customers remain without access to their accounts, with no estimates for when systems will be restored. Ransomware Extortion Demands Soar to $5.2M per Attack The highest ransom demanded by threat actors this year so far was nearly 20 times last year's average. Friend or Foe? AI's Complicated Role in Cybersecurity Staying informed about the latest AI security solutions and best practices is critical in remaining a step ahead of increasingly clever cyberattacks. Hacker Busted for 'Evil Twin' Wi-Fi That Steals Airline Passenger Data Australian cops arrest man found with a portable Wi-Fi access device in his carry-on luggage, allegedly used for standing up scam Wi-Fi networks on flights. MORE NEWS / MORE COMMENTARY | | | | | HOT TOPICS | Patch Now: Cisco Zero-Day Under Fire From Chinese APT
Threat actor "Velvet Ant" has been exploiting a vulnerability in Cisco's NX-OS Software for managing a variety of switches, executing commands and dropping custom malware.
Dark Reading Confidential: Meet the Ransomware Negotiators
Episode 2: Incident response experts-turned-ransomware negotiators Ed Dubrovsky, COO and managing partner of CYPFER, and Joe Tarraf, chief delivery officer of Surefire Cyber, explain how they interact with cyber threat actors who hold victim organizations' systems and data for ransom. Among their fascinating stories: how they negotiated with cybercriminals to restore operations in a hospital NICU where lives were at stake, and how they helped a church, where the attackers themselves "got a little religion."
Thinking About Security, Fast & Slow
To be effective, managing risk demands both fast responses and strategic thinking.
Stress-Testing Our Security Assumptions in a World of New & Novel Risks
Categorizing and stress-testing fundamental assumptions is a necessary exercise for any leader interested in ensuring long-term security and resilience in the face of an uncertain future.
'RegreSSHion' Bug Threatens Takeover of Millions of Linux Systems
The high-severity CVE-2024-6387 in OpenSSH is a reintroduction of a 2006 flaw, and it allows unauthenticated RCE as root.
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