Cyber Security News
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation says that FIN7, an infamous cybercrime group that is behind the Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operations, has sent malicious USB devices to US companies over the past few months in the hopes of infecting [...]
Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users. The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims’ devices with its Pegasus spyware. To prevent [...]
The Apple AirTag is a small tracking device, designed to help you find your lost keys or wallets. But to extend the reach beyond just your phone’s wireless range, the AirTag can communicate with a network of Apple products to [...]
Marshall University officially launched its newly formed Institute for Cyber Security (ICS). “This is a partnership between WVU and others in the federal government to create opportunities in cybersecurity,” said Marshall President Jerome Gilbert. Gilbert said the institute is an [...]
The US Federal Communications Commission is warning that using an open USB port at an airport, hotel, Uber car, where-ever - you could be allowing someone to place malware on your device. Cybersecurity experts have warned that criminals can load malware onto [...]
Once again we ask, "Who has access to your data?" Google fired 80 employees for abusing user data and spying on people, with some even sharing personal information outside the company, a new report says. In some cases, according to [...]
Point and Print Default Behavior Change - from the MSRC Team 10-AUG-2021: "Our investigation into several vulnerabilities collectively referred to as “PrintNightmare” has determined that the default behavior of Point and Print does not provide customers with the level of [...]
New research from endpoint security vendor Cybereason examined the short- and long-term effects of ransomware in a survey of 1,263 infosec professionals from the U.S., United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France, United Arab Emirates and Singapore. One of the most significant [...]
Ashley Watters of CompTIA lists many leading challenges that continue to press issues in 2021. What are the Current IT Issues? Cybersecurity Threats Continue Data Protection and Privacy Supporting Remote Work Regaining Trust in Technology What is the Solution to [...]
LIFARS Case Study Executive Summary In this case study, we describe malware analysis and unpacking of a newly emerged ransomware Egregor. It is an extremely targeted ransomware that tries to extort big companies. The sample that we analyzed was obtained [...]