University researchers have tested a new browser-based side-channel attack technique that uses only HTML and CSS and works even if JavaScript is disabled. They shared their findings with browser providers and tech firms.
The White House on Wednesday unveiled the formation of a Unified Coordination Group to lead the government's response to attacks exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in on-premises Microsoft Exchange email servers.
Email security vendor Mimecast, which was targeted by the SolarWinds supply chain hack in January, reports in a Tuesday update that the hackers used the "Sunburst" backdoor as an initial attack vector to steal some source code. But Mimecast says it "found no evidence of any modifications" to that code.
The Florida teen whom prosecutors call the mastermind behind last year's hack of 130 high-profile Twitter accounts to wage a cryptocurrency scam pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to serve three years in a juvenile facility.
A malvertising campaign that purports to offer Telegram's desktop app for Windows is persisting. A security researcher based in Switzerland, who nearly fell for the ruse, takes a deep dive into the campaign.
The mainframe is a prime target for cybercriminals, while also playing a central role in the daily operations of most of the world’s largest corporations, including banking, finance, healthcare, insurance, and many other types of enterprises.
The mainframe is often underprotected due in part to the longstanding...
Love it or hate it, email remains an essential business and productivity tool. Many organizations have now migrated to cloud-based Office 365 email for their employees. But while cloud-based approaches offer easier procurement, manageability and better cost savings, certain email facts of life won't change.
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U.S. intelligence agency reports conclude that Russia and Iran tried to interfere in the 2020 presidential election via disinformation campaigns, but found "no indication that any foreign actor attempted to alter any technical aspect of the voting process," including voting results.
From Thursday through Monday, Check Point Research tracked a tenfold increase in the number of global attempts to exploit vulnerable on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers as organizations race to install patches.
Fresh ransomware targeting an unpatched Microsoft Exchange email server flaw appears to have been rushed to market by criminals trying to capitalize on new opportunities before the competition stepped in, resulting in relatively shoddy attack code, security firm Sophos reports.
Microsoft has released an interim mitigation tool designed to help smaller organizations take quick action to prevent attacks that exploit the unpatched ProxyLogon flaw in on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers.
To mitigate the fraud risks posed by synthetic IDs, banks should use consumers' devices to help with authentication, says Karen Boyer, vice president of financial crimes and fraud intelligence at People’s United Bank, based in Connecticut.
As the Biden administration makes final preparations to respond to the attacks against SolarWinds, it's been confronted by a second major cyberthreat: the hacking of Microsoft Exchange servers throughout the U.S. The response to this incident, however, will likely be much different.
Ahead of presenting a long-term review of national security strategy in Parliament on Tuesday, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a statement calling for a boost to the country’s capacity to conduct cyberattacks on foreign adversaries.
To accelerate innovation and protect digital and cloud investments, organizations need to prioritize modern infrastructure monitoring and application performance monitoring (APM) solutions that are built in and for the cloud. spWith the right APM solution, organizations can resolve issues faster, increase productivity...
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