Google says it spotted two "highly targeted" advanced spyware campaigns using zero-days in the Android and iOS operating systems and vulnerabilities in the Samsung Internet Browser. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered agencies to patch many of the vulnerabilities.
Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in the world of digital assets. In focus between March 24 and 30: SafeMoon, an update on Euler Finance, crypto-stealing Clipper malware, BitKeep, theft fail at Swerve Finance, THORChain, APT43 and an update on ParaSpace.
A U.S. federal court ruling this week is the latest setback for plaintiffs in an 8-year-old proposed class action litigation against health insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in the aftermath of a 2014 cyberattack that affected more than 1.1 million individuals.
Suspected North Korean hackers trojanized installers of a voice and video calling desktop client made by 3CX and used by major multinational companies. The vulnerability traces to a poisoned Electron software library file, an open-source framework for user interfaces.
Leaked documents from a Moscow IT consultancy reveal how the Russian government has commissioned tools for its military and intelligence agencies for conducting cyber operations, information warfare, and controlling the internet, as well as training critical infrastructure hackers.
In this week's data breach spotlight: Telecom giant Lumen reports incidents, Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP discloses vulnerabilities, debt collector NCB suffers a data breach and more data breaches occur in Australia. Also, there's a new Mac info stealer, and Toyota Italy exposed customer data.
Security experts are urging users of IBM's Aspera Faspex file-exchange application to take it offline immediately unless they've patched a flaw being actively exploited by ransomware groups, including Buhti and IceFire. Separately, QNAP is warning customers to prepare for emergency security fixes.
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is mulling over whether to reimburse consumers for online scams and fraud, but this regulatory change could lead to an increase in first-party fraud, cautioned Karen Boyer, senior vice president of financial crimes at M&T Bank.
A hacking group with apparent ties to Russia or Belarus has been using "simple yet effective attack techniques and tools" to gain access to multiple governments' email systems as part of apparent cyberespionage operations in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, researchers warn.
A slew of top tech executives and artificial intelligence researchers called for a minimum half-year pause on advanced artificial intelligence systems. Tech giants already have fallen into a race to see who can be the quickest to incorporate AI into their products.
Airbus has halted efforts to buy a 29.9% stake in Atos' $5.76 billion Evidian cybersecurity, big data and digital business. The aircraft manufacturer walked away from the transaction after determining it "does not meet the company's objectives in the current context and under the current structure."
A top Pentagon technology official on Wednesday emphasized the U.S. Department of Defense's embrace of zero trust. "We've committed to implementing zero trust across the DOD by 2027, which is an ambitious yet critical milestone," Department of Defense CIO John B. Sherman told a Senate panel.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said that starting immediately, medical device makers must include cybersecurity plans with new product applications. Beginning on Oct. 1, the FDA intends to issue "refuse to accept" determinations for submissions lacking the cyber requirements.
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