Month: May 2019
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CVE-2019-11808 – Ratpack versions before 1.6.1 generate a session ID using a cryptographically weak PRNG in …
Ratpack versions before 1.6.1 generate a session ID using a cryptographically weak PRNG in the JDK’s ThreadLocalRandom. This means that if …
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Israel Bombing ‘Cyber Operatives’ Isn’t Cyber War, It’s Just War
On Sunday, amidst Israel’s deadly bombing campaign in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces announced it had taken out a building housing …
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Password Reuse, Misconfiguration Blamed for Repository Compromises
Atlassian’s Bitbucket, GitHub, and GitLab notified hundreds of developers over the weekend that their accounts on those repository services …
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Attackers Add a New Spin to Old Scams
Cybercriminals have begun abusing legitimate cloud services in new ways to try and sneak attacks past security controls and make their …
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Feds nab top exec on allegations he hacked a competitor, stole info… about school lunches?!
After a year-long investigation, a top California exec has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly hacking into a competitor’s website and …
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‘Matrix’-Themed Ransomware Variant Spreads
The ransomware note sent by a newly spotted and active ransomware variant called MegaCortex sends a ransom note that reads as if it came …
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Microsoft Debuts ElectionGuard to Secure Voting Processes
Microsoft today debuted ElectionGuard, a free, open source software development kit (SDK) aiming to protect political voting processes as …
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What Israel’s Strike on Hamas Hackers Means For Cyberwar
This weekend, violence between Israel and Gaza escalated to a degree not seen since 2014, with 25 Palestinians and four Israelis killed in …
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Under Armour uses Dell EMC solution to protect its new gold
Most consumers know Under Armour Inc. as an American manufacturer of footwear, sports and casual …
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Surge of MegaCortex ransomware attacks detected
UK cyber-security firm Sophos reported detecting a spike in ransomware attacks at the end of last week from a new strain named MegaCortex. …
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Israel Responds to Cyber-Attack with Air Strike
After the alleged cyber-attack, IDF responded with a physical attack in what Forbes contributor Kate O’Flaherty called “a world first.” …
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Popular Online Tutoring Marketplace ‘Wyzant’ Suffers Data Breach
Wyzant—an online marketplace that makes it easy for parents and students to connect with private tutors, in-person and online, in over …
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