Pipeline Update: Biden Executive Order, DarkSide Detailed and Gas Bags
FBI/CISA warn about the RaaS network behind the Colonial hack, Colonial restarts operations, and researchers detail groups that rent the ransomware.
Dark Web Getting Loaded With Bogus Covid-19 Vaccines and Forged Cards
Bogus COVID-19 test results, fraudulent vaccination cards, and questionable vaccines are emerging a hot commodity on the dark web in what's the latest in a long list of cybercrimes capitalizing on the coronavirus pandemic. "A new and troubling phenomenon is that consumers are buying COVID-19 vaccines on the black market due to the increased…
Unlock your potential with an intensive cybersecurity retraining bootcamp
The skills gap in cybersecurity is a much-discussed problem in the industry. Diversity is another issue that employers and educational institutions are trying to tackle, but changes are somewhat slow to come. And as the economy moves further into the digital age, it was clear to see people need help…
DarkSide ransomware explained: How it works and who is behind it
DarkSide is a ransomware threat that has been in operation since at least August 2020 and was used in a cyberattack against Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, leading to a major fuel supply disruption along the East Coast of the US. The malware is offered as a service to different cybercriminals through…
How to Ensure Security when Buying a Refurbished or Second-Hand Smartphone
Last year, a Which? investigation found that 31% of resold smartphone models from three of the major used and refurbished handset stores are no longer receiving security updates. Phone manufacturers only schedule data updates for a certain period after the release of a model, so those looking for an additional…
Colonial Pipeline resumes operations after ransomware prompted closure
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Colonial Pipeline said it restarted operations on Wednesday afternoon after a five-day outage brought on by a ransomware attack caused gasoline shortages and panic buying in East Coast states. “Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to…
66% of CISOs Feel Unprepared for Cyberattacks
More than half of CISOs surveyed are more concerned about a cyberattack in 2021 than in 2020, researchers report.
Researchers Flag e-Voting Security Flaws
Paper ballots and source-code transparency are recommended to improve election security.
Telegram Fraudsters Ramp Up Forged COVID-19 Vaccine Card Sales
A new type of fraud is spiking across the platform: Selling fake vax records to people who want to lie their way into places where proof of vaccine is required.
Xiaomi and the US government bury the hatchet, settle investment ban
Enlarge (credit: Pavlo Gonchar / Getty Images) Xiaomi is no longer on the government's blocklist, according to a new court filing spotted by Reuters. On its way out the door on January 14, the Trump administration's Department of Defense declared Xiaomi a "Communist Chinese military company," but now with Joe Biden…
‘FragAttacks’: Wi-Fi Bugs Affect Millions of Devices
Wi-Fi devices going back to 1997 are vulnerable to attackers who can steal your data if they're in range.
Cybersecurity: What Is Truly Essential?
In an effort to protect their organizations, security professionals can overdo it. The result often works against them.
Security assessment of multiplier.finance
Multiplier.Finance operates a system known as “Multi-Chain Lend.” Multi-Chain (Lend) is an algorithmic money market system designed to bring secure and unique lending and borrowing opportunitiesContinue reading
Nearly All Wi-Fi Devices Are Vulnerable to New FragAttacks
Three design and multiple implementation flaws have been disclosed in IEEE 802.11 technical standard that undergirds Wi-Fi, potentially enabling an adversary to take control over a system and plunder confidential data. Called FragAttacks (short for FRgmentation and AGgregation attacks), the weaknesses impact all Wi-Fi security protocols, from Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) all…
Highly available and highly scalable Cloudflare tunnels
Starting today, we’re thrilled to announce you can run the same tunnel from multiple instances of cloudflared simultaneously. This enables graceful restarts, elastic auto-scaling, easier Kubernetes integration, and more reliable tunnels.What is Cloudflare Tunnel?I work on Cloudflare Tunnel, a product our customers use to connect their services and private networks…