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Cybersecurity team uncovers exploit of WannaCry proportions

Manchester-based security experts Secarma have shown that around 375,000 systems worldwide are potentially vulnerable to a breach dubbed “ExplodingCan”     By Katherine Lofthouse  5th June 2017   Researchers at cyber security firm Secarma have found a significant vulnerability that could lead to a cyber-attack of similar scale to last month’s WannaCry malware that hit large… Continue reading Cybersecurity team uncovers exploit of WannaCry proportions

Oracle taps into AI buzz to calm security fears

5th June 2017  Written by Jamie Davies                                              Oracle has announced a number of updates to its security portfolio focusing on leveraging the buzz surrounding machine learning, artificial intelligence and contextual awareness technologies.   The focus of the attention is around Oracle’s Identity Cloud Service,… Continue reading Oracle taps into AI buzz to calm security fears

Europe’s looming data protection rules look swell – for IT security peddlers. Ker-ching!

Info safeguards to ramp up spending, say beancounters                                     5 Jun 2017 at 17:45, John Leyden   The rush to comply with Europe’s upcoming General Data Protection Regulation will balloon the continent’s IT security budgets to $11.5bn in 2018, analyst group Canalys reckons.   That’s a 16 per cent… Continue reading Europe’s looming data protection rules look swell – for IT security peddlers. Ker-ching!

RIG Exploit Kit Suffers Major Blow Following Coordinated Takedown Action

5th June 2017  By Catalin Cimpanu                                                 A joint operation between various industry actors has led to tens of thousands of shadow domains being shut down and removed from the infrastructure of the RIG Exploit Kit (RIG EK).   The… Continue reading RIG Exploit Kit Suffers Major Blow Following Coordinated Takedown Action

Majority of DDoS Attacks are Short, Low-Volume Bursts

5th June 2017  By  Dark Reading Staff   DDoS attacks largely fall into the camp of short, low-volume sieges, but large-volume attacks are sharply on the rise, according to a study released today.   Short, low-volume DDoS attacks still account for the majority of slam sessions against networks, but large-volume attacks posted a 55% spike… Continue reading Majority of DDoS Attacks are Short, Low-Volume Bursts

PowerPoint File Downloads Malware When You Hover a Link, No Macros Required

  June 2, 2017  By Catalin Cimpanu   Security researchers have spotted a booby-trapped PowerPoint file that will download malware to a computer whenever a victim hovers a link, no macro scripts required.   The file is a PowerPoint presentation that is delivered to potential victims as a file attachment with emails bearing the subject… Continue reading PowerPoint File Downloads Malware When You Hover a Link, No Macros Required

Ads in Google Search Results Redirect Users to Tech Support Scam

  June 3, 2017  By Catalin Cimpanu   Malicious ads displayed in Google search results for Target — the US retailer — redirected users to a tech support scam.   The malvertising campaign was spotted on Friday by a US user who posted his observations to a StackExchange thread.   The rogue ad appeared when… Continue reading Ads in Google Search Results Redirect Users to Tech Support Scam

You’ll be able to ‘Ask Microsoft Anything’ about Windows 10 security on June 21

2nd June 2017 By Andy Weir   Back in January, Microsoft revealed that it’s already investing $1 billion in cybersecurity R&D every year, but added that “that spending has to go up”. The company said that the number of cyberattacks worldwide has risen from 20,000 a week, to as many as 700,000 a week, over… Continue reading You’ll be able to ‘Ask Microsoft Anything’ about Windows 10 security on June 21

EternalBlue Exploit Spreading Gh0st RAT, Nitol

By Tom Spring June 2, 2017                                                  ExternalBlue, the exploit used in the WannaCry ransomware outbreak, is now being leveraged to distribute the Nitol backdoor and Gh0st RAT malware.   Security researchers at FireEye said, just as WannaCry criminals did, threat actors are leveraging the same Microsoft Server Message… Continue reading EternalBlue Exploit Spreading Gh0st RAT, Nitol

Cyber News Rundown: Edition 6/2/17

      The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cyber news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst, and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any more questions? Just ask.   Hackers Blackmail Surgery Patients   Hackers have begun contacting victims of a… Continue reading Cyber News Rundown: Edition 6/2/17