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U.S. Levies Sanctions Against Russian Research Institution Linked to Triton Malware
The latest in a flurry of actions this week, tied to foreign threats against U.S. computer systems, includes sanctions by the Department of the Treasury. -
IoT Device Takeovers Surge 100 Percent in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with an explosion in the number of connected devices, have led to a swelling in IoT infections observed on wireless networks. -
Louisiana Calls Out National Guard to Fight Ransomware Surge
An investigation showed a custom backdoor RAT and the Emotet trojan in the networks of municipal victims of the attacks. -
Election Security: Beyond Mail-In Voting
There are many areas of the election process that criminal hackers can target to influence election results. -
Georgia Election Data Hit in Ransomware Attack
With Election Day approaching, local governments need to be prepared for malware attacks on election infrastructure. -
COVID-19 Vaccine-Maker Hit with Cyberattack, Data Breach
Dr. Reddy's, the contractor for Russia’s “Sputinik V” COVID-19 vaccine and a major generics producer, has had to close plants and isolate its data centers. -
Nvidia Warns Gamers of Severe GeForce Experience Flaws
Versions of Nvidia GeForce Experience for Windows prior to 3.20.5.70 are affected by a high-severity bug that could enable code execution, denial of service and more. -
Ransomware Takes Down Network of French IT Giant
Sopra Steria hit with cyber attack that reportedly encrypted parts of their network on Oct. 20 but has remained mostly mum on details. -
Researcher: I Hacked Trump’s Twitter by Guessing Password
Trump’s weak Twitter password and lack of basic two-factor authentication protections made it shockingly simple to hack his account, Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers reported. -
Facebook, News and XSS Underpin Complex Browser Locker Attack
An elaborate set of redirections and hundreds of URLs make up a wide-ranging tech-support scam.
