Author Archives: Steve Zurier
Chinese espionage group APT27 moves into ransomware
The Chinese espionage group APT27 has moved into more financially-motivated cybercrimes, using ransomware to encrypt core servers at major gaming companies worldwide.
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Financial services industry hit with tens of millions of attacks per day
The report found that the bad threat actors primarily used common attack paths, such as SQL injection, local file inclusion and cross-site scripting.
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New Golang worm turns Windows and Linux servers into monero miners
The potential number of systems is staggering: There are 5.5 million MySQL, Tomcat, Jenkins, and WebLogic devices connected to the internet that could be vulnerable.
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries, a partner of defense companies and agencies, reports breach
Of particular concern among some cybersecurity experts is the fact that the company took several months to report to the incidents, which stemmed from unauthorized access to servers from overseas offices.
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In wake of SolarWinds and Vietnam, more supply chain attacks expected 2021
Research from ESET of a supply chain attack in Vietnam in which digital certificates were compromised set off continued discussions in the industry about the nature of recent supply chain attacks, and how security teams can most effectively prepare and respond.
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DDoS attacks hit Citrix Application Delivery Controllers, hindering customer performance
The attacker or bots can overwhelm the Citrix ADC Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) network throughput, potentially leading to outbound bandwidth exhaustion.
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