December 20, 2018
Microsoft patches Internet Explorer flaw being used to hijack PCs
Source: Microsoft patches Internet Explorer flaw being used to hijack PCs
December 18, 2018
Cybercriminals Use Malicious Memes that Communicate with Malware – TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog
Steganography, or the method used to conceal a malicious payload inside an image to evade security solutions, has long been used by cybercriminals to spread malware and perform other malicious operations. We recently discovered malicious actors using this technique on memes. The malware authors have posted two tweets featuring malicious memes on October 25 and 26 via a Twitter account created in 2017. The memes contain an embedded command that is parsed by the malware
December 13, 2018
Ships infected with ransomware, USB malware, worms | ZDNet
Ships are the victims of cyber-security incidents more often than people think. Industry groups publish cyber-security guidelines to address issues. Source: Ships infected with ransomware, USB malware, worms | ZDNet
November 30, 2018
Marriott’s breach response is so bad, security experts are filling in the gaps — at their own expense
Last Friday, Marriott sent out millions of emails warning of a massive data breach — some 500 million guest reservations had been stolen from its Starwood database. One problem: the email sender’s domain didn’t look like it came from Marriott at all. Marriott sent its notification email from “email-marriott.com,” which is registered to a third […] Source: Marriott’s breach response is so bad, security experts are filling in the gaps — at their own expense
Suspected North Korean APT uses Google Chrome extension to infect victims in the academic sector. Source: Cyber-espionage group uses Chrome extension to infect victims | ZDNet