Category: alerts

From eCommerce threats, to attacks at the smart edge, Fortinet researchers discuss the top evolving threats of 2020, heading into the new year. Read more

Ransomware actors behind the attack have breached at least 85,000 MySQL servers, and are currently selling at least compromised 250,000 databases. Read more

A series of bugs, patched in September, still allow remote code execution by attackers. Read more

Valve fixed critical bugs in its Steam gaming client, which is a platform for popular video games like Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dota2 and Half Life. Read more

Ransomware attacks targeting hospitals have exacted a human cost as well as financial. Read more

Convincing email-credentials phishing, emailed backdoors and mobile apps are all part of the groups latest effort against military and government targets. Read more

As just one symptom, 83 percent of the Top 30 U.S. retailers have vulnerabilities which pose an “imminent” cyber-threat, including Amazon, Costco, Kroger and Walmart. Read more

Original release date: December 9, 2020 The United Kingdom (UK) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a new cyber security campaign encouraging the public to adopt six behaviors to stay safe online. The six Cyber Aware behaviors recommended by the NSCS are: Use a separate password for your email Create strong passwords using three… Read more

Original release date: December 9, 2020 The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has launched a new cyber security campaign encouraging all Australians to protect themselves against online threats. The initial focus of the campaign is ransomware threats, and the ACSC provides easy-to-follow security advice at cyber.gov.au to help Australians act now and stay secure.  … Read more

Critical vulnerabilities discovered by Digital Defense can allow attackers to gain root access and take over devices running same firmware. Read more