Cyber Security News & Trends – 07-06-18

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Breaking down SonicWall’s 12 new features for mid-tier enterprises — TechRepublic

  • Following the release of SonicWall’s latest product news, TechRepublic provides an overview of the features released. This article concludes that the new mid-tier offerings make SonicWall an option for companies of any sector and size.

Review: SonicWall TZ400 Provides Local Governments with Deep, Frontline Protection – StateTech

  • SonicWall’s firewall appliance is a strong choice for state and local governments watching the bottom line.

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Sophos shares tank as revenues slow – UK Investor Magazine

  • Shares in cyber security group Sophos fall by a fifth as growth slows. The company’s shares fell by more than 20% as it said billings growth – an indicator of future revenues – in the three months to the end of June had slowed to just 6pc, or 2pc when adjusted for foreign currency changes.

New Virus Decides If Your Computer Good for Mining or Ransomware — The Hacker News

  • Researchers at Kaspersky Labs have discovered a new variant of Rakhni ransomware family, which has now been upgraded to include cryptocurrency mining capability as well.

Macro-based malware campaign replaces desktop and Quick Launch shortcuts to install backdoor — SC Magazine

  • Researchers have uncovered an unusual malicious macro-based malware campaign that effectively modifies infected users’ shortcut files so that they secretly download a backdoor program.

Trump nominates former Energy official to lead Homeland Security tech research arm — The Hill

  • President Trump announces that he is tapping William Bryan, an Army veteran and former Department of Energy official, to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s technology research and development arm.

Adidas Reports Data Breach — The Wall Street Journal

  • Adidas warned late on Thursday that hackers may have lifted customer data from its US website.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 06-29-18

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SonicWall Targets Mid-Tier Enterprises with New Network Security Software and Appliances — SiliconANGLE

  • Following the release of SonicWall’s latest product news, SiliconANGLE unpacks updates to the SonicWall Capture Security Center. This article also touches on the company’s six new firewall appliances.

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Despite Caution Over Cryptocurrency, Investors are Bullish — The New York Times

  • Initial coin offerings are raising billions for cryptocurrency start-ups, like the Russia messaging service Telegram, which raised nearly $2 billion.

Marketing Firm Exactis Leaked a Personal Info Database With 340 Million Records — Wired

  • Earlier this month, security researcher Vinny Troia discovered that Exactis, a data broker based in Palm Coast, Florida, had exposed a database that contained close to 340 million individual records on a publicly accessible server. The haul comprises close to 2 terabytes of data that appears to include personal information on hundreds of millions of American adults, as well as millions of businesses.

Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor Accused in Leak Pleads Guilty — The New York Times

  • Reality Winner, the former government contractor charged with leaking classified information, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday as part of a plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors.

Hotels, Airlines and Travel Sites Battle Bot Attacks — ZDNet

  • Attackers in certain countries appear to have a particular focus on breaching organizations operating in the travel sector.

60,000 Android Devices Hit With Ad-Clicking Bot Ransomware — SC Magazine

  • A new malicious Android app has infected at least 60,000 devices gaining the ability to extract some important information from each device along with installing some ad click malware.

New Fears Over Chinese Espionage Grip Washington — The Hill

  • Lawmakers are scrutinizing the Pentagon over its efforts to keep military secrets safe from hackers, after Chinese actors allegedly breached a Navy contractor’s computer and collected data on submarine technology.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 06-22-18

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Cloud Encryption Market: Security to Remain Primary Factor for Adoption of Cloud Encryption — Tech You n Me

  • This article reviews the cloud encryption market and how key players like SonicWall are releasing innovative new products, like the company’s range of cloud security products that includes the SonicWall Cloud Analytics application for deep security data analysis and automated breach detection.

Sophos XG vs SonicWall NS: Top NGFWs Compared — eSecurity Planet

  • In an article detailing the strengths and weaknesses of top vendor next-generation firewalls (NGFWs), the SonicWall NSA is featured in comparison to the Sophos XG.

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How a Few People Took Equifax to Small Claims Court Over Its Data Breach and Won — The New York Times

  • After 145 million Americans’ financial information was exposed last year, some of them won cases against the credit reporting agency in local courts.

Script Kiddie Goes From ‘Bitcoin Baron’ to ‘Lockup Lodger’ After DDoSing 911 Systems — The Register

  • Randall Charles Tucker was given a 20-month sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty earlier this year to one count of felony intentional damage to a protected computer. He had faced as many as 41 months.

New Phishing Scam Reels In Netflix Users To TLS-Certified Sites — Threat Post

  • Researchers are warning of a new Netflix phishing scam that leads victims to sites with valid Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates.

Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb Loses More Than $30 Million in Hack — The Wall Street Journal

  • Seoul-based bitcoin exchange Bithumb said Wednesday it had lost over $30 million as the result of being hacked, the second cyberattack in two weeks to hit a major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange as safety concerns hamper the industry and weigh on prices.

This New Windows Malware Wants to Add Your PC to a Botnet – or Worse — ZDNet

  • Dubbed Mylobot after a researcher’s pet dog, the origins of the malware and its delivery method are currently unknown, but it appears to have a connection to Locky ransomware – one of last year’s most prolific forms of malware.

China-Based Hackers Breached Satellite, Defense Firms: Study — The Hill

  • China-based hackers infiltrated satellite operators, defense contractors and telecommunications companies in the U.S. and southeast Asia, according to researchers at Symantec Corp.

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Cybersecurity News & Trends – 06-01-18

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Cybersecurity 500 List, 2018 Edition — Cybersecurity Ventures

  • SonicWall is announced as #36 on Cybersecurity Ventures Cybersecurity 500: 2018 Edition List which includes the world’s hottest and most innovative cybersecurity companies to watch in 2018.

British Businesses Facing Cyber Ransom Demands of up to £200,000 — The Daily Telegraph

  • Cyber criminals are arming themselves with “malware cocktails”, expertly blended using old variants of malicious computer code. The new viruses are more potent than their predecessors because they have adapted to companies’ cyber defenses, like a digital version of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Securing Your Journey to Success With Innovation and Security: SonicWall — Silicon Review

  • Recently announced as one of the 10 Best Security Companies in 2018, SonicWall is featured in an editorial highlighting the company’s history and success with CEO Bill Conner at the forefront.

10 Best Security Companies in 2018 — Silicon Review

  • SonicWall is announced as one of the 10 Best Security Companies in 2018.

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Cybercriminals on Average Have Seven-Day Window of Opportunity to Attack — SC Magazine

  • Once a vulnerability is announced, the average attacker has a seven-day window of opportunity to exploit the flaw before a defender is even aware they are vulnerable, according to report from Tenable.

Deadly Attacks Feared as Hackers Target Industrial Sites — The Hill

  • The hacking threat to critical infrastructure in the United States and beyond is growing larger, with nation states and other malicious actors looking to gain a foothold in sensitive technologies to conduct espionage and potentially stage disruptive or destructive attacks.

U.S. Judge Dismisses Kaspersky Suits to Overturn Government Ban — Reuters

  • A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday dismissed two lawsuits by Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab that sought to overturn bans on the use of the security software maker’s products in U.S. government networks.

BackSwap Banking Malware Bypasses Browser Protections With Clever Technique — SC Magazine

  • A new banking malware called BackSwap has replaced tricky conventional browser injections with a simpler browser manipulation technique.

Over 5K Gas Station Tank Gauges Sit Exposed on the Public Net — Dark Reading

  • It’s been three years since researchers first discovered automated tank gauges (ATGs) at some 5,000 US gas stations exposed on the public Internet without password protection, and a recent scan found 5,635 locations were vulnerable to the same issue.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 05-25-18

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Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence Is More Critical Than Ever — Forbes

  • SonicWall CEO Bill Conner discusses the importance of organizations utilizing real-time cyber threat intelligence as the cybersecurity landscape grows increasingly dangerous.

SonicWall Splits from Quest, Surpasses Financial Objectives — Dark Reading

  • Dark Reading breaks down SonicWall’s recent momentum announcement, touching on the company’s newfound financial and operational independence, as well as innovations on the partner and customer front

SonicWall Boasts 60% YOY Partner Deal-Registration Increase — Channel Partners

  • Due to SonicWall’s recent announcement, the company is featured for its success in the channel with the SecureFirst program which enabled partner deal registrations to hit a year-over-year increase of 60 percent.

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VPNFilter Malware With Bricking Capabilities Poses Major Threat After Infecting 500,000+ Networking Devices — SC Magazine

  • A potentially highly-destructive malware is estimated to have infected at least 500,000 networking devices in at least 54 countries since as far back as 2016, in what could be the prelude to a massive attack potentially capable of cutting off the internet from hundreds of thousands around the world.

U.S. Launches Criminal Probe into Bitcoin Price Manipulation — Bloomberg

  • The Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether traders are manipulating the price of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, dramatically ratcheting up U.S. scrutiny of red-hot markets that critics say are rife with misconduct, according to four people familiar with the matter.

UK Threatens to Name and Shame State Backers of Cyber-attacks — The Guardian

  • In a speech referring to Russian and North Korean “campaigns of intrusion”, Jeremy Wright QC called for international sanctions to be applied against countries that exploit cyberspace for illegal purposes.

Cyber Amendments to Watch in the House’s Defense Authorization Bill — Nextgov

  • The House Rules Committee is considering more than a dozen cyber-focused amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, a must-pass policy bill.

Intel Responds to Spectre-Like Flaw in CPUs — Threat Post

  • Intel acknowledged that its processors are vulnerable to another dangerous speculative execution side channel flaw that could give attackers unauthorized read access to memory.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 05-18-18

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New DHS National Cybersecurity Framework Sets Goals, Milestones — MSSP Alert

  • As a result of the recent elimination of the White House cybersecurity coordinator role, SonicWall CEO Bill Conner is featured for his perspective and insight into what the move implies for the future of cybersecurity policy.

SonicWall Pushes Capture Cloud Platform with Endpoint Security — Chinabyte.com

  • SonicWall’s recent updates including the company’s new Capture Cloud Platform, enhanced RTDMI technology and more are featured in this article.

Cybersecurity Sourcebook 2018 Looks at Evolving Data Threat Landscape — Database Trends & Applications

  • This article explains the serious need to safeguard data using key SonicWall threat data. Specifically, they’ve included stats sharing that cyberattacks are becoming the number-one risk to businesses, brands, operations, and financials, and that there were 9.32 billion malware attacks in total in 2017, representing an 18.4% increase over 2016.

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Brutal Cryptocurrency Malware Crashes Your PC When Discovered — ZDNet

  • The malware, dubbed WinstarNssmMiner by 360 Total Security researchers, has been used in half a million attempted attacks leveraged at PCs in only three days.

What Makes ZTE a Cybersecurity Threat? Congress Wants to Know — CNET

  • Congress wants a detailed explanation on what cybersecurity threats the Chinese phone company poses.

Mexico Central Bank Says Hackers Siphoned $15 Million from Five Companies — Reuters

  • Mexico’s central bank said on Wednesday that a cyber attack had sucked around 300 million pesos ($15.33 million) in fraudulent transfers from five companies, but it was unclear how much thieves had managed to pull out in cash.

Former CIA Software Engineer ID’ed as Suspect in Vault 7 Leaks — SC Magazine

  • The former CIA software engineer believed to have leaked the CIA’s Vault 7 hacking tools is already behind bars at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, after being indicted for possessing child pornography.

DHS Issues More Medical Device Cybersecurity Alerts — GovInfo Security

  • The Department of Homeland Security has yet again issued a warning about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices. These warnings have come after independent researchers, or the companies themselves, have reported the problems.

Cybersecurity Whistleblowers are Growing Corporate Challenge — The Wall Street Journal

  • Signals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over how seriously it takes cybersecurity, combined with a Supreme Court ruling on whistleblower protections, are putting pressure on companies to be more careful about how they deal with potential tipsters, lawyers say

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 05-11-18

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Cybersecurity Sourcebook 2018 Looks at Evolving Data Threat Landscape — Database Trends & Applications

  • This article explains the serious need to safeguard data using key SonicWall threat data. Specifically, they’ve included stats sharing that cyberattacks are becoming the number-one risk to businesses, brands, operations, and financials, and that there were 9.32 billion malware attacks in total in 2017, representing an 18.4% increase over 2016.

FBI Calls Attention to ‘BEC’ Scams — CRN

  • In an article detailing the rise of BEC scams by the FBI, SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner is quoted for his insight on the issue noting that technology such as DPI SSL can help as a preventative to potential breaches.

New Product Awards — The American Business Awards

  • In this rundown of award winners, SonicWall is named Silver Winner in the category New Product or Service of the Year for its Capture Advanced Threat Protection Sandbox Service.

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Phishing Threats Move to Mobile Devices — Dark Reading

  • Mobile devices are emerging as a primary gateway for phishing attacks aimed at stealing data. Users are 18 times more likely to be exposed to a phishing attack than to malware.

FCC Says ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Will End on June 11 — Reuters

  • The FCC in December repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules, allowing internet providers to block or slow websites as long as they disclose the practice. The FCC said the new rules will take effect 30 days from Friday.

Android Security: Malicious Apps Sneak Back Into Google Play After Tweaks — ZDNet

  • Symantec researchers have discovered malware in Google Play, the official Android app marketplace, after it had previously been removed.

FBI Says Internet Crimes Caused Reported Losses of $1.42 Billion in 2017 — The Washington Times

  • The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 301,580 complaints last year from individuals reporting a combined total of roughly $1.42 billion in related losses, according to the office’s 2017 Internet Crime Report.

Publicly Disclosed Breaches Down Drastically in Q1 2018 — Dark Reading

  • Risk Based Security is reporting a significant drop in publicly disclosed breaches. Q1 2018 has been the quietest first quarter since 2012.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 05-04-18

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FBI Calls Attention to ‘BEC’ Scams —  CRN

  • In an article detailing the rise of BEC scams by the FBI, SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner is quoted for his insight on the issue noting that technology such as DPI SSL can help as a preventative to potential breaches.

A Bitcoin Podcaster Brilliantly Trolled His Own Hacker —  The Verge

  • A podcaster’s web domain was hacked and held for ransom via remote hackers. Ransomware data from SonicWall’s 2018 Cyber Threat Report was cited.

Bringing Visibility to the Midmarket —  Data Breach Today

  • In a video interview with ISMG’s Data Breach Today, SonicWall’s Bill Conner shares his vision to ensure smaller and mid-sized businesses have a clear view of the threat landscape taking aim at their companies. In the video he expands on the SME visibility challenge, SonicWall’s solutions to improve alerts and analytics and how SonicWall is addressing customer cloud security concerns.

Jonesboro Council Tackles Cybersafety —  The Clayton News Daily

  • Due to the recent Atlanta data breach, other cities are taking the initiative to bolster their preventative cybersecurity measures such as Georgia’s Jonesboro City Council who recommend SonicWall’s TZ300 Firewall solution to protect the city’s financial data.

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North Korea’s Antivirus Software Whitelisted Mystery Malware — The Register

  • North Korea’s very own antivirus software has been revealed to be based on a 10-year-old application made by Trend Micro, but with added nasties.

Commonwealth Bank Lost Data on Nearly 20M Customers —  ZDNet

  • The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is unsure of where data on millions of customers has gone, after it was revealed that magnetic tapes comprising information used to print account statements may not have been properly disposed of.

Breaches Drive Consumer Stress Over Cybersecurity —  Dark Reading

  • As major data breaches make headlines, consumers are increasingly worried about cyberattacks, password management, and data security.

This Password-Stealing Malware Uses Facebook Messenger to Spread Further —  ZDNet

  • A form of malware which uses fake Facebook Messenger messages to spread has suddenly surged back into life and has developed new tricks to steal passwords, steal cryptocurrency and engage in cryptojacking.

House Appropriations Panel Should Step Up Cyber Oversight, Member Urges —  Nextgov

  • Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., sent out a report Monday outlining key areas the panel should focus on, including the threat of adversary nations stealing U.S. government hacking tools, cyber threats against industrial control systems that manage chemical and gas plants and ways to surge information sharing about cyber threats within industry sectors.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 04-27-18

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Bringing Visibility to the Midmarket —  Data Breach Today

  • In a video interview with ISMG’s Data Breach Today, SonicWall’s Bill Conner shares his vision to ensure smaller and mid-sized businesses have a clear view of the threat landscape taking aim at their companies. In the video he expands on the SME visibility challenge, SonicWall’s solutions to improve alerts and analytics and how SonicWall is addressing customer cloud security concerns.

Jonesboro Council Tackles Cybersafety —  The Clayton News Daily

  • Due to the recent Atlanta data breach, other cities are taking the initiative to bolster their preventative cybersecurity measures such as Georgia’s Jonesboro City Council who recommend SonicWall’s TZ300 Firewall solution to protect the city’s financial data.

SonicAlert: New Variant Family of PUBG Ransomware —  SonicWall Security Center

  • The SonicWall Capture Labs Threat Research Team has observed reports of a new variant family of PUBG Ransomware [Pubg.RSM] actively spreading in the wild. PUBG Ransomware encrypts the victim’s files and forces them to play an hour of a game called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to get their files back.

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Almost Half UK Businesses Suffered Cyberattack or Security Breach Last Year, Figures Show—  The Independent

  • Nearly half the businesses in the UK have fallen victim to cyberattacks or security breaches in the last year, costing them each thousands of pounds, new data shows.

Global Police Just Shut Down World’s Largest Marketplace That Allegedly Disrupted Millions of Sites—  The Washington Post

  • An international police operation recently shut down the world’s largest for-hire service that allegedly slowed and disrupted millions of websites using malicious cyber tools, officials said Wednesday.

Traffic Hijack: Users Sent to Phishing Site in Two-Hour Cryptocurrency Heist—  ZDNet

  • Attackers on Tuesday pulled off a complex attack using kinks in core internet infrastructure that caused users of an Ethereum wallet developer’s website to be redirected to a phishing site.

Huawei Under Criminal Investigation Over Iran Sanctions—  The Wall Street Journal

  • The Justice Department is investigating whether Huawei Technologies Co. violated U.S. sanctions related to Iran, according to people familiar with the matter, opening a new avenue of scrutiny amid wider national-security concerns over the Chinese cellular-electronics giant.

This Ransomware was Rewritten to Mine Cryptocurrency – and Destroy Your Files —  ZDNet

  • Some criminals are shifting from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners — those behind XiaoBa have rejigged the code to shift the same malware towards a different focus.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 04-20-18

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Jonesboro Council Tackles Cybersafety — The Clayton News Daily

  • Due to the recent Atlanta data breach, other cities are taking the initiative to bolster their preventative cybersecurity measures such as Georgia’s Jonesboro City Council who recommend SonicWall’s TZ300 Firewall solution to protect the city’s financial data.

SonicWall Bags the Most Promising Cybersecurity Vendor of the Year Award — InfoSecurity Live

  • In India, SonicWall has been awarded the InfoSecurity Live Editor’s Choice Award for the Most Promising Cybersecurity Vendor of the Year for 2017 through 2018.

SonicAlert: New Variant Family of PUBG Ransomware — SonicWall Security Center

  • The SonicWall Capture Labs Threat Research Team has observed reports of a new variant family of PUBG Ransomware [Pubg.RSM] actively spreading in the wild. PUBG Ransomware encrypts the victim’s files and forces them to play an hour of a game called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to get their files back.

10 Hot New Cloud Security Products Announced at RSA 2018 — CRN

  • The SonicWall Capture Cloud Platform is featured as the second product to make CRN’s 10 Hot New Cloud Security Products list announced at RSA this week.

20 Hot New Security Products Announced At RSA 2018 — CRN

  • SonicWall’s NSv Virtual Firewall is featured in CRN’s 20 Hot New Security Products listing at RSA 2018.

20 Hot New Security Products Announced At RSA 2018 — CRN

  • The 20 Hot New Security Products list at RSA 2018 also highlights SonicWall’s Capture Client for enabling advanced endpoint security.

EXCLUSIVE: Britain Facing Cyber War as Online Attacks Soar by 300% — Daily Express

  • In an exclusive interview with The Daily Express’ John Ingham, SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner discusses the 300 percent increase in UK cyber attacks, compared to a 151 percent increase worldwide.

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Huawei and ZTE Hit Hard as U.S. Moves Against Chinese Tech Firms — The New York Times

  • The United States undercut China’s technology ambitions on Tuesday, advancing a new rule that would limit the ability of Chinese telecommunications companies to sell their products in this country.

This Ransomware was Rewritten to Mine Cryptocurrency – and Destroy Your Files — ZDNet

  • Some criminals are shifting from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners – those behind XiaoBa have rejigged the code to shift the same malware towards a different focus.

Critical Infrastructure Needs Shoring Up After U.S., U.K. Blame Russia for Attacks — SC Magazine

  • The U.S. is prepared to take aggressive action against Russia for a recent, extended campaign of cyberattacks on infrastructure assets around the world by compromising devices such as routers and firewalls, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, who has since left his position, said Monday.

DHS Secretary: U.S. Could Cyberattack Countries Sponsoring Hacks — CNet

  • Kirstjen Nielsen tells RSA conference the U.S. hasn’t ruled out offensive cyberattacks to prevent hacks from other countries.

SamSam Explained: Everything You Need to Know About This Opportunistic Group of Threat Actors — CSO

  • In his latest article, Steve Ragan talks about the group behind the SamSam family of ransomware, known for recent attacks on healthcare organizations and other targets.

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