Hunkered down in a hospital cafeteria booth, a hoodied ELVIRA, mid-20s, slim, but not athletic, hovers over a laptop, appears agitated as her fingers scurry like mice for cheddar crumbs across the keyboard. Not lifting her eyes from the screen, she reaches for her coffee, knocks it over, shrieks. NURSE NANCY, 55, clad in Elmo-print scrubs and a striking pair of cobalt Danskos rushes to her side.
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Deer.io Platform Facilitates Cybercrime: Researchers
Researchers at security firm Digital Shadows have conducted an analysis of Deer.io, a Russian website that they claim makes it easy even for less technically skilled individuals to become cybercriminals.
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Many Web Attacks Come From United States: Sucuri
Blocking traffic from certain countries or regions might not be a very efficient way of defending against web attacks, according to an analysis conducted by web security firm Sucuri.
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LastPass Rushes to Patch Flaw That Exposed User Passwords
It took the developers of the popular password manager LastPass just a few hours to patch a critical vulnerability that could have been exploited to hack the application and gain access to users’ passwords.
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PhishMe Raises $42.5 Million in Series C Funding
PhishMe, a company that helps organizations teach security awareness by educating employees on how to identify phishing attacks, today announced it has raised a whopping $42.5 million in funding.
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Locky Ransomware Sheds Downloaders in Favor of JavaScript
Locky, one of the top ransomware families currently haunting users around the world, has upgraded its distribution mechanism, and is now spread embedded in JavaScript files attached to spam emails.
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Petya, Mischa Ransomware Now Available as a Service
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) has become a very popular business model over the past several months, and the actor(s) behind Petya and Mischa ransomware families have adopted the service model.
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PayPal Abused in Banking Trojan Distribution Campaign
Cybercriminals are abusing stolen or newly created PayPal accounts to send spam emails that link to the Chthonic banking Trojan, Proofpoint researchers warn.
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New Presidential Policy Directive Details U.S. Cyber Incident Response
Presidential Policy Directive PPD-41 Describes a National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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Webcast Today: Five Steps to a Secure Hybrid Architecture
SecurityWeek and Palo Alto Networks will host a live network security webinar on Wednesday, July 27th at 1:00PM ET: Five Steps to a Secure Hybrid Architecture.
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