Maxim Senakh, 41, of Velikii Novgorod, Russia, pleaded guilty on Tuesday before a U.S. judge to charges related to an international scheme involving the Linux botnet known as Ebury.
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Cerber Ransomware Tries to Evade Machine Learning Security
The Cerber ransomware is using new evasion techniques designed elude machine learning security solutions, and has been observed being dropped onto compromised systems alongside the Kovter click-fraud Trojan.
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PyCL Ransomware Test Campaign Spotted in the Wild
A new ransomware family being dropped by the RIG exploit kit (EK) appears to be in the testing phase and could surface as a major threat, security researchers warn.
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Apple Patches Hundreds of Vulnerabilities Across Product Lines
Apple Patches Desktop, Mobile, Wearable Platforms to Fix More than 200 Security Vulnerabilities
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1.4 Billion Records Compromised in 2016: Report
Nearly 1.4 billion records were compromised in 2016 as a result of roughly 1,800 data breaches, according to Gemalto’s latest Breach Level Index report.
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Targeted Attacks on Industrial Sector Increasingly Common: Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab’s recently launched ICS-CERT department has published a report detailing the industrial sector threat landscape based on data collected by the company in the second half of 2016.
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The Power and Importance of Peer Review
As a Security Professional, If You’re Not Having Your Work Peer Reviewed You’re Not Doing it Right.
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Shamoon 2 Used Rudimentary Method for Network Distribution
Palo Alto Networks researchers have continued to analyze the Shamoon 2 attacks and determined that the method used by the malware to spread on the targeted organizations' networks is rudimentary, but efficient.
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Google Researcher Finds New Flaw in LastPass
Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has identified yet another serious vulnerability in the LastPass browser extension. The developers of the password manager are aware of the flaw and are working on a patch.
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Botnet Pummels Retail Websites in Hunt for Gift Card Balances
Malicious Bot Checked More Than 4 Million Gift Card Numbers Per Hour in Search of Active Cards With Balances
A recently discovered Internet bot is conducting sustained attacks against retailers and checking millions of gift card numbers to determine if any have balances, Distil Networks researchers warn.
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