Malware hunters at Google have spotted signs that North Korean government hackers are sharing zero-day browser exploits for use in waves of targeted attacks hitting U.S. news media, crypto-banks and IT organizations.
The Chaos (and Cost) of the Lapsus$ Hacking Carnage
Ransomware, Malware-as-a-Service Dominate Threat Landscape
Ransomware continues to expand with double-extortion now the standard; the malware-as-a-service model is now common; and criminals are increasingly ‘living off the land’, according to data from Red Canary.
‘Secrets Sprawl’ Haunts Software Supply Chain Security
A cybersecurity startup is warning of a major, unattended weak link in the software supply chain: the vexing problem of valuable corporate secrets — API keys, usernames and passwords, and security certificates — publicly exposed in corporate repositories.
‘Serpent’ Backdoor Used in Malware Attacks on French Entities
French organizations in the construction, government, and real estate sectors have been targeted with a new backdoor in a string of malware attacks, according to a warning from Proofpoint.
Software Supply Chain Weakness: Snyk Warns of ‘Deliberate Sabotage’ of NPM Ecosystem
Software supply chain security fears escalated again this week with the discovery of what’s being described as “deliberate sabotage” of code in the open-source npm package manager ecosystem.
SentinelOne to Acquire Attivo Networks for $616M
Enterprise cybersecurity powerhouse SentinelOne on Tuesday announced plans to spend $616 million to acquire Attivo Networks, a Silicon Valley startup that sells breach detection technology.
SAP Patches Critical Security Flaws in Monitoring Solutions
German software maker SAP this week announced the release of 12 new and four updated security notes as part of its March 2022 Patch Day.
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes Multiple Code Execution Flaws
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday bundle for this month is a big one: 74 documented vulnerabilities in multiple Windows products and components, some serious enough to lead to remote code execution attacks.
Adobe Patches ‘Critical’ Security Flaws in Illustrator, After Effects
Software maker Adobe on Tuesday shipped urgent security updates to fix code execution vulnerabilities in the widely deployed Illustrator and After Effects products.












