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Widespread, Brute-Force, Cloud-to-Cloud Attacks Hit Office 365 Users
The campaign had a “slow-and-low” pattern of coordinated attacks on high-value targets across 48 top enterprises.
New Form of Cyber-Attack Targets Energy Sector
The approach has the potential to cause power cuts, disrupt vital facilities and even cost lives.
Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud
Credit-card fraud gangs, which are cashing in on $24 billion a year, are now offering online e-learning courses for would-be criminals.
Stealthy Botnet with Half a Million Slaves Represents 'Major Threat'
ESET said that it can send a fully featured backdoor, and perform brute-force attacks on Joomla and WordPress panels.
UAE-Based Hackers Responsible for Qatar's Gulf Crisis
The hack on Qatari state websites that has resulted in a diplomatic rift in the Persian Gulf came from the Emirates.
Microsoft Sues Putin's Hacking Cyberspies
Microsoft is using the lawsuit to dismantle big swathes of Fancy Bear's infrastructure.
US Retailers Feel Like Targets, Even as Breach Rates Drop
The majority (88%) consider themselves vulnerable to data threats.
Tor Unpeels Bug Bounty Program
The onion network will pay up to $4000 per flaw.
Workforce Shortage Sparks Woeful Incident Response Postures
More than 40% of respondents in a recent study said their organizations are not prepared to measure incident response.
Tillerson to Ax Standalone Cyber-Office in State Department—Report
The personnel that coordinates cyber initiatives with US allies will lose direct access to Tillerson, according to sources.
DarkHotel Perfects a New Attack Gambit for Political Targets
The attack chain involves whaling, digital certificate factoring and the Inexsmar malware.
A Hacker's Dream: American Password Reuse Runs Rampant
Millennials are the worst offenders, according to a SecureAuth/Wakefield survey.
