‘Tis the Season for the Wayward Package Phish
The holiday shopping season always means big business for phishers, who tend to find increased success this time of year…
The ‘Groove’ Ransomware Gang Was a Hoax
A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of "Groove," a new ransomware group that called on competing…
‘Trojan Source’ Bug Threatens the Security of All Code
Virtually all compilers -- programs that transform human-readable source code into computer-executable machine code -- are vulnerable to an insidious…
Zales.com Leaked Customer Data, Just Like Sister Firms Jared, Kay Jewelers Did in 2018
In December 2018, bling vendor Signet Jewelers fixed a weakness in their Kay Jewelers and Jared websites that exposed the…
FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology
U.S. federal investigators today raided the U.S. offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions…
Conti Ransom Gang Starts Selling Access to Victims
The Conti ransomware affiliate program appears to have altered its business plan recently. Organizations infected with Conti's malware who refuse…
Missouri Governor Vows to Prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Reporting Security Vulnerability
On Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in…
How Coinbase Phishers Steal One-Time Passwords
A recent phishing campaign targeting Coinbase users shows thieves are getting cleverer about phishing one-time passwords (OTPs) needed to complete…
Patch Tuesday, October 2021 Edition
Microsoft today issued updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including…
What Happened to Facebook, Instagram, & WhatsApp?
Facebook and its sister properties Instagram and WhatsApp are suffering from ongoing, global outages. We don't yet know why this…