A pair of U.S. House committees held their first public hearings into the SolarWinds attack, with lawmakers and witnesses offering support for expanding federal cybersecurity laws to address the security failures. This includes a larger role for CISA to conduct threat hunting.
The Python Software Foundation is issuing updates for Python 3.9.2 and 3.8.8 to address critical security vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited to shut down systems.
A newly-discovered phishing campaign posts harvested credentials using the Telegram messaging app's application programming interface to bypass secure email gateways, report researchers at the Cofense Phishing Defense Center.
SonicWall was recently attacked via a zero-day flaw in one of its own products. Curiously, SonicWall hasn't said much about the extent and damage of the breach since its announcement. But there are strong indications it may have been targeted by an extortion attempt.
Security firms Crowdstrike, Palo Alto Networks and Sailpoint are making acquisitions to bolster their product portfolios. Here's a rundown of the deals.
A remote code vulnerability in the Android version of the file-sharing app SHAREit could allow hackers to tamper with the app's permissions, enabling them to steal sensitive data, reports security firm Trend Micro.
The Biden administration is reviewing former President Donald Trump's policies addressing potential national security and cybersecurity concerns about Chinese-owned companies as it develops new plans for dealing with a wide range of issues tied to China.
French cybersecurity authorities are warning that widely used, open-source IT monitoring software called Centreon appears to have been hit by Russian hackers. But unlike the SolarWinds supply chain attack, in this campaign, attackers appear to have hacked outdated, unpatched versions of the software.
SAP has issued a patch and remediation advice for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its SAP Commerce product that could, if exploited, disrupt the entire system.
Hackers used a fake Forcepoint extension, leveraging the Google Chrome Sync feature, to exfiltrate data and send commands to infected browsers, according to a report by a Croation security researcher writing for the SANS Institute.
Several data breaches stemming from unpatched vulnerabilities in Accellion's File Transfer Appliance have been revealed. What went wrong? Where does the fault lie? And what can organizations do about it?
As users and applications become the risk focal point, there is no hard and fast perimeter security professionals can put a wall around. Consequently, application layers remain insufficiently secured. In fact, application layer attacks are now the most frequent pattern in confirmed breaches.
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North Korean hackers have been "targeting security researchers working on vulnerability research and development at different companies and organizations" to trick them into installing backdoored software that gives attackers remote access to their systems, warns Google's Threat Analysis Group.
The SolarWinds supply chain compromise has raised questions over how to detect software that has been tainted during the vendor's development and build process. A concept called verified reproducible builds could help, says David Wheeler of the Linux Foundation.
When it comes to finance, mobile banking or payments apps, maintaining customer trust is crucial to protecting brand equity and revenue. Cloud technology has eliminated the traditional network perimeter, leaving unsecured mobile endpoints vulnerable to attack. According to recent analyst research, mobile finance apps...
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