Microsoft and other security researchers has discovered additional malware that also affects the SolarWinds Orion platform, the company posted in a security blog late Friday. The news came just days after security researchers disclosed a massive hacking campaign utilizing the same IT management software from SolarWinds that so far has impacted several high-profile U.S. government […]
According to Microsoft, it has identified more than 40 victims of the wide-ranging SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise that were breached further by hackers believed to be backed by a foreign state-backed entity. In a blog post, Microsoft said 44% of the 40-plus entities that were further breached by hackers in the large-scale attack are […]
According to cybersecurity researchers, 28 browser extensions on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome contain malware, and they’ve been downloaded by more than three million people. In a blog post, cybersecurity firm Avast said it has analyzed 28 malicious browser extensions after a group of Czech researchers identified the threat and found extensions to contain malware. […]
The tech community is still reeling from the massive hack of SolarWinds’ Orion platform that resulted in the compromise of several U.S. government networks and reportedly thousands of other SolarWinds customers. According to public filings, news reports and the company’s own disclosures, here is what we’ve learned since news of the highly sophisticated attack was […]
U.S. cybersecurity officials are warning K-12 educators of an uptick in cyberattacks designed to exploit and disrupt distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools everywhere continue to rely on critical IT services to support distance learning via videoconferencing and collaboration tools, cybercriminals are taking notice. Bad actors are targeting schools with ransomware, data theft […]
A hacking group backed by a foreign government is conducting a global attack through the software supply chain and widely-used IT infrastructure management software from SolarWinds, according to cybersecurity company FireEye. The attack method appears to be linked to a compromise of FireEye’s own systems in a breach reported last week in which attackers stole […]
The U.S. National Security Agency has released an advisory detailing how Russian state-sponsored hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in VMware products and accessing protected data on affected systems. According to Monday’s advisory, the attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in VMware Access and VMware Identity manager products, then accessing “protected data and abusing federated authentication.” Products […]
Millions of workers have been operating out of their homes since the spring, and many will continue to do so at least part time even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over and officials deem it safe to return to the office. However, that rapid dispersion of the workforce largely didn’t account for cybersecurity, and IT […]
IBM’s cybersecurity team has uncovered a global phishing campaign that targets organizations associated with COVID-19 vaccine supply chains. Specifically, attackers are targeting the cold chain – a component of the vaccine supply chain that preserves vaccines in temperature-controlled environments during transportation and in storage, according to IBM. This “calculated operation” began in September and spanned […]
Cybersecurity membership association (ISC)² in a new report says the global cybersecurity workforce needs to grow 89% worldwide to fill the talent gap. That talent gap, according to the organization, is the top concern of IT professionals as the cybersecurity workforce gap actually began to close for the first time ever as the industry added […]
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