Posts for category: North America

India-Linked Threat Actor Targets Military, Political Entities Worldwide

Source: http://www.securityweek.com/india-linked-threat-actor-targets-military-political-entities-worldwide There is a new threat actor known as Patchwork, that has been targeting victims ...

Chinese Hacks on FDIC Covered Up by CIO

Source: http://www.securityweek.com/chinese-attacks-fdic-covered-cio, https://threatpost.com/congressional-report-china-hacked-fdic-and-agency-covered-it-up/119276/ This week a report has been ...

US Customs Wants to Know Traveler’s Social Media Account Names

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/06/27/us-customs-social-media-account-names/ The US Customs and Border Protection agency has put in a request to the Office of Management and Budget, ...

SQL Injection Flaws Found in European Union Websites

Source: http://www.securityweek.com/sql-injection-flaws-found-european-union-websites Researchers at the Government Laboratory, a German-based security firm Vulnerability Lab that focuses on ...

Michigan’s Board of Water and Light Hit By Ransomware

Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/03/michigan_electricity_utility_downed_by_ransomware_attack/ Lansing, Michigan's Board of Water and Light were hit by ransomware on their corporate ...

ISIS Hackers Pose a Growing Threat

Source: https://threatpost.com/unskilled-pro-isis-hackers-a-growing-threat/117726/ Extra ...

DDoS Attacks – Calculate the Cost and Probability

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/04/04/ddos-downtime-calculator/ DDoS mitigation market has seen a growth in revenue. $449.5 million account for earned revenues in 2014 and is ...

Law Firms Are Being Targeted For Insider Trading Efforts

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/03/31/hackers-breaching-law-firms-for-insider-trading-info/ Posted: March 31, 2016 The FBI issued a warning that a cyber crime insider trading ring ...