Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
Malwarebytes, a cybersecurity firm, confirmed this week that the same hackers believed to originate from Russia who were behind the SolarWinds incident were able to access some of its internal emails without authorization.
According to the company, it did not use SolarWinds software, but had been targeted by the same hackers to access its O365…
To file in the “no one is immune from a sophisticated attack,” category, well-known and respected security firm FireEye publicly announced this week that it has experienced an attack by a state-sponsored (which means a foreign government) hacking group, which successfully obtained its “red team tools.” This is very concerning, as the red team tools…
Fireeye published research last week that it has identified a phishing campaign by APT34, which is known to be a hacking group out of Iran, that all LinkedIn users should be aware of when considering adding a LinkedIn contact. In particular, if you receive a LinkedIn request from someone named Rebecca Watts from Cambridge University,…
Hackers working on behalf of the Iranian government have been targeting the aviation and petrochemical industries in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea since 2013, according to a report released by FireEye last week.
According to the report, APT33, a hacking group working for the Iranian government, have sent phishing emails to aviation…
FireEye recently issued a report that indicates that bank card data of over 20 million individuals has been compromised since 2014. According to the report, point of sale attacks that have affected the retail and hospitality industries will continue while companies are in the process of implementing chip-and-pin cards and fraudsters are targeting magnetic card…
Cybersecurity firm FireEye (owner of Mandiant forensics unit) has announced that it has acquired iSight Partners for $200 million, which boosts the two well-known cybersecurity firms’ ability to provide additional cybersecurity offerings. The deal closed on January 14, 2016.
