Opsec mistakes lead a Check Point researcher to an individual in Brazil who was behind a longtime hacking campaign.

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Once considered a loader for other malware, Valak regularly conducts reconnaissance and steals information and credentials, new analysis shows.

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The Russian military group has been exploiting a flaw in the Exim mail transfer agent since last August, the NSA reports.

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Even with more security issues published on Patch Tuesdays, the total number of software flaws dropped for the first three months of 2020, according to one tally.

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Attackers are preying on users’ inclination to click on familiar-looking websites, but instead trick them into sharing usernames and passwords.

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Two new reports suggest a massive gap between how organizations have prepared their cybersecurity defenses and the reality of their efficacy.

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There is no silver bullet for cybersecurity. It takes the right people, with the right mindset, applying the right elements of good security from the data center to the SOC.

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Malware and related files show that ransomware operators don’t need a cutting-edge arsenal to be effective.

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A variety of sites saw as much as seven times the number of domain requests in late March and early April, suggesting attackers attempted massive denial-of-service attacks.

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