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Achieving long-term resilience with NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

The laudable aim of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to build a common language through a set of best practices and security principles that any organization can apply to combat cybercrime. We’ve looked at what NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework can do for you. We’ve also drilled a little […]

Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. To read the original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/russian-breach-of-39-states-threatens-future-u-s-elections

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Linux Trojan Using Hacked IoT Devices to Send Spam Emails

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Botnets, like Mirai, that are capable of infecting Linux-based internet-of-things (IoT) devices are constantly increasing and are mainly designed to conduct Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but researchers have discovered that cybercriminals are using botnets for mass spam mailings. New research conducted by Russian security firm Doctor Web has […]

Iranian hackers gains prowess in cyber world

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Iranian hackers probably linked sponsored by the Iranian government has targeted organizations in the United States, the Middle East, and Asia, marking an exponential rise in Iranian cyber-spying. According to a report released by a private cybersecurity firm, FireEye, the Iranian hacking group is targeting companies involved in the petrochemical […]

Malware Slipped into CCleaner Could Steal PC User Data

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Anyone who’s recently downloaded CCleaner, a PC optimization tool developed by London-based Piriform, should update the software immediately to avoid malware that was inserted into one version of the program. It’s uncertain how the malware was slipped into CCleaner, a utility program that Piriform said has been downloaded some 2 […]

World Cyber News

a-PATCH-e: Struts Vulnerabilities Run Rampant

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Equifax confirmed the attack vector used in its data breach to be CVE-2017-5638, a vulnerability patched last March 2017 via S2-045. The vulnerability was exploited to gain unauthorized access to highly sensitive data of approximately 143 million U.S. and 400,000 U.K. customers, as well as 100,000 Canadian consumers. This vulnerability was first disclosed in March, almost immediately followed by publicly […]

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State surveillance tool uses ISP to deliver malware to privacy seekers

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Unnamed major internet providers are reported to be the distribution route for the spread of a new variant of government spyware FinFisher (also known as FinSpy) in two countries, with surveillance campaigns using the new malware variant detected in a total of seven unnamed countries. Researchers at ESET say these campaigns are the […]

TN CyberNews

L’AMEN Bank alerte ses clients à propos d’une tentative d’arnaque

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

L’Amen Bank vient de publier sur sa page Facebook un message d’alerte pour informer ses clients sur une tentative d’arnaque en utilisant un SCAM: Attention, un faux concours AMEN BANK circule actuellement sur les réseaux sociaux. Nous vous demandons de faire preuve de la plus grande vigilance, car il s’agit […]

World Cyber News

SEC Discloses Hackers Made Off With Data From Its Filing System

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

he U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed late Wednesday night that hackers breached its online filing system and may have made « illicit gain through trading. » The SEC, the agency responsible for regulating the financial securities industry, gave few details about the hack, saying only that it involved a software « vulnerability » […]

Technologies

Internet : Le Top 35 des pays africains les plus rapides en vitesse de téléchargement haut débit

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Measurement Lab (M-Lab), un laboratoire américain issu d’un partenariat entre la New America’s Open Technology Institute, Google Open Source Research, PlanetLab de l’Université de Princeton et d’autres partenaires, a rendu public au mois d’août 2017 les résultats d’une enquête sur les vitesses de téléchargement haut débit dans 189 pays dans […]