Day: August 13, 2020

CISA Warns of Phishing Campaign with Loan-Relief Lure

Phishing emails and fake website promise help with the Small Business Administration’s program that aids those affected by COVID-19. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Healthcare Industry Sees Respite From Attacks in First Half of 2020

Breach disclosures are down, and reported ransomware attacks have also plummeted. Good news — or a calm before the storm? …read more Source:: DarkReading


I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Winking red supergiants sneezing hot gas 650 light years away

Hubble probe readings may reveal what caused Betelgeuse to briefly dim The light from the red supergiant Betelgeuse dimmed to a record low earlier this year, leading stargazers to speculate it was about to explode as a supernova. But now it appears the aging sun merely had a stellar sneeze.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Facebook Abandons Broken Drilling Equipment Under Oregon Coast Seafloor

Kale Williams, reporting for The Oregonian: Lynnae Ruttledge was worried when she heard Facebook planned to build a landing spot for an undersea fiber-optic cable near her Oregon Coast home. Tierra Del Mar, where the 70-year-old retired government worker lives part-time, is a tiny community north of Pacific City with no stoplights and no cell-phone…


Business Email Compromise Attacks Involving MFA Bypass Increase

Adversaries are using legacy email clients to access and take over accounts protected with strong authentication, Abnormal Security says. …read more Source:: DarkReading


CactusPete APT Hones Toolset, Resurfaces with New Espionage Targets

The APT is becoming more sophisticated over time. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Today only, get A Total War Saga: Troy and two other games for free from Epic – CNET

Remnant and The Alto Collection will continue to be freebies for the rest of the week, but this is your only chance to snag the $50 Troy. …read more Source:: CNet


Single-line software bug causes fledgling YAM cryptocurrency to implode just two days after launch

Day one: We’re worth half a billion! Day Two: We’re nearly worthless A two-day-old decentralized cryptocurrency called YAM collapsed on Wednesday after its creators revealed that a software bug had effectively vetoed human governance.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


RedCurl APT Group Hacks Global Companies for Corporate Espionage

Researchers analyze a presumably Russian-speaking APT group that has been stealing corporate data since 2018. …read more Source:: DarkReading


AMC is reopening theaters with 15-cent tickets to celebrate its 100th anniversary – CNET

Throwback movies like Inception, The Empire Strikes Back and Black Panther will be shown opening day. …read more Source:: CNet