(Getty Images) Zeus’s legacy lives on as crooks target banking customers in the US and Europe It shows how one piece of code is still inspiring criminals years after law enforcement identified it as pernicious. May 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Forescout at the 2020 RSA Conference in San Francisco. (Greg Otto / Scoop News Group) Forescout alleges private equity buyer ‘concocted’ reasons to avoid a deal as pandemic intensified Advent International now is negotiating an "alternative" deal, the firm says. May 20, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Officials from the Japanese Ministry of Defense visit with U.S. military personnel in 2017 (U.S. Department of Defense). Japan investigates Mitsubishi Electric breach amid national security concerns Data likely stolen in the hack included specifications of missile prototypes, according to Japanese media. May 20, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
The stolen Home Chef records were for sale for $2,500 at the time they were found. (Courtesy of Home Chef) Home Chef food delivery service confirms breach, two weeks after stolen data went for sale Researchers said on May 7 that some 8 million records purloined from the Chicago firm were for sale. May 20, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Analysts told CyberScoop that the report is another example of the challenges some telecom companies have in keeping spies out of their networks. (Getty Images) ‘Greenbug’ hacking group hits three telecom firms in Pakistan Telecom firms offer spies a treasure trove of targets, and hackers tied to Tehran have been busy. May 19, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
EasyJet said thieves had walked off with customer emails and travel information. (Flickr user North West Transport Photos) EasyJet announces breach impacting 9 million people Emails and password credentials lifted in prior breaches still are a popular hacking technique. May 19, 2020 By Jeff Stone
the software pulls information from Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Line, an end-to-end encrypted messaging application that’s popular in Asia. (Flickr user StevenW / CC-BY-2.0) Tool targeting Android users in Thailand looks to be work of sloppy spyware startup A remote access trojan linked with spyware firm Wolf Research is targeting Thai Android users, Cisco Talos found. May 19, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
The update comes more than two months after a jury found Schulte, 31, guilty of lying to the FBI and contempt of court. (CIA.gov) US will try Joshua Schulte again for allegedly leaking CIA hacking tools The next trial won't begin before September due to coronavirus concerns. May 19, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Cybercriminals, like most thieves, are all about the money, according to Verizon’s DBIR. (Getty Images) Money is still the main motivating factor for hackers, Verizon report finds Verizon’s DBIR has emerged in the past generation as a reliable way of assessing corporate cybersecurity threats and defenses. May 19, 2020 By Jeff Stone
A CPC gas station in Taiwan. The station’s parent company was hit with ransomware. (Wikimedia Commons/Solomon 203) Taiwan suggests China’s Winnti group is behind ransomware attack on state oil company An attempt to extort CPC, which is responsible for delivering oil products throughout Taiwan, would be a brazen move. May 18, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas