Researchers at Slovakian anti-virus company ESET made the discovery. (Scoop News Group photo) Before targeting Belarus, Eastern Europe-focused hackers flew under the radar Despite the explosion of security firms that track state-linked hackers, a significant amount of that activity goes unnoticed. Oct 2, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Emotet hackers are using Democratic Party content in email scam The hackers behind the banking trojan are using text taken directly from the Democratic National Committee's website. Oct 2, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
Jimmy Baikovicius/Flickr How hackers took over Facebook accounts to steal $4 million, promote scams “We anticipate more platform-specific malware to appear," Facebook researchers said. Oct 1, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) DOD, DHS expose hacking campaign in Russia, Ukraine, India, Malaysia "Sophisticated" hackers are launching cyberattacks against targets in India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Russia, and Ukraine, DOD and DHS say. Oct 1, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Michelle Lee / Flickr) Helping to pay off ransomware hackers could draw big penalties from the feds The Office of Foreign Assets Control served notice to financial institutions and cyber insurance companies that they could suffer fines if they aid payments to attackers from… Oct 1, 2020 By Tim Starks
Elon Musk has been reinstating accounts associated with promoting disinformation at a rapid clip. (Brett Jordan / Flickr) Twitter says FBI tip prompted takedown of 130 fake accounts during debate Twitter's security team said about 130 accounts were part of an attempt to "disrupt the public conversation." Oct 1, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
Why professional and managed security services make increasing economic sense for the public sector Why professional and managed security services make increasing economic sense for the public sector The growing complexity of IT systems and a shortage of talent make managed and professional services a smart choice for enterprise IT operations. Oct 1, 2020 By Chris Novak