by Bruce Schneier | Feb 12, 2021 | Cyber Security
A water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, was attacked last Friday. The attacker took control of one of the systems, and increased the amount of sodium hydroxide — that’s lye — by a factor of 100. This could have been fatal to people living... by Bruce Schneier | Feb 10, 2021 | Cyber Security
Analyzing cryptocurrency data, a research group has estimated a lower-bound on 2020 ransomware revenue: $350 million, four times more than in 2019. Based on the company’s data, among last year’s top earners, there were groups like Ryuk, Maze (now-defunct),... by Bruce Schneier | Feb 9, 2021 | Cyber Security
MalwareBytes is reporting a weird software credit card skimmer. It harvests credit card data stolen by another, different skimmer: Even though spotting multiple card skimmer scripts on the same online shop is not unheard of, this one stood out due to its highly... by Bruce Schneier | Feb 9, 2021 | Cyber Security
MalwareBytes is reporting a weird software credit card skimmer. It harvests credit card data stolen by another, different skimmer: Even though spotting multiple card skimmer scripts on the same online shop is not unheard of, this one stood out due to its highly... by Bruce Schneier | Feb 8, 2021 | Cyber Security
Hackers are exploiting a zero-day in SonicWall: In an email, an NCC Group spokeswoman wrote: “Our team has observed signs of an attempted exploitation of a vulnerabilitythat affects the SonicWall SMA 100 series devices. We are working closely with SonicWall to...
