New Docker Container Escape Bug Affects Microsoft Azure Functions

Security Predictions 2020

In IT Security, we’re lucky to stay one step ahead of the bad guys. To give you a half-step more advantage, a panel of Splunk IT security experts has assembled a fresh look at emerging threats -- and one major emerging solution.

Italy CERT Warns of a New Credential Stealing Android Malware

Researchers have disclosed a new family of Android malware that abuses accessibility services in the device to hijack user credentials and record audio and video. Dubbed "Oscorp" by Italy's CERT-AGID, the malware "induce(s) the user to install an accessibility service with which [the attackers] can ...

Authorities Seize Dark-Web Site Linked to the Netwalker Ransomware

U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week took control of the dark web site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. "We are striking back against the growing threat of ransomware by not only bringing criminal charges against the responsible actors, ...

European Authorities Disrupt Emotet — World's Most Dangerous Malware

Law enforcement agencies from as many as eight countries dismantled the infrastructure of Emotet, a notorious email-based Windows malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks over the past decade. The coordinated takedown of the botnet on Tuesday — dubbed "Operation ...

New Docker Container Escape Bug Affects Microsoft Azure Functions

Cybersecurity researcher Paul Litvak today disclosed an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Functions that could be used by an attacker to escalate privileges and escape the Docker container used for hosting them. The findings come as part of Intezer Lab's investigations into the Azure ...

Warning Issued Over Hackable ADT's LifeShield Home Security Cameras

Newly discovered security vulnerabilities in ADT's Blue (formerly LifeShield) home security cameras could have been exploited to hijack both audio and video streams. The vulnerabilities (tracked as CVE-2020-8101) were identified in the video doorbell camera by Bitdefender researchers in February ...

Security Predictions 2020

In IT Security, we’re lucky to stay one step ahead of the bad guys. To give you a half-step more advantage, a panel of Splunk IT security experts has assembled a fresh look at emerging threats -- and one major emerging solution.