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Decoy documents used in two recent cyber espionage campaigns apparently aimed at entities linked to North Korea show a connection between the DarkHotel attacks and a piece of malware named KONNI.

SAP this week released another set of security patches for its products to address a total of 19 vulnerabilities, most of which are rated Medium severity.

The UK government has announced its plans for a new Data Protection Bill. This was foreshadowed in the Queen's Speech of 21 June when she announced, "A new law will ensure that the United Kingdom retains its world-class regime protecting personal data."

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for August 2017 address a total of 48 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, SQL Server, SharePoint Server, Office and Outlook.

On July 31, 2017, a hacker claimed to have been deep inside Mandiant's infrastructure.

Hackers claiming to have breached HBO were demanding millions of dollars in ransom payments from the television group, while threatening to release more files from what is claimed to be a massive data breach.

Security updates released by Adobe for its Flash Player, Reader, Acrobat, Digital Editions and Experience Manager products address more than 80 vulnerabilities discovered by external researchers.

Google this week published its August 2017 Android security bulletin, which includes information on more than 40 vulnerabilities addressed in the mobile operating system this month, including 10 Critical flaws addressed in media framework.

A malicious email campaign that has been active for at least two months is targeting Russian-speaking enterprises and delivering a new Windows-based backdoor, Trend Micro warns.

Windows Will Not Trust New Certificates Issued by WoSign and StartCom After September 2017Microsoft has finally announced its decision in the case of Chinese certificate authority (CA) WoSign and its subsidiary StartCom. The company has informed customers that its products will soon stop trusting new certificates issued by these CAs.

The infamous Smoke Loader backdoor now has more complex anti-analysis techniques that allow it to remain a potent malware delivery mechanism, PhishLabs security researchers warn.

Enterprising internet users in China fear the tools they use to tunnel through the country's "Great Firewall" may soon disappear, as Beijing tightens its grip on the web.

A complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday alleges that the popular free Virtual Private Network (VPN) service Hotspot Shield collects a large amount of data and intercepts user traffic.

In July 2017, global spam rate reached the highest level registered since March 2015, fueled by the emergence of malware families attempting to self-spread via email, according to Symantec.