Podium with Department of Defense branding. (DoD / U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann) Pentagon office left military designs for body armor, vehicle gear open to hackers, watchdog finds The vulnerabilities could have allowed adversaries to understand technology produced for the battlefield. Jul 7, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Honeywell products control systems similar to this wastewater treatment apparatus. (Wikimedia) USB-based malware is a growing concern for industrial firms, new Honeywell findings show The hacking tools could be bad news for industrial systems. Jun 22, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) Energy Department watchdog finds research labs fail to secure ‘peripheral’ devices like USBs Beware of USBs, the inspector general says. Jul 13, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Researchers from ESET, with the help of a nonprofit, say they’ve put a dent in a Peruvian botnet. (Getty Images) A 35,000-device botnet in Peru is wounded, but still mining cryptocurrency It’s an example of how the fight against a cybercriminal threat is often long and methodical — and heavily aided by the private sector. Apr 23, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Pixabay / PhotoMosh) Kaspersky: Physical devices used to steal ‘tens of millions’ from Eastern Europe banks Researchers dubbed the scheme "DarkVishnya" and said attackers intruded in-person to plant malicious devices on banks' networks to steal money. Dec 6, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee
(Wikimedia Commons) Symantec markets USB security to industrial facilities amid shift to enterprise sales In an era when many workers admit they wouldn't hesitate to stick a stray USB stick into their work computer, the Industrial Control System Protection Neural, is… Dec 5, 2018 By Jeff Stone