Layer 7 Weekly Round Up: 11/11 Edition
THE BIG STORY 1. New Group of Hackers Targeting German, Italian, and US Organizations Proofpoint researchers
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New Group of Hackers Targeting German, Italian, and US Organizations
According to a new report, Proofpoint researchers say they have uncovered a campaign — from
Key Findings: (ISC)2 Work Study Report 2019
A new report by (ISC)2 found that the U.S. cybersecurity workforce needs to add close to
Unpatched Firefox Bug Being Exploited in the Wild
Mozilla is working to develop a fix for Firefox bugs that are being exploited by
Leaked Documents Reveal That Facebook Gave Dating Apps Special Access to User Info
Leaked documents from an ongoing lawsuit between Facebook and Six4Three revealed that Facebook gave a
New ‘ZombieLoad’ Flaw Impacting Intel CPU’s
Security researchers have found another flaw impacting Intel processors. However, it’s worth noting that
Apple Will Fix A macOS Vulnerability That Exposes Parts of Encrypted Emails
Apple has vowed to fix a macOS vulnerability that allows someone to read — in plaintext
Hosting Provider SmarterASP.NET Taken Down by Ransomware
Over the weekend, SmarterASP.NET was hit by ransomware, ZDNet reports. The company confirmed the
Capital One Replaces CISO After Data Breach
In July, Capital One suffered a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of
Ryuk Operators Add New Features to the Ransomware
New upgrades have been added to Ryuk ransomware. According to researchers at CrowdStrike, one