Locky Targets Hospitals In Massive Wave Of Ransomware Attacks

A massive wave of Locky ransomware delivered via DOCM attachments is targeting the healthcare sector this month. Source: Threatpost

Unsecured DNSSEC Easily Weaponized, Researchers Warn

Researchers this week described how a DNSSEC-based flood attack could easily knock a website offline. Source: Threatpost

Cisco Acknowledges ASA Zero Day Exposed by ShadowBrokers

Cisco today acknowledged two vulnerabilities in its Adaptive Security Appliance that were leaked in the ShadowBrokers data dump of Equation Group exploits. Source: Threatpost

Pokémon GO Spam, Ransomware, On the Rise

Attackers are pushing Pokémon GO-themed ransomware and SMS spam messages to entice players to visit malicious websites. Source: Threatpost

Browser Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability Disclosed

Chrome, Firefox and likely other major browsers are afflicted by a vulnerability that allows attackers to spoof URLs in the address bar. Source: Threatpost