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Security researchers have spotted a new strain of sophisticated malware that is targeting a number of high-profile entities, including five universities, 23 private companies and several government organisations. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times

A new emerging botnet has been spotted by security researchers that uses custom-built peer-to-peer communication to exploit victims, ensnare new IoT devices and continue building its infrastructure. Dubbed Hide N' Seek or HNS, the bot was first spotted by researchers at Bitdefender Labs on 10 January before it disappeared for a few days. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times

A new emerging botnet has been spotted by security researchers that uses custom-built peer-to-peer communication to exploit victims, ensnare new IoT devices and continue building its infrastructure. Dubbed Hide N' Seek or HNS, the bot was first spotted by researchers at Bitdefender Labs on 10 January before it disappeared for a few days. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times

A new botnet, dubbed 'Hide n Seek' by security researchers, uses custom built peer to peer communication to exploit victims. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBT

A new KnowBe4 study of phishing statistics for top industries, shows small insurance companies have the highest percentage of phish-prone employees in the small to mid–size organization category. Not-for-profit organizations take the lead in large organizations. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: HelpNet Security

Russian authorities have arrested Denis Zayev in Stavropol, Russia, on accusations of defrauding countless of car owners with malware installed on gas pumps all over southern Russia. According to Russian news outlets , Zayev developed malware that he installed on the IT systems at gas stations. Investigators say the software ran on both gas pumps and cash registries and allowed Zayev and fellow partners to steal between 3% to 7% of fuel pumped into customer...

Security researchers believe the author of the Satori botnet is at it again, this time attacking routers to craft a botnet dubbed "Masuta". The early-January Satori botnet attacked a Huawei router zero-day. Masuta also hits routers. According to NewSky's analysis, the attack comes in two flavours. There's Masuta, which takes the standard IoT approach of tapping devices for default credentials (hidden by a single XOR by 0x22, inspired by Mirai); and there's the more sophisticated...

Cybercriminals have been found selling the Social Security numbers and other personal data of babies for hundreds of dollars on the Dark Web. According to Dark Web intelligence firm Terbium Labs, one listing spotted on the Dream Market – one of the largest marketplaces on the dark web – reads: "Infant fullz get em befor tax seson ". View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times

Cybercriminals have been found selling the Social Security numbers and other personal data of babies for hundreds of dollars on the Dark Web. According to Dark Web intelligence firm Terbium Labs, one listing spotted on the Dream Market – one of the largest marketplaces on the dark web – reads: "Infant fullz get em befor tax seson ". View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: International Business Times

Intel is recommending that people stop pushing its current firmware updates designed to address the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, and hold tight for further information later in the week. "We recommend that OEMs, cloud service providers, system manufacturers, software vendors, and end users stop deployment of current versions, as they may introduce higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior," Intel Data Center Group general manager Navin Shenoy said in a security note. View...