Company > Blog News and views from the leading voice in secure digital transformation Menu Home Product Insights Security Research Company News Zscaler Life More From This Author Anthony Gil Insights and Research January 05, 2018 1 Min readA major Meltdown - This week in cybersecurity Forever 21: Hackers breached payment system for 7 months Forever 21 confirmed hackers breached its payment system for seven months and admitted encryption was turned off on some point-of-sale (POS) devices. Iran Is... Zscaler Cloud Platform December 28, 2017 2 Min read5 cybersecurity stories that defined 2017 2017 was filled with numerous ransomware attacks, large corporate breaches, and massive amounts of leaked personal data, but as the year comes to a close, here are the stories that made this year a memorable one. Wiki... Insights and Research December 14, 2017 1 Min readThe treasure trove of credentials - This week in cybersecurity Hackers halt plant operations in watershed cyber attack Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility in a watershed attack that halted plant operat... Insights and Research November 30, 2017 1 Min readThe easy Mac hack - This week in cybersecurity NSA accidentally leaks more secrets after 'Red Disk' was left on unsecured AWS server Confidential and sensitive data belonging to INSCOM, a joint US Army and NSA command that gathers intelligence for US military and ... Insights and Research November 16, 2017 1 Min readSmart speakers born with BlueBorne - This week in cybersecurity Years after regulatory crackdown, some security cameras still open to hackers Cybersecurity start-up claims flaws allow access to people’s video feeds Amazon Echo, Google Home Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attacks Ama... Insights and Research November 08, 2017 1 Min readTrouble in paradise - This week in cybersecurity Paradise Papers expose tax schemes of global elite The Queen’s offshore accounts, Russian links to Trump's top administration officials among 13.4 million documents exposed in Paradise Papers. Law firm Appleby rails a... Zscaler Cloud Platform November 02, 2017 1 Min readAttack of the dishwashers - This week in cybersecurity Dishwashers on the rampage: LG IoT security bug highlights risks of home automation The discovery this week of a security vulnerability within SmartThinQ, a technology touted by LG for automating communication with it... Zscaler Cloud Platform October 26, 2017 2 Min readNotPetya, but Bad Rabbit - This week in cybersecurity Infrastructure for the ‘Bad Rabbit’ Ransomware Appears to Have Shut Down A new ransomware attack that has commonalities with WannaCry NotPeya is reportedly hitting organisations in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria a... Insights and Research October 20, 2017 1 Min readThe KRACK attack - This week in cybersecurity As our power grids get smarter, they're more vulnerable to attack In a sprawling office building in south Wales, Kevin Jones simulates massive cyber attacks on power grids, factories and other vital parts of national ... Insights and Research October 12, 2017 1 Min readEquihacked...again - This week in cybersecurity Kaspersky, Russia, and the Antivirus Paradox Reports that Russia used Kaspersky antivirus to probe US targets highlight the inherent risks of software that millions rely on for protection. North Korean hackers alle... Insights and Research October 05, 2017 1 Min readNational Football Leak - This week in cybersecurity Large number of patched Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy firmware hacks An alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to known exploits that completely undermine their security and are almost impossible to detect or ... Insights and Research September 28, 2017 2 Min readWould you like a breach with that shake? - This week in cybersecurity Retefe Trojan just Got More Powerful by Adding the WannaCry Trick to its Arsenal The Retefe trojan banking malware campaign has returned and is now leveraging EternalBlue -- the leaked NSA surveillance exploit -- to t... Insights and Research September 21, 2017 2 Min readThe credit company catastrophe - This week in cybersecurity Hackers May Have Illegally Profited from 2016 SEC Breach The SEC revealed that hackers accessed its corporate disclosure database and may have illegally profited by trading on the insider information stolen, reports R... Insights and Research September 14, 2017 2 Min readWhat do Best Buy and the US government have in common? - This week in cybersecurity Equifax confirms Apache Struts vulnerability cause of breach Late last night, Equifax confirmed that a web server vulnerability in Apache Struts that it failed to patch months ago was the cause of a data breach that a... Zscaler Cloud Platform September 07, 2017 2 Min readInstahacked - This week in cybersecurity Six million Instagram users at risk after hack A bug in the Instagram code—which appears to have been responsible for Selena Gomez’s account being hacked—allowed hackers to scrape email addresses and contact informati... Zscaler Cloud Platform September 01, 2017 2 Min readWar on WikiLeaks - This week in cybersecurity This new strain of ransomware was to blame for hospital cyberattack An NHS hospital group which suffered in May's WannaCry outbreak has fallen victim to another ransomware attack and has been forced to cancel a number... Insights and Research August 24, 2017 2 Min readCryptoCurrency cybercrime - This week in cybersecurity PlayStation Network social accounts hacked, and network itself may have been compromised Notorious Saudi hacking group OurMine successfully hacked social media accounts for the PlayStation Network over the weekend and... Insights and Research August 17, 2017 1 Min readCybersecurity spending soars - This week in cybersecurity Game of Thrones secrets revealed as HBO Twitter accounts hacked Several HBO Twitter accounts were hacked and taken over by the notorious OurMine hacking group, posting #HBOHacked messages and warnings about security. ... Insights and Research August 11, 2017 2 Min readU.K. ups security laws - This week in cybersecurity The U.K. government has issued new cybersecurity guidelines for smart cars The British government today issued a new set of guidelines designed to encourage automakers to make vehicles cybersecurity a priority. U.K. T... Insights and Research August 03, 2017 2 Min readHackers are coming - This week in cybersecurity After China’s crackdown, now Russia is banning VPNs too Russia has banned VPNs and other technology that allows users to gain anonymous access to websites. The new law signed today by President Vladimir Putin goes int... Insights and Research July 27, 2017 2 Min readShoo (fruit)fly, don't bother me - This week in cybersecurity FruitFly Surveillance Malware Hits American Macs Law enforcement agents are investigating what appears to be a slice of malicious code, dubbed FruitFly, that's been hitting Mac users in recent weeks. According to Forb... Insights and Research July 20, 2017 2 Min readTech titans beef up security - This week in cybersecurity Nearly 150K hacking attempts against South Carolina on Election Day 2016 On Election Day alone in 2016, there were nearly 150,000 attempts to penetrate the state’s voter-registration system according to a post-electio... Insights and Research July 13, 2017 2 Min readLeakerLocker spills secrets - This week in cybersecurity Russian Hackers Hit Business Systems at U.S. Nuclear Power and Energy Companies The Washington Post has reported that Russian hackers were behind last week’s intrusions in the business systems of U.S. nuclear power an... Zscaler Cloud Platform July 06, 2017 2 Min readSingapore's superb cybersecurity - This week in cybersecurity iPhone bugs too valuable to report to Apple One year ago at the Black Hat security conference, Ivan Krstic, Apple’s head of security announced the launch of the company’s bug bounty program. However, since then there ... Insights and Research June 29, 2017 2 Min readNotPetya is not nice - This week in cybersecurity Anthem will pay $115 million in largest data breach settlement in history Anthem has agreed to pay $115 million in a deal to end a court battle over the 2015 data breach where hackers gained access to sensitive record... Zscaler Cloud Platform June 23, 2017 2 Min readWannaCry hits Honda | This week in cybersecurity 198 Million Americans Hit by "Largest Ever" Voter Records Leak A huge trove of voter data, including personal information and voter profiling data on what's thought to be every registered U.S. voter dating back more t... Zscaler Cloud Platform June 15, 2017 2 Min readThe attack on Macs | This week in cybersecurity Verified social media accounts being hacked to spread fake news A clever new attack is being used against influential social media users as a means to spread fake news according to a report from security research grou... Zscaler Cloud Platform June 08, 2017 2 Min readSiri keeps secrets | This week in cybersecurity Britain PM Theresa May Calls to ‘Regulate Cyberspace’ British Prime Minister Theresa May has responded to this weekend’s attack in central London in part by calling for tighter controls on online communication. Her word... Insights and Research June 01, 2017 2 Min readSocial media hacktics | This week in cybersecurity Hackers Hide Attacks in Social Media Posts Russian hackers are using new tactics to target victims by using social media, tricking users into clicking on links promising vacation packages and other enticing deals. Acc... Insights and Research May 25, 2017 2 Min readBefore and after WannaCry | This week in cybersecurity Ukraine Deals with New Ransomware A virulent ransomware strain called XData has gained momentum in Ukraine, surpassing WannaCry in infect in numbers. “That XData appears to target Ukraine specifically tempers some fea... Insights and Research May 19, 2017 2 Min readDisney’s not so happily ever after | This week in cybersecurity United Airlines Cockpit Codes Accidentally Leaked The confidential codes required to access United Airlines' cockpits have been accidentally leaked to the public in what the airline calls a mistake, rather than a data b... Insights and Research May 11, 2017 2 Min readAu revoir laptops | This week in cybersecurity U.S. May Ban Laptops on All Flight From Europe The Department of Homeland Security is considering banning laptops and other large electronic devices from carry-on bags on flights from Europe to the United States, a d... Insights and Research May 04, 2017 2 Min readOrange is the new hack | This week in cybersecurity Hacker Leaks Episodes From Netflix Show A hacker who claims to have stolen unreleased television shows from several major networks shared the coming season of the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” on Saturday ... Insights and Research April 27, 2017 2 Min readBurrito buyers beware | This week in cybersecurity Chipotle says its payment system may have been hacked Chipotle may have been the target of a data breach. Chipotle is investigating credit card transactions made from March 24 through April 18 with cyber security firm... Insights and Research April 20, 2017 2 Min readRansomware starter kits? | This week in cybersecurity Russian hacker creates starter pack ransomware service Researchers have discovered a new highly customized piece of ransomware dubbed Karmen that allows them to distribute it as a service to non-technical cyber crimin... Insights and Research April 13, 2017 2 Min readAmazon accounts hacked! | This week in cybersecurity Amazon’s Third-Party Sellers Hit by Hackers Hackers are targeting the growing population of third-party sellers on Amazon, using stolen credentials to “post fake deals and steal cash.” Hackers have gone into active se... Insights and Research April 07, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 04-07-2017 CIA operations may be disrupted by new Wikileaks' data release WikiLeaks’ latest disclosure of CIA cyber-tools reveals a technique used by the agency to hide its digital tracks, potentially blowing the cover on curren... Zscaler Cloud Platform April 04, 2017 2 Min readWinners and Losers of the Tournament Madness With this year’s college basketball bonanza coming to a close, fans can at last take a look back at the tournament’s big winners, its unforgettable moments, the buzzer beaters, the stunning upsets and come-from-behind vi... Insights and Research March 31, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 03-31-2017 U.K. Minister calls for encryption backdoors Following last week’s Westminster attack, a UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd is calling for encryption backdoors so the government could access messages in encrypted apps. It w... Insights and Research March 24, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 03-24-2017 WikiLeaks Plays Hard to Get with Its Zero-Day Info Last week, WikiLeaks promised it would share the technical details and code of the hacking tools that the CIA has allegedly developed against Google, Apple, Microsoft a... Insights and Research March 17, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 3-17-2017 Home Depot to Pay Another $25 Million In a new settlement with dozens of banks, the retailer has agreed to pay $25 million for damages they incurred as a result of the breach, one of the biggest in history. Home Depot h... Insights and Research March 10, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 03-10-2017 Russian Hackers to Seek Hush Money From Liberal Groups Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks, sourcing the organization's emails for embarrassing details and attempting to extr... Insights and Research March 03, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 03-03-2017 Russian cybersecurity expert charged with treason over U.S. data-sharing claims It has been revealed that Russian authorities arrested state officers and a Kaspersky cybersecurity specialist for treason. The crime: al... Insights and Research February 24, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 02-24-2017 Android ransomware attacks have grown by 50 percent in a year Ransomware targeting Android users has increased by over 50 percent in just a year, as cybercriminals increasingly take aim at what they view as an easy ec... Insights and Research February 17, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 02-17-2017 Microsoft to Rate Corporate Cybersecurity Microsoft on Friday will begin grading its commercial customers’ Office 365 security settings in an effort to fortify its software and services that are frequent targets of ha... Insights and Research February 10, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 02-10-2017 U.S. Helping Europe Ahead of Elections According to the Politico, the U.S. intelligence community is working with various governments across Europe to prevent potential cyber interference in their upcoming elections. ... Events February 09, 2017 3 Min readFour things you should know before going to #RSAC The RSA Conference is the premier tradeshow for cybersecurity experts. It’s where you can discover the latest trends, gather new insights from industry innovators, and, of course, be bombarded by the lights, sounds, disp... Insights and Research February 03, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 02-03-2017 Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network The local D.C. police disclosed that hackers were able to infect police surveillance cameras ahead of the Trump Inauguration. City officials said ransomware left p... Insights and Research January 27, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 1-27-2017 Double Trouble Ransomware Ransomware has proven that it is not going away, and hackers are continuing to develop and invest in new strains and delivery methods. This week, a spam campaign known for spreading Cerber ra... Insights and Research January 20, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 01-20-2017 Smart Cam has Critical Flaw The popular Samsung SmartCam security cameras contain a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain root access and take full control of them. The flaw all... Insights and Research January 12, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 01-13-2017 Hello Kitty Database Leaked The badly configured Sanrio database was copied before it was fixed and it went unnoticed for a year. The database resurfaced online with over 3.3 million records. At the time, Sanrio specu... Insights and Research January 05, 2017 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 01-06-2017 Confidential Military Personnel Data Leaked MacKeeper researcher Chris Vickery discovered a large volume of data leaked online from Potomac Healthcare Solutions, which provides services to the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine ... Insights and Research December 23, 2016 5 Min read10 Biggest Security Stories of 2016 Dyn/Krebs DDoS and the Mirai BotNet “As the denial of service (DDOS) attack against Dyn shook the internet a little over a week ago, it brought to the public forefront the changing dynamics of power in the online worl... Insights and Research December 16, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 12-16-2016 New ransomware encourages victims to attack other computers A new ransomware variant has been discovered using an innovative system to increase infections: the software turns victims into attackers by offering a pyram... Insights and Research December 09, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 12-09-2016 Cyber Panel to Trump: Train 100,000 hackers The number seems unrealistic to some cybersecurity experts but there is a clear need. There's currently a severe shortage of computer scientists who know how to hack and to ... Insights and Research December 02, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 12-02-2016 SF Muni Systems back online following weekend ransomware attack San Francisco commuters were given an unexpected surprise of free rides this holiday weekend, following a ransomware attack that took down the city's MUN... Insights and Research November 18, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 11-18-2016 Another half a million adultfriendfinder profiles hacked A massive data breach targeting adult dating and entertainment company Friend Finder Network has exposed more than 412 million accounts. The hack includes 339 m... Insights and Research November 11, 2016 3 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 11-11-2016 Tesco Bank Halts Online Payments for Customers After Money Taken from 20,000 Accounts Tesco Bank has reported that about 40,000 accounts saw suspicious transactions over the weekend and half of those had money taken. ... Insights and Research November 03, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 11-04-2016 States Work to Protect Voting Systems for Election Day According to the WSJ, approximately 40 U.S. states are working closely with the DHS to protect their voting systems. Hackers have scanned the election systems of ... Insights and Research October 28, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 10-28-2016 U.S. Indicts Russian Hacker Washington has changed a 29-year-old Russian hacker for compromising LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring. On Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted 29-year-old Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin... Insights and Research October 21, 2016 3 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 10-21-2016 Are We on the Brink of a Cyberwar with Russia On Friday, NBC News reported that the CIA is preparing for a possible cyber attack against Russia in retaliation for alleged Russian interference in the U.S. presidential ... Insights and Research October 14, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 10-14-2016 DNC breach officially pinned on Russia The Obama administration has officially accused Russia of attempting to interfere in the 2016 elections, with alleged tampering including the DNC breach reported in June as well ... Insights and Research October 06, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week 10-07-2016 Hacker releases code from IoT-botnet DDoS attack The link to the malware code that powered an unprecedented DDoS attack against the website of cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs has been posted online. A user named “A... Insights and Research September 30, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week Yahoo hackers were criminals after all Information security firm InfoArmor accessed portions of the Yahoo databases and has concluded that the hackers who stole 500 million records from the tech giant were criminals a... Insights and Research September 23, 2016 2 Min readTop 7 Cybersecurity Stories This Week Largest DDoS attack EVER hits KrebsOnSecurity Blog The biggest DDoS attacks ever seen has been aimed at security blogger, Brian Krebs, after he exposed hackers who carry out such attacks for cash. 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