NortonLifeLock Inc. is set to buy Avast Plc in a deal valued at as much as $8.6 billion, giving the U.S. cybersecurity company access to one of the biggest customer bases in the industry.
Avast stockholders will receive cash and …
Microsoft Warns of Critical Vulnerability Called ‘PrintNightmare’
Microsoft is reportedly warning Windows users about an unpatched critical flaw in the Windows Print Spooler service, dubbed “PrintNightmare.” The critical bug allows attackers to execute code with system-level privileges in Windows computers.
The Verge reports that Microsoft has begun …
Hackers Linked to SolarWinds Return With Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says
The Russia-linked hackers behind the cyberattack on SolarWinds SWI 0.45%▲ have returned, launching a phishing attack targeting approximately 3,000 email accounts belonging to workers at more than 150 organizations, Microsoft MSFT 2.26%▲ said late Thursday.
The attack on SolarWinds is …
Meat Buyers Scramble After Cyberattack Hobbles JBS
Meatpacker JBS JBSAY -1.87%▼ SA was hit by a ransomware attack that took a big chunk of U.S. beef-and-pork processing offline, sending buyers scrambling for alternatives and raising pressure on meat supplies.
The attack ratcheted up pressure on a food-supply …
FluBot: This password-stealing Android malware is spreading quickly
A malware campaign with the aim of stealing passwords, bank details and other sensitive information is spreading quickly through Android devices.
Known as FluBot, the malware is installed via text messages claiming to be from a delivery company that asks …
AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials
Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned.…