The UN Convention against Cybercrime has gained momentum toward becoming a legally binding framework, with 72 of 193 member states signing it in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Saturday, October 25. The 41-page UN cybercrime treaty aims to enhance global collaboration among law enforcement and provide technical support to countries struggling with …

Trellix Advanced Research Center (ARC) found a campaign targeting a European embassy in New Delhi, India. Further investigation uncovered multiple targeted institutions across Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. This report analyzes the tactics used by SideWinder, an APT group known for espionage in Asia. The investigation shows that SideWinder has …

Thousands of Americans’ personal job-seeking details were publicly exposed because of an unsecured database linked to the House Democrats’ Official Online Resume Bank, DomeWatch.us. The security lapse was brought to light by the research firm Safety Detectives, after an anonymous cybersecurity researcher reported to them about an “unencrypted and non-password-protected …