Security News for MSPs

Following sanctions announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury last week, Russian cyber-security firm Positive Technologies says the  accusations are groundless. read more

WordPress has released version 5.7.1 of its popular content management system (CMS), which brings more than 25 bug fixes, including patches for two security vulnerabilities. read more

Google’s Project Zero is making essential changes to its disclosure policies to allow developers more time to fix the problems while still being able to enforce strict policies if the companies don’t respect the allotted timeline. There’s no official rule that says security researchers have to wait a certain amount of time before making their

Notorious FIN7 gang stole payment card details from retailers around the world Cybercrime gang posed as penetration testing firm to recruit hackers A key member of the FIN7 cybercrime gang – which is said to have caused over one billion dollars worth of damage around the world – has been sentenced to 10 years in

A Ukrainian national arrested for his role in a hacking group that compromised millions of financial accounts was sentenced to a decade in prison, US prosecutors said Friday. read more

Several cybersecurity-related acquisitions and mergers were announced in the week of April 12-18, 2021. read more

Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, resigned on the day of President Biden’s inauguration. He was replaced by Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, who last month delivered her first major action by fining Texas based telemarketers a record $225 million. read more