Cybersecurity

Vulnerability Exploitation on the Rise as Attackers Ditch Phishing

In a move away from traditional phishing scams, attackers are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in computer systems to gain initial network access, according to Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 Report. In 2023, attackers gained initial access through exploiting vulnerabilities in 38% of intrusions, a 6% increase from the previous year. Mandiant also found phishing’s prevalence declined from 22% […]

Cybersecurity

Android-based PAX POS vulnerabilities (Part 1) – STM Cyber Blog

Banking companies worldwide are finally shifting away from custom-made Point of Sale (POS) devices towards the wildly adopted and battle-tested Android operating system. No more obscure terminals; the era of giant, colorful touchscreens is here! While Android is a secure, hardened OS, implementing and integrating your own features with custom hardware requires a lot of […]