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Complex and persistent threats riddled the cybersecurity landscape of 2019. Ransomware attacks found a niche in high-profile targets, while phishing scams came up with novel subterfuges.

A cybercrime group named Exaggerated Lion uses GSuite request for checks coursed through check mules.

The hacked email account of a finance employee was exploited to steal millions of dollars from the Puerto Rico government.

A recent BEC campaign targets organizations by sending them emails with IMG (disk imaging) file attachments hiding a NetWire remote access trojan.

A Texas school district is investigating an email phishing attack after a series of transactions resulted in the loss of an estimated US$2.3 million.

A BEC campaign successfully steals US$1 million seed funding meant for an Israeli startup from a Chinese venture capital firm.

Cybersecurity in 2020 will be viewed through many lenses — from differing attacker motivations and cybercriminal arsenal to technological developments and global threat intelligence — only so defenders can keep up with the broad range of threats.

Over 2,000 Docker hosts have been infected by a worm that discreetly uses them to mine the Monero cryptocurrency.

The complexity of container infrastructure, if not properly accounted for, can pose serious security risks. To minimize risks when building in containers, we came up with six steps that developers can follow.