Cybersecurity threats have become increasingly sophisticated, and state-sponsored actors continue to target government institutions and diplomatic entities. One such incident involves a Russian threat actor known as “Nobelium,” which has been launching spear phishing attacks against French diplomats. ANSSI Issued…
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Brain Cipher Ransomware Targets Indonesia’s National Data Center in Major Cyberattack
A new ransomware operation known as Brain Cipher has emerged, targeting organizations worldwide. This operation recently gained media attention due to an attack on Indonesia’s temporary National Data Center. Indonesia is developing National Data Centers to securely store servers…
Cyberattack by BlackSuit Targets Kadokawa and CDK Global
In early June, Kadokawa’s video-sharing platform Niconico experienced a server outage, which has now been claimed by the Russia-linked hacker group BlackSuit. This group, a rebrand of the Royal ransomware operation and linked to the defunct Conti cybercrime syndicate, has…
Microsoft Announces New Deadlines for Windows Updates
A July 4 deadline for Windows users who have not updated their systems is fast approaching. It was only two weeks ago that a two-week-old security vulnerability found in Windows was found to have been reactivated. Despite Microsoft’s claim…
Top Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2024
We’re more than halfway into 2024, and we’ve already witnessed some of the largest and the most damaging data breaches in recent history. And just when you thought some of these hacks couldn’t be much worse, they did. The…
Korean ISP Accused of Installing Malware to Block Torrent Traffic
A major scandal has emerged in South Korea, where the internet service provider KT is accused of intentionally installing malware on the computers of 600,000 subscribers. This invasive action was reportedly designed to interfere with and block torrent traffic,…
Kadokawa Group Hit by Major Ransomware Attack
Kadokawa Group, the parent company of renowned game developer FromSoftware, has fallen victim to a gruesome ransomware attack. The Japanese conglomerate, known for its diverse involvement in book publishing, the video-sharing service Niconico, and various other media enterprises, revealed…
Pipeline Hijacking: GitLab’s Security Wake-Up Call
A major vulnerability exists in some versions of GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition products, which might be exploited to run pipelines as any user. GitLab is a prominent web-based open-source software project management and task tracking tool. There are an…
Phishing And The Threats of QR Codes
Cybercriminals have always been adept at abusing the latest technological developments in their attacks, and weaponizing QR codes is one of their most recent strategies. QR codes have grown in popularity as a method for digital information sharing due…
Kimsuky Unleashes TRANSLATEXT Malware on South Korean Academic Institutions
An investigation has found that a North Korea-linked threat actor, known as Kimsuky, has been involved in the use of a malicious Google Chrome extension to steal sensitive information to collect information as part of an ongoing intelligence collection…