Microsoft has revealed details of a large-scale malvertising campaign that is believed to have impacted over one million devices worldwide as part of an opportunistic attack aimed at stealing sensitive information. The tech giant, which discovered the activity in…
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Huge Spike in Social Media and Email Hacks – Simple Ways to Protect Yourself
There has been a worrying rise in the number of people losing control of their social media and email accounts this year. According to recent data from Action Fraud, the UK’s national cybercrime reporting center, over 35,000 cases were…
Chinese APT Volt Typhoon Target U.S. Power Utility in Prolonged Cyberattack
Chinese hackers involved in the Volt Typhoon attack spent over a year inside the networks of a major utility company in Littleton, Massachusetts. In a report published last week, Dragos, an operational technology (OT) cybersecurity firm, described their work…
Deauthentication Attacks Leave Wi-Fi Networks at Risk
A recent report from Nozomi Networks has revealed that the vast majority of Wi-Fi networks are highly vulnerable to deauthentication attacks, a common form of denial-of-service (DoS) attack. After analyzing telemetry from hundreds of operational technology (OT) and internet…
Lazarus Group Intensifies Attacks on South Korean Web Servers
Researchers have uncovered a series of highly sophisticated cyberattacks by the notorious Lazarus group, targeting web servers in South Korea. The attackers have been infiltrating IIS servers to deploy ASP-based web shells, which serve as the first-stage Command and…
Password Reuse Threatens Security of 50 Percent of Online Users
The Overlooked Danger of Password Reuse While digital access is becoming increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives, from managing finances to enjoying online entertainment, there remains a critical security lapse: password reuse. Even though it is convenient, this practice…
Finally, Safer Chats! Apple to Encrypt Messages Between iPhones and Android Phones
Apple is set to make a major improvement in how people using iPhones and Android devices communicate. Soon, text messages exchanged between these two platforms will be protected with end-to-end encryption, offering better privacy and security. For years, secure…
Ransomware Hackers Develop Advanced Tool for VPN Breaches
In the Black Basta ransomware group, an automated brute force attack tool referred to as BRUTED has been developed to target and compromise edge networking devices such as firewalls and VPNs, as well as other edge networking devices. By…
Raymond Cyberattack: IT Teams, Authorities Investigate Massive Breach
Raymond Limited, a leading textile and apparel firm, acknowledged a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure on February 19. The company quickly segregated affected systems to protect essential business operations and avoid disruptions to customer-facing platforms or shop networks. Rakesh…
Ransomware Group Uses Unpatched Webcams to Deploy Attacks
A recent cybersecurity report by S-RM has revealed a new tactic used by the Akira ransomware group, demonstrating their persistence in bypassing security defenses. When their initial attempt to deploy ransomware was blocked by an endpoint detection and response…