Cyber Attack
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217RedZei Chinese Scammers Targeting Chinese Students in the U.K.
Chinese international students in the U.K. have been targeted by persistent Chinese-speaking scammers for over a year as part of an activity...
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4.8KZerobot Botnet Emerges as a Growing Threat with New Exploits and Capabilities
The Zerobot DDoS botnet has received substantial updates that expand on its ability to target more internet-connected devices and scale its network....
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670Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code
Okta, a company that provides identity and access management services, disclosed on Wednesday that some of its source code repositories were accessed...
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2.7KThe Rise of the Rookie Hacker – A New Trend to Reckon With
More zero knowledge attacks, more leaked credentials, more Gen-Z cyber crimes – 2022 trends and 2023 predictions. Cybercrime remains a major threat...
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1.2KUkraine’s DELTA Military System Users Under Attack from Info Stealing Malware
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) this week disclosed that users of the Delta situational awareness program received phishing emails...
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694Facebook Cracks Down on Spyware Vendors from U.S., China, Russia, Israel, and India
Meta Platforms disclosed that it took down no less than 200 covert influence operations since 2017 spanning roughly 70 countries across 42...
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3.6KFBI Charges 6, Seizes 48 Domains Linked to DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of 48 domains that offered services to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)...
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210Telcom and BPO Companies Under Attack by SIM Swapping Hackers
A persistent intrusion campaign has set its eyes on telecommunications and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies at lease since June 2022. “The...
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3.5KRussian Courts Targeted by New CryWiper Data Wiper Malware Posing as Ransomware
A new data wiper malware called CryWiper has been found targeting Russian government agencies, including mayor’s offices and courts. “Although it disguises...
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4.5KDaixin Ransomware Gang Steals 5 Million AirAsia Passengers’ and Employees’ Data
The cybercrime group called Daixin Team has leaked sample data belonging to AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost airline, on its data leak portal....
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2.0KAPT29 Exploited a Windows Feature to Compromise European Diplomatic Entity Network
The Russia-linked APT29 nation-state actor has been found leveraging a “lesser-known” Windows feature called Credential Roaming as part of its attack against...
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5.2KSeveral Cyber Attacks Observed Leveraging IPFS Decentralized Network
A number of phishing campaigns are leveraging the decentralized Interplanetary Filesystem (IPFS) network to host malware, phishing kit infrastructure, and facilitate other...
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508Chinese Hackers Using New Stealthy Infection Chain to Deploy LODEINFO Malware
The Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Stone Panda has been observed employing a new stealthy infection chain in its attacks aimed...
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3.8KFodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities
The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal. This includes changes to its...
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1.3KU.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service
A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation. Mark...
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1.6KIndian Energy Company Tata Power’s IT Infrastructure Hit By Cyber Attack
Tata Power Company Limited, India’s largest integrated power company, on Friday confirmed it was targeted by a cyber attack. The intrusion on...
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3.3KUkraine Says Russia Planning Massive Cyberattacks on its Critical Infrastructures
The Ukrainian government on Monday warned of “massive cyberattacks” by Russia targeting critical infrastructure facilities located in the country and that of...
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3.0KNorth Korea’s Lazarus Hackers Targeting macOS Users Interested in Crypto Jobs
The infamous Lazarus Group has continued its pattern of leveraging unsolicited job opportunities to deploy malware targeting Apple’s macOS operating system. In...
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4.8KResearchers Identify 3 Hacktivist Groups Supporting Russian Interests
At least three alleged hacktivist groups working in support of Russian interests are likely doing so in collaboration with state-sponsored cyber threat...
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1.9KHackers Exploited Zero-Day RCE Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall — Patch Released
Security software company Sophos has released a patch update for its firewall product after it was discovered that attackers were exploiting a...
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2.9KChina Accuses NSA’s TAO Unit of Hacking its Military Research University
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of conducting a string of cyberattacks aimed at aeronautical and military research-oriented Northwestern...
