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A phishing campaign in which Ukraine government agencies are targeted with the RatVermin malware has been uncovered. Security researchers working with FireEye Threat Intelligence have uncovered this ongoing spear phishing campaign that has been targeting the Ukraine government and military with emails that aim to distribute the RatVermin malware, which helps malicious actors in info-gathering […]
The non-profit mutual insurance organization Blue Cross of Idaho has confirmed that, in recent days, an unidentified user has been able to access its contributor portal to extract confidential information of nearly 6000 people, reported cyber forensics course specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS). Through a statement, the non profit insurer mentioned: […]
According to cyber forensics course specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS) the government of Ecuador has faced about 40 million cyberattacks in retaliation for the decision to remove the political asylum to Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, which lead to his arrest by the British authorities last week. After remaining as a […]
The German pharmaceutical company Bayer claims to have contained a cyberattack possibly carried out by Chinese hackers. According to the ethical hacking training specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS), the company reported that it faced a possible data breach and interruptions in its regular operations. A spokesman for Bayer states that the […]
Websites in Israel have been attacked by threat actors hoping to get cryptocurrency transactions A hacker or hacker group made a massive attack against multiple web pages in Israel, leaving thousands of websites out of service, report network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security. According to local media reports, […]
These new techniques allow the use of communication intercepting devices again During a recent event dedicated to network security experts, a team of researchers unveiled a set of vulnerabilities in mobile networks that impact 4G and 5G LTE protocols. In their research, entitled “Privacy attacks against 4G and 5G cell phone protocols,” experts say that […]
Last Dec 22, 2018, we have reported here in Hackercombat.com the nastly leak of the European Union COREU network that contains diplomatic cables. With that news, Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean is making their own preparations and improvements in their cybersecurity readiness. With the EU info leak, Cyprus has a very visible example […]
Medical files, containing personal data of patients of University of Washington Medicine, were mistakenly exposed following a data error. UW Medicine, in a press release dated February 20, 2019, has revealed the detection of “…an error in a database configuration that made certain protected internal files temporarily available on the internet and visible by search.” […]
500px, the popular photography app has forced all its users to reset their user passwords in a deliberate attempt to secure the remaining areas of their database. The leak included a portion of their users, which released to the unknown 3rd parties. “On February 8, 2019, our engineering team became aware of a potential security […]
A group of experts published their research on this attack Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report the emergence of the first functional malware for Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX). The research expert group believes that the vulnerabilities present in SGX, a feature designed to reinforce Intel’s […]
This new attack is also functional against the recently released TLS 1.3 protocol A new cryptographic attack capable of disrupting the encrypted Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic has been discovered; according to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, this could allow threat actors to intercept and extract data […]
Cybercriminals love to target institutions that either holds a lot of personal information or lots of money with weak security. Of course, the mainstream banks have a lot of money but they are spending a lot as well when it comes to cybersecurity system. So what is the next sector to target? Bank-like institutions but […]
A data breach that hit Airbus has reportedly employees of the aircraft manufacturing company. European aerospace corporation Airbus has disclosed that a security breach, which led to unauthorized access to its data, has, however, had no impact on its commercial operations. An official statement published by Airbus on 30 January 2019 says, “Airbus SE (stock […]
Criminals have stolen data of Titan Manufacturing and Distributing customers for almost a whole year Malicious hacker groups are attacking manufacturing companies, as reported by cybersecurity specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security. Recently it has been revealed that hackers attacked the company Titan Manufacturing and Distribution, compromising their computer systems to extract payment […]
Various American media were attacked with malware, delaying the distribution of their newspapers Cybersecurity and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report that a malware-based attack, originating outside the United States, affected some of the country’s major printed media, delaying the distribution of the physical samples of some journals. The first […]
Accusations against Chinese intelligence agencies continue According to cybersecurity and ethical hacking experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, alleged Chinese cybercriminals for-hire compromised the networks of Hewlett Packard and IBM enterprises, thus illegally accessing multiple customer devices of both companies. IBM argues that, so far, it has no evidence to claim that a […]
An attacker could find any device, infect it and make it part of a botnet A critical vulnerability present in a Huawei router widely used by Internet service providers in various parts of the Americas could allow a hacker to track a device and determine if it has default credentials all without the need to […]
The social network mentions that it has collected evidence suggesting that a government might be behind this attack Cybersecurity specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report that, after investigating a persistent vulnerability in its support forms, the social network Twitter found evidence those flaws could have been exploited to access and extract personal […]
Experts have discovered a cyberattack campaign against dozens of organizations dedicated to the defense and other critical tasks Digital forensics specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security reported the emergence of a hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructure companies around the world. The hackers behind this campaign, known as Operation Sharpshooter, are deploying malware associated […]
According to an investigation, five out of 17 certification authorities are vulnerable to IP fragmentation attacks During a recent cybersecurity event in Europe, the state of web cryptography was a recurrent topic. According to experts in digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security, it is very difficult for hackers to break elliptical curve […]
Last Dec 3, 2018, we have reported here in Hackercombat.com the story about the Marriott Hotel Chain’s Data Breach, which heavily exposed the personal records of their 500 guests for the last 4 years. Less than 48 hours ago the US authorities apparently discovered that the hackers behind the breach are related to China’s Ministry […]