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Malicious actors have shown particular attention to the drug development industry Information security and digital forensics specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report that multiple groups of malicious hackers are launching attack campaigns against different companies, especially organizations belonging to the pharmaceutical industry, sector in which attack campaigns have grown exponentially in the […]
An Iranian critical network was affected by a new, sophisticated and destructive version of the cyber weapon Stuxnet According to reports of cybersecurity and digital forensics experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, a critical network of Iran was affected by a destructive malware attack hours after Israel revealed that the Mossad had thwarted a plan […]
We are into the fourth quarter of 2018 and there are no signs of cyberattacks slowing down. Reports indicate that over the first three quarters of the year, cyberattacks were happening at an increased rate compared to the corresponding time last year. Cyberattacks, which are all driven by data theft, target companies, their clients, cryptocurrency […]
Aspire Health, through its federal court record, has revealed that it was a victim of a nasty phishing attack through email that exposed patients’ records to unknown parties this September 2018. The Nashville-based medical-care firm which operates in 25 states in the U.S. has lost control of highly confidential 124 emails detailing patient information. The […]
These devices can be useful for data theft Cyber security organization researchers have reported that some smart bulbs are suitable for data exfiltration from personal devices, and can leak information about multimedia preferences from the affected user, recording the smart bulb’s luminescence patterns. For these lighting sources to become an attack vector, they must first […]
Trend Micro is introducing a new update on how its software implements automatic updates, they dubbed it “Virtual Patching”. It is designed as a short-term stop-gap measure of preventing security issues while waiting for an official security patch from the vendor of the affected software. Nilesh Jain, VP-SEA of Trend Micro said: “Advanced cyberattacks including […]
DHS and FBI identified North Korean malware KEYMARBLE that related to HIDDEN COBRA to attack U.S government entities to capture screenshots, stealing sensitive data, modifying the system files etc. This sophisticated malware variant used by the North Korean government to perform cyberattack that targets various organization and Governments. It works under one of the most […]
Hacking against healthcare services increases Specialists in enterprise data protection services investigate a computer attack on the IT network of the medical laboratory test firm LabCorp, which forced the company to temporarily put offline its systems, delaying its testing processes and customer access to lab results. In a statement the company claimed to have “immediately disrupted certain […]
The startup Taylor team woke up and discovered that a malicious actor had cleaned up Taylor. Theft is a nightmare for startups and a constant problem in the cryptocurrency industry, information security experts said. Taylor is a startup that through the design and launch of a commercial application, wants to be the connection between cryptocurrency exchanges and […]
“Small number of systems” suffer “limited malware intrusion” Boeing appears to be the most recent target of the WannaCry ransomware, but the company says that it detected only what it calls “limited malware intrusion” impacting a “small number of systems.” The ransomware first hit Boeing on Wednesday evening, and Mike VanderWel, chief engineer at Boeing Commercial […]
One of the major concerns for the US economy is to deal with Cyber security. The critical infrastructure like the energy system, interdependent systems, water, communications, natural gas, and fuel distribution, the highly dynamic electric power sector, are all going through an advanced and intelligent energy technology. This doesn’t mean that distributed grid of the future […]
North Korea says there is no evidence to back the US claim it was behind the WannaCry ransomware attack. The US was “unreasonably accusing the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] without any forensic evidence”, a spokesman for North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quoted as saying by the country’s KCNA new agency. The […]
Iranian hackers have been blamed for impersonating a young photographer to contact researchers on social media. And what was their purpose in this endeavor? Extorting those researchers into working for the Iranian government. Researchers at Dell SecureWorks explained, “The online persona—an attractive woman in her 30s who became known as Mia Ash—was active on sites […]
Russian bank VTB said Monday its websites had been hit by a cyberattack, following Friday’s announcement by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it’s anticipating DDoS attacks on the country’s financial systems on December 5. FSB said on Friday that it had uncovered plans by foreign intelligence agencies to carry out massive cyber attacks targeting the […]
Short Bytes: As a result of a massive cyberattack on Dyn DNS, many popular online services and websites went offline on Friday. The attack comprised of 3 back-to-back DDoS attacks that were, probably, launched by a botnet comprising of smart messages. Now, the services have been restored and the FBI is investigating all potential causes of […]
Short Bytes: Just like the previous years, Anonymous and some anti-Israel groups are expected to launch #OpIsrael cyberattack on April 7. The authorities and organizations are on high alert to avoid any high scale damage to the cyber instrastructure of the country. If we take a look at the past years, a cyberattack has been […]
The suspected Chinese hackers have once again managed to break into the United State government’s personnel management agency, leaving more than 22 million government employee personal records compromised, U.S. officials disclosed on Thursday. Twenty-two million is a huge figure! Last month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that the data of more than 4 […]
The mysterious message Tweeted by Anonymous, the widely known hacktivist group, has left many wondering whether they were behind the cyberattack on NYSE, if it was a cyber attack. Their tweet stated that the next day would be a ‘bad day’ for Wall Street and less than a day after, it seems like this wasn’t just […]
Israel’s military chief in his speech this month has pointed towards the fact that a computer sabotage due to some sophisticated cyber-attack is the most evident concern for the country. This speech of Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz was not just words but was based on the fact that a major artery of the country’s road […]