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In today’s digital landscape, traditional password-only authentication systems have proven to be vulnerable to a wide range of cyberattacks. To safeguard critical business resources, organizations are increasingly turning to multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a more robust security measure. MFA requires users to provide multiple authentication factors to verify their identity, providing an additional layer of […]
Ukrainian cybersecurity authorities have disclosed that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm was inside telecom operator Kyivstar’s systems at least since May 2023. The development was first reported by Reuters. The incident, described as a “powerful hacker attack,” first came to light last month, knocking out access to mobile and internet services for […]
Threat actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are increasingly targeting the cryptocurrency sector as a major revenue generation mechanism since at least 2017 to get around sanctions imposed against the country. “Even though movement in and out of and within the country is heavily restricted, and its general population is isolated from […]
Cybercriminals using the Coronavirus outbreak to trick users into installing malicious corona virus-related apps. In the current panic, situation users are most vulnerable to apps like Coronavirus Trackers, symptoms identification, maps, etc. Malicious Coronavirus Tracker Security researchers from Domaintools observed a malicious Coronavirus tracker app that locks the user’s Android device and asks for a […]
Wikipedia Hacked: cybercriminals have launched a massive DDOS attack on Wikipedia and take down the website in several countries in Europe and parts of the Middle East. Wikipedia is a global encyclopedia and worlds biggest knowledge repository accessed by more than a billion users every month. DDoS Attack is one of most dangerous threat for any […]
Today, criminal organizations no longer attack corporations and businesses physically with weapons. Instead, they use computers and malware, aiming to steal vital information that can be used for malicious means. Professional cybercriminal organizations know what they are looking for and will find ways to get it. This is what makes an advanced persistent threat (APT) […]
What is malware analysis? This is the process involved in studying and learning how a particular malware works and what it can do. Their code can differ radically from one another, so they can have many functionalities. But the main purpose of these malicious programs is to gain information from an infected device without the […]
Today, privacy is a huge concern for many internet users. With cybercrime on the rise, hackers are victimizing millions on the internet through fake emails and tapping into unsecured network communications. Because of the rising vulnerability of network-to-network communication over the internet, it’s important to set up Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP encryption and security, […]
Cyberattack incidents against local governments in the United States keep happening. Officials in LaPorte County, Indiana, have revealed that some of their systems suffered a ransomware attack that would initially have affected the county’s official website, in addition to some computer equipment and the government’s email server. According to system audit experts, two domain controller […]
Web application security specialists report the emergence of a new ransomware variant infecting devices with Android operating system. The malware, known as Android/Filecoder.C, was distributed via multiple hacking forums and it has been reported that attackers are able to access the victims’ contact list to send malicious links embedded in SMS messages. The specialists of […]
Capital One is the latest victim of a large-scale breach, which happened from 2005 and 2019. The 14-year worth data collection may be considered as the data breach with the most number of records stolen for the longest period in the history of computing. In view of the gravity of the situation, Capital One released […]
Information security specialists say that there are an increasing number of incidents of cyberattacks in schools or government institutions in the U.S. Just yesterday, a cybersecurity emergency declaration was released in the state of Louisiana, after the governor reported that a variant of malware had infected the computer systems of multiple academic institutions. Now, Alabama […]
Calamity occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of asset or business, Flood: Any unplanned event that requires immediate redeployment of limited resources is defined as cyber Disaster Recovery Plan. Types of Cyber Disaster: Natural Forces: Fire Environmental Hazards Flood / Water […]
The Japanese government has decided to create and maintain defensive malware in a bid to secure the country against cyberattacks. Catalin Cimpanu, security reporter at ZDNet, writes, “The Japanese Defense Ministry will create and maintain cyber-weapons in the form of malware that it plans to use in a defensive capacity.” The ZDNet report says that […]
The Carmel Unified School District in the state of California has reportedly been hit by a phishing scam. Reports say that the Carmel Unified School District has sent out an email to employees notifying them of this attack; the email reportedly informs them that there has been unauthorized access to some email accounts within the […]
Graphics processor developers offer protection against vulnerabilities found on Windows and Linux systems Nvidia, a company specializing in the development of graphic processing units, has included an unusual feature in its new releases: protection against eight vulnerabilities that could be used to deploy some cyberattack variants, as mentioned by network security and ethical hacking experts […]
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 […]
Seems like 2019 is starting to become the year of the Trickbot malware, which received good coverage here in Hackercombat.com for being a nasty fileless virus that typical antivirus software are having a hard time detecting. The first article was dated July 6, 2018, and a follow-up highlighting its dangers dated December 30, 2018. The most […]
Metro Bank has become the first relevant financial institution to disclose SS7 attacks against its customers, although this could be more common than expected A new variant of cyberattack has been used against the British financial institution Metro Bank. According to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, a […]
The average cost of a cyberattack today exceeds $1 million, as per a recent survey report. Security firm Radware, which provides cybersecurity and application delivery solutions, has released its 2018-2019 Global Application and Network Security Report, which brings to light this and other relevant findings. The Radware Global Application and Network Security Report, which is […]
According to an article in HealthNet Security – Companies across the globe will incur $5.2 trillion in additional costs and lost revenue over cyberattacks. The ability to introduce adequate safeguards against complex internet-enabled business models will give away. A survey of C-suite executives and CEOs around the globe, notes that — cybercrime from a wide […]