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A previously undocumented threat actor of unknown provenance has been linked to a number of attacks targeting organizations in the manufacturing, IT, and biomedical sectors in Taiwan. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, attributed the attacks to an advanced persistent threat (APT) it tracks under the name Grayling. Evidence shows that the campaign […]
Government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors located in South and Southeast Asia have come under the radar of a new hacking group as part of a highly-targeted campaign that commenced in mid-2022 and continued into the first quarter of 2023. Symantec, by Broadcom Software, is tracking the activity under its insect-themed moniker Lancefly, with the […]
A Chinese-speaking threat actor called Scarab has been linked to a custom backdoor dubbed HeaderTip as part of a campaign targeting Ukraine since Russia embarked on an invasion last month, making it the second China-based hacking group after Mustang Panda to capitalize on the conflict. “The malicious activity represents one of the first public examples […]
Symantec, the information security services industry giant, minimized a data breach incident that, according to cybersecurity specialists would have allowed a threat actor to access the company’s passwords and a list of customers, including prominent private companies and government institutions in Australia. In this list of organizations working with Symantec are the main departments of […]
Chinese hackers then used NSA’s hacking tools and technology to target American allies. Symantec researchers have discovered that in 2016, Chinese intelligence managed to repurpose hacking tools used by the National Security Agency (NSA) and exploit them to attack American private firms and allies across the globe. In the new report published by The New […]
Symantec, a software developer, claims to have discovered a cyber espionage campaign focused on infiltrating three telecom operators in Southeast Asia, as well as a defense contractor and a satellite communications operator. Some the targets of these attacks are based in the United States. Information security training specialists warn that the group of hackers responsible for […]
Symantec and Microsoft are working together to provide added protection for Azure and Office 365 as they move to make it easier for companies to adopt a hybrid cloud infrastructure. Microsoft and Symantec will work together to ensure added protection to users for Azure and Office 365. This move is likely to make it easy […]
Today Symantec announced that they are to sell Digital certificate(SSL) business to DigiCert Inc for $950 million plus.Problems started from 2015 where Google had issues in Symantec certificate issuance process. Security engineers from Google and Firefox engineers discovered that Symantec misissued around 127 SSL certificates, as the investigation progress this underlying estimation developed to an […]
Google has made a conclusive decision on the different dates they want to execute as part of the accord plan in distrusting Symantec SSL Certificates. Security engineers from Google and Firefox engineers discovered that Symantec misissued around 127 SSL certificates, as the investigation progress this underlying estimation developed to an outstanding figure of more than 30,000 […]
The three vulnerabilities allow attackers to disarm the platform and execute code. Symantec has patched three vulnerabilities in the Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) which could be exploited by attackers to remotely execute code. On Wednesday, the cybersecurity firm issued a security advisory warning of the bugs, all of which are specific to the SMG enterprise […]
Short Bytes: Can some group of notorious hackers influence the U.S. Presidential Election? To study the same, the cybersecurity firm Symantec simulated the election process and found various security loopholes in the process. The biggest flaws sketched by the firm are related to the lack of encryption in voting machine hard drives and data storing cartridges. Due […]
If you use a Symantec or Norton product, now would be a good time to update. Much of the product line from security firm Symantec contains a raft of vulnerabilities that expose millions of consumers, small businesses, and large organizations to self-replicating attacks that take complete control of their computers, a researcher warned Tuesday. “These vulnerabilities […]
With the increased intrusion of technology, the threats of security breaches into out internet-governed lives have increased manifold. Each day we get tons of spam messages, emails and phone calls from the phishing attackers who want to penetrate your accounts and personal information. Talking on the same line, today I’m going to tell you about […]