CloudFlare blocked a record HTTPs DDoS attack peaking at 15 rps
Cloudflare has mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 15.3 million request-per-second (RPS). Cloudflare announced to have mitigated...
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APT trends report Q1 2022
For five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent...
Russia-linked threat actors launched hundreds of cyberattacks on Ukraine
Microsoft revealed that Russia launched hundreds of cyberattacks against Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion. Microsoft states that at...
New APT Group Earth Berberoka Targets Gambling Websites With Old and New Malware
We recently found a new advanced persistent threat (APT) group that we have dubbed Earth Berberoka (aka GamblingPuppet). This APT...
New AWS Competency Category – Why It’s Important
AWS DevOps competency recently added a new category, DevSecOps to its arsenal. Explore our overview of the category and why...
Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency scam uses fake Medium as the promotion site
So Elon Musk is buying Twitter, and you can be sure that scammers are making the most of this news....
US-CERT Bulletin (SB22-115):Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 18, 2022
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
US Department of State offers $10M reward for info to locate six Russian Sandworm members
The U.S. government offers up to $10 million for info that allows to identify or locate six Russian GRU hackers...
“URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!!” 419 scammer wants your help to move someone’s inheritance
We’ve received several emails over the last couple of days which follow the classic 419 mail scam method. Titled “URGENT...
Linux Nimbuspwn flaws could allow attackers to deploy sophisticated threats
Microsoft disclosed two Linux privilege escalation flaws, collectively named Nimbuspwn, that could allow conducting various malicious activities. The Microsoft 365...
What’s happening in the world of personal cyber insurance?
You’ve likely only seen cybercrime insurance primarily mentioned in relation to attacks on businesses. Most commonly, it’s cited with regard...
“Reject All” cookie consent button is coming to European Google Search and YouTube
Google will soon be giving European countries a “Reject All” button in the Search and YouTube cookie consent banner. This...
Emotet fixes bug in code, resumes spam campaign
Emotet threat actors resumed their email spam campaign on Monday after stopping it late last week to fix a bug....
Wind Turbine giant Deutsche Windtechnik hit by a professional Cyberattack
The German wind turbine giant Deutsche Windtechnik was hit by a targeted cyberattack earlier this month. German wind turbine giant...
Conti ransomware operations surge despite the recent leak
Conti ransomware gang continues to target organizations worldwide despite the massive data leak has shed light on its operations. Researchers...
Iran-linked APT Rocket Kitten exploited VMware bug in recent attacks
The Iran-linked APT group Rocket Kitten has been observed exploiting a recently patched CVE-2022-22954 VMware flaw. Iran-linked Rocket Kitten APT...
Hospitals taken offline after cyberattack
The GHT Coeur Grand Est has become a victim of a cyberattack on the hospital centers of Vitry-le-François and Saint-Dizier....
Rogue ads phishing for cryptocurrency: Are you secure?
Bad ads are at it again. Rogue Google ads caused no end of misery for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, costing them roughly...
CISA adds new Microsoft, Linux, and Jenkins flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds seven new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including Microsoft, Linux, and...
Stormous ransomware gang claims to have hacked Coca-Cola
The Stormous ransomware gang claims to have hacked the multinational beverage corporation Coca-Cola Company. The Stormous ransomware gang announced with a post...
North Korea-linked APT37 targets journalists with GOLDBACKDOOR
North Korea-linked APT37 group is targeting journalists that focus on DPRK with a new piece of malware. North Korea-linked APT37...
Anomaly Six, a US surveillance firm that tracks roughly 3 billion devices in real-time
An interesting article published by The Intercept reveals the secretive business of a US surveillance firm named Anomaly Six. When...
DDoS attacks in Q1 2022
News overview The DDoS landscape in Q1 2022 was shaped by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine: a significant...
How to recover files encrypted by Yanluowang
Yanluowang is a type of targeted ransomware discovered by the Symantec Threat Hunter team as they were investigating an incident...
