Iran-linked UNC3313 APT employed two custom backdoors against a Middle East gov entity
An Iran-linked threat actor, tracked as UNC3313, was observed using two custom backdoor against an unnamed Middle East government entity....
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Anonymous breached the internal network of Belarusian railways
The Anonymous hacker collective claims to have breached the Belarusian Railway’s data-processing network. The Anonymous collective announced that the internal...
Feb 7- Feb 27 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict
This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective....
Ukraine: Volunteer IT Army is going to hit tens of Russian targets from this list
Ukraine is recruiting a volunteer IT army composed of white hat hackers to launch attacks on a list of Russian...
Chipmaker giant Nvidia hit by a ransomware attack
The chipmaker giant Nvidia was the victim of a ransomware attack that took down some of its systems for two...
Fileless SockDetour backdoor targets U.S.-based defense contractors
Researchers provided details about a stealthy custom malware dubbed SockDetour that targeted U.S.-based defense contractors. Cybersecurity researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit...
Russia restricts Twitter in the country amid conflict with Ukraine
Global internet monitor working group NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine. Global internet...
Anonymous hacked the Russian Defense Ministry and is targeting Russian companies
Anonymous collective has hacked the Russian Defense Ministry and leaked the data of its employees in response to the Ukraine...
UK’s NHS Digital warns of an RCE in Okta Advanced Server Access client
The UK’s NHS Digital agency warns of an RCE in the Windows client for the Okta Advanced Server Access authentication...
This Week in Security News – February 25, 2022
Recent cyberattacks increasingly target open-source web servers, and US officials tell businesses to watch for potential ransomware attacks after Biden...
Potential cybersecurity impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
On Thursday night, Russia launched a military invasion of its neighbor and former Soviet Union member Ukraine, drawing a broad...
Ukraine calls on independent hackers to defend against Russia, Russian underground responds
While Ukraine calls for hacker underground to defend against Russia, ransomware gangs make their moves. Ukraine’s government is asking for...
Cyber lures and threats in the context of the war in Ukraine
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia goes a long way back, but it took a dramatic turn after the 2014...
CISA warns of cyberespionage by Iranian APT “MuddyWater”
Cybersecurity agencies in the US and UK have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) on MuddyWater, a government-sponsored Iranian advanced...
Ukraine: Belarusian APT group UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing
The CERT of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian armed forces personnel. The Computer Emergency Response Team...
Anonymous launched its offensive on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine
The popular collective Anonymous declared war on Russia for the illegitimate invasion of Ukraine and announced a series of cyber...
Google and Microsoft accused of feeding smaller search engines spam ads
Google and Microsoft appear to have been flooding their smaller search engine rivals with spam ads, to limit the number...
US and UK details a new Python backdoor used by MuddyWater APT group
US and UK cybersecurity agencies provided details of a new malware used by Iran-linked MuddyWater APT. CISA, the FBI, the...
Ukraine Cyberattack 2022: Geopolitical Cybersecurity
As geopolitical tensions rise, so does pressure to enhance corporate cyber-resilience If you like the site, please consider joining the...
CISA adds two Zabbix flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
US CISA added two flaws impacting Zabbix infrastructure monitoring tool to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
Cyclops Blink malware: US and UK authorities issue alert
According to a joint security advisory published yesterday by US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies, a new malware...
Yik Yak “cyberbullying”: What can be done?
In August 2021, Yik Yak, the once-popular anonymous social media platform on Android and iOS, made a comeback after shutting...
How to update your drivers and when you need to
Many software vendors have a driver updater in their arsenal. But is it really that important to have the latest...
Hive ransomware: Researchers figure out a method to decrypt files
Files encrypted by ransomware can’t be recovered without obtaining the decryption key, if the encryption has been done properly. But...
