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...
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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...
“Ethnicity recognition” tool listed on surveillance camera app store built by fridge-maker’s video analytics startup
The bizarre promotional video promises “Face analysis based on best of breed Artificial Intelligence algorithms for Business Intelligence and Digital...
Data wiper attacks on Ukraine were planned at least in November and used ransomware as decoy
Experts reported that the wiper attacks that yesterday hit hundreds of systems in Ukraine used a GoLang-based ransomware decoy. Yesterday,...
Deadbolt Ransomware targets Asustor and QNap NAS Devices
Deadbolt ransomware operators are targeting Asustor NAS (network-attached storage) appliances. Storage solutions provider Asustor is warning its customers of a...
New Wiper Malware HermeticWiper targets Ukrainian systems
Cybersecurity experts discovered a new data wiper malware that was used in attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine. The threat...
Financial cyberthreats in 2021
The year 2021 was eventful in terms of digital threats for organizations and individuals, and financial institutions were no exception....
US and UK link new Cyclops Blink malware to Russian state hackers
UK and US cybersecurity agencies linked Cyclops Blink malware to Russia’s Sandworm APT US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement...
Researchers shared technical details of NSA Equation Group’s Bvp47 backdoor
Pangu Lab researchers disclosed details of the Bvp47 backdoor that was used by the US NSA Equation Group. Researchers from...
Sophos linked Entropy ransomware to Dridex malware. Are both linked to Evil Corp?
The code of the recently-emerged Entropy ransomware has similarities with the one of the infamous Dridex malware. The recently-emerged Entropy...
