CNA Hit by a Phoenix CryptoLocker Ransomware Attack
Insurance giant, CNA had to shut down its systems and temporarily close its website due to a novel ransomware attack....
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$571 Million to be Paid over Bitcoin Scam
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on 26th March 2021 declared that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of...
Doxing in the corporate sector
Introduction Doxing refers to the collection of confidential information about a person without their consent for the purpose of inflicting...
SolarWinds Patches Four New Vulnerabilities in Their Orion Platform
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, SolarWinds released fixes for four new vulnerabilities in their Orion platform, the most severe of...
MDR Vendor Must-Haves, Part 2: Ingestion of Network Device Data
This blog post is part of an ongoing series about evaluating Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers. For more insights,...
Hackers breached the PHP ‘s Git Server and inserted a backdoor in the source code
Threat actors hacked the official Git server of the PHP programming language and pushed unauthorized updates to insert a backdoor...
Ziggy ransomware admin announced it will refund victims who paid the ransom
Administrator of Ziggy ransomware recently announced the end of the operation, and now is promising that its victims will have...
New Purple Fox version includes Rootkit and implements wormable propagation
Researchers from Guardicore have spotted a new variant of the Purple Fox Windows malware that implements worm-like propagation capabilities. Researchers...
Experts found two flaws in Facebook for WordPress Plugin
A critical flaw in the official Facebook for WordPress plugin could be abused exploited for remote code execution attacks. Researchers...
Why you need to trust your VPN: Lock and Code S02E05
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we...
Ransomware Attacks Targeting UK’s Education Sector Increased, says NCSC
According to the warning by GCHQ's cybersecurity arm, NCSC, there has been a substantial spike in the number of ransomware...
Here are Some Interesting Facts About Website Hacking
How many websites are hacked every day? How frequently do hackers attack? Are there any solutions to fix the vulnerabilities?...
Great Britain named Russia as the main threat in cyberspace
Lindy Cameron, executive director of Britain's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), said on Friday that the Russian Federation poses the...
Hackers disrupted live broadcasts at Channel Nine. Is it a Russian retaliation?
A cyber attack has disrupted the Australian Channel Nine’s live broadcasts, the company was unable to transmit its Sunday morning news...
QNAP urges users to take action to protect devices against Brute-Force attacks
Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP published an alert urging its customers to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 307
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for...
US Gov Executive Order would oblige to disclose security breach impacting gov users
According to a proposed executive order of the Biden administration, software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government...
Clop Ransomware gang now contacts victims’ customers to force victims into pay a ransom
Clop ransomware operators now email victim’s customers and ask them to demand a ransom payment to protect their privacy to...
Experts spotted a new advanced Android spyware posing as “System Update”
Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. Experts...
Fleeceware apps earned over $400 million on Android and iOS
Researchers at Avast have found an aggregate of 204 fleece ware applications with over a billion downloads and more than...
Threat Actor Targets Guns.com, Spills Sensitive Information on Dark Web
As the domain name suggests, Guns.com is a major Minnesota, US-based platform to buy and sell guns online. It is...
Weintek’s HMI Found with Vulnerabilities which can Allow Attackers to Exploit Devices
Weintek's human-machine interface (HMI) products include three types of critical vulnerabilities, according to a cybersecurity researcher - who specializes in...
Hades Ransomware Attacks US Big Game
An obscure monetarily spurred threat group is utilizing the self-proclaimed Hades ransomware variant in cybercrime activities that have affected at...
Apple released out-of-band updates for a new Zero‑Day actively exploited
Apple has released new out-of-band updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS to address another zero‑day flaw, tracked CVE-2021-1879, actively...
