Spam and phishing in Q2 2021
Quarterly highlights The corporate sector In Q2 2021, corporate accounts continued to be one of the most tempting targets for cybercriminals....
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ChangeTower – Tool To Help You Watch Changes In Webpages And Get Notified Of Any Changes
ChangeTower is intended to help you watch changes in webpages and get notified of any changes written in Go This...
Elpscrk – An Intelligent Common User-Password Profiler Based On Permutations And Statistics
An Intelligent common user-password profiler that's named after the same tool in Mr.Robot series S01E01In simple words, elpscrk will ask...
Italian energy company ERG hit by LockBit 2.0 ransomware gang
ERG SPA, an Italian energy company, reports a minor impact on its operations after the recent ransomware attack conducted by LockBit 2.0...
Cisco fixes critical, high severity vulnerabilities in VPN routers
Cisco fixed critical, high severity pre-auth security vulnerabilities impacting multiple Small Business VPN routers. Cisco addressed critical and high severity...
Advanced Technology Ventures discloses ransomware attack and data breach
The American venture capital firm Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) disclosed a ransomware attack, crooks also stole data of some private investors. Advanced...
US CISA and NSA publish guidance to secure Kubernetes deployments
US CISA and NSA released new guidance that provides recommendations on how to harden Kubernetes deployments and minimize the risk...
NSA issues advice for securing wireless devices
By releasing an information sheet that provides guidance on securing wireless devices while in public (pdf)—for National Security System, Department...
Chrome casts away the padlock—is it good riddance or farewell?
It’s been an interesting journey for security messaging where browsers are concerned. Back in the day, many of the websites...
COVID-19 vaccine appointment system attacked in Italy
In another cyberattack on a healthcare system, threat-actors have tried to throw a wrench into the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine roll-out...
Widespread Cyber Espionage Attacks Use New Chinese Spyware
According to new research, a threat actor believed to be of Chinese origin was linked to a series of ten...
Bot Protection Available in Azure Web App Firewall
Microsoft recently announced that WAF (Web Application Firewall) bot safety tool has attained general availability status on Azure Application Gateway...
The FBI and SEC Provided Guidance Against Imposter Scams
The FBI and SEC have come with new guidance for investors to fight against financial scams. Users are being suggested...
Microsoft Warns Office 365 Users of ‘Sneaky’ Phishing Campaign
Microsoft's Security Intelligence staff has issued an alert to Office 365 users and administrators to watch out for a sneaky...
Despite Data Leak and Glitches, Foreigners able to Register on Vaccine Site
Thailand's new vaccination appointment registration website, expatvac.consular.go.th, has received mixed reviews since its launch. Many people reported that they had a...
Uchihash – A Small Utility To Deal With Malware Embedded Hashes
Uchihash is a small utility that can save malware analysts the time of dealing with embedded hash values used for...
SharpLAPS – Retrieve LAPS Password From LDAP
The attribute ms-mcs-AdmPwd stores the clear-text LAPS password. This executable is made to be executed within Cobalt Strike session using...
China-linked APT31 targets Russia for the first time
China-linked APT31 group employed a new strain of malware in attacks aimed at entities in Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the US,...
INFRA:HALT flaws impact OT devices from hundreds of vendors
INFRA:HALT is a set of vulnerabilities affecting a popular TCP/IP library commonly OT devices manufactured by more than 200 vendors....
Cyber Defense Magazine – August 2021 has arrived. Enjoy it!
Cyber Defense Magazine August 2021 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 148 pages of...
China-linked APT groups target telecom companies in Southeast Asia
China linked APT groups have targeted networks of at least five major telecommunications companies operating in Southeast Asia since 2017....
Zoom and gloom? Video comms org agrees to settle for $85m
Zoom has agreed to an $85m settlement regarding privacy, zoom-bombing, and data sharing. The class action privacy lawsuit filed in...
The 3 biggest threats reaching for your antivirus software’s off switch
Having antivirus (AV) software on your computer is a staple. Modern antivirus offers layered protection—a cybersecurity approach that uses multiple...
RDP brute force attacks explained
While you read these words, the chances are that somebody, somewhere, is trying to break in to your computer by...
