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A cybercriminal gang, named as “FIN7 APT” has been found launching a social engineering attack. According to the security firm Trustwave Spider Lab, unknown attackers posed as Best Buy officials mailed letters via postal service to the targeted victims,...
Mirai malware that turns networked devices into remotely controlled bots has relaunched itself as Mukashi malware and has been actively exploiting Zyxel network-attached storage (NAS) devices’ vulnerability reported under CVE-2020-9054. This remote code execution vulnerability, with a CVE rating...
Deception has been a defense strategy in military and intelligence programs for hundreds of years. As cybersecurity techniques mature, we continue to borrow proven methods from more traditional security industries. By Dick Wilkinson, IT Security Officer, New Mexico Judicial Information...
COVID-19 has affected several lives and businesses globally and is steadily increasing its spread. According to the government of India, the total number of active cases of Coronavirus in the country, as of March 30, 2020, is standing at,942and...
Neustar, a global information and technology provider company, revealed that it found 168% increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 2019, compared with Q4 2018, and a 180% increase overall in 2019 compared to 2018. In its “Cyberthreats...
Security services provider Deepwatch announced a partnership with cybersecurity management consultancy firm Tevora to extend its ability to offer advanced managed security services to customers. With the new partnership, the customers of both companies will benefit from the addition...
Kerala, one of the worst-hit states in India’s COVID-19 crisis, reported five positive cases from Aythala in Ranni-Pazhavangady panchayat. The database of all the active patients, and those who came in direct contact with them, was maintained on the...
With an increase in the number of cyberattacks, cybersecurity has emerged as a primary investment priority for organizations in the U.K. Businesses there have increased their budget allocation to enhance their cybersecurity capabilities. This resulted in U.K. firms becoming...
Amidst the rising concerns over COVID-19 spread and the amount of distress it is causing to the Healthcare industry, certain hacking groups have had a heart and decided against launching cyberattacks targeted at critical healthcare infrastructures. However, there are...
A research report from Egress, a provider of human layer security solutions, revealed that 96% of security leaders opined insider data breaches as a major concern. The report named as “Insider Data Breach Survey” uncovered that 77% of employees...