Indonesian Police and Interpol recently arrested three men who belong to Magecart hacking group for involvement in Magecart attacks. The police officials stated that it’s the first arrest of Magecart gang members.
The suspects, identified by initials ANF (27 years),...
Security researchers from Cisco Talos recently discovered a new version of remote access trojan (RAT), which attacks a victim's device via malicious Microsoft Office documents. The RAT malware, tracked as “JhoneRAT”, was developed using Python and targeted a set...
The Singapore government issued directives to local ISPs for blocking a Malaysian website, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL). These measures were taken because Lawyers for Liberty failed to comply to the correction directives issued by the Singapore government under the...
The Tampa Bay Times is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. The popular U.S.-based news organization reported that attackers infiltrated its computer systems with Ryuk ransomware. The exact number of devices affected in the incident is unknown. However,...
Dubai-based risk advisory firm SecureLink has entered into a partnership with ShiftLeft, an application security testing provider, to specifically cater to businesses in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and Egypt. This is a strategic alliance as ShiftLeft has...
This Data Privacy Day 2020, we urge individuals and organizations around the world to learn from the fallout of the mega-breaches of the recent past. We provide five positive steps that companies around the world can take to better...
If there is a thing or two that can be learnt from the previous editions of all major sports tournaments, it is the fact that literally all the beloved tournaments will be the hot favorites for hackers. Nearly eight...
The U.K. government recently introduced new legislation to improve security standards of the consumer Internet of Things. The law, launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS), will mandate that IoT devices sold in the country...
The world marks 28th January 2020 as Data Privacy Day (also called Data Protection Day in Europe). On this occasion, it’s essential to revisit the concerns that consumers have about data privacy. While laws are yet to be established...
Two senators of New York state recently came up with two bills to ban government agencies and local municipalities from using public money for paying ransomware to cybercriminals.
The first bill, proposed by Republican NY Senator Phil Boyle, and the...
