Days after reports of unauthorized intrusions by Chinese state-sponsored actors targeting the Indian power sector, security researchers have uncovered a new cyberespionage campaign targeting government employees. A security investigation from Cisco Talos found increased cybercriminal activities of SideCopy threat actors group...
It seems the ripples of the Accellion data breaches continue to affect organizations’ critical infrastructure. From the Office of the Washington State Auditor (SAO), the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), to New Zealand’s Reserve Bank, Accellion’s vulnerability has affected several organizations globally....
If you work in a cybersecurity team, you will be under much pressure these days. According to the latest industry reports, the ongoing pandemic has further widened the demand-supply gap for cybersecurity talent. But this shortage was a challenge...
State-sponsored actors from Russia have a long history of cyberattacks across the world. There are numerous cyberespionage campaigns linked to Russian hackers. Recently, the federal agencies of the U.S. and the U.K. warned about a series of brute-force attacks...
The exponential rise of cryptocurrency value attracted both investors and cybercriminals at large. A recent investigation by Lookout, an endpoint-to-cloud security firm, uncovered multiple cryptomining scams operated via fake cryptocurrency Android apps.
Fake Crypto Apps
The researchers found more than...
When reporters asked the infamous bank robber Willie Sutton why he robbed banks he allegedly replied, “because that’s where the money is”. It was only a matter of time that cybercriminals, specifically, ransomware extortioners, started to target their currency...
Cybercriminals often enhance their phishing tactics to lure unwitting users into downloading malware. In one such new phishing threat uncovered by security researchers from Proofpoint, threat actors are tricking users into opening/downloading a malicious file disguised as a Privacy...
The global pandemic led to swift digitization that eventually opened doors to several security issues. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation by exploiting the loopholes in organizations’ networks. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have sustained severe challenges to...
Secrecy is important for sending encrypted messages over the internet. Sensitive personal information is often exchanged while remaining vulnerable to hacks, leaks, etc. To make matters worse, we voluntarily accept the risk while being forced to trust the process....
Ransomware operators at times announce shutdown of their operations but continue with a new ransomware variant. Some attackers create new ransomware infusing capabilities from the old one. Recently security researchers from Fortinet discovered a new ransomware dubbed Diavol targeting...
