Tag: attackers
Ransomware Attack on Paytm Mall! ‘Data Safe and Secure,’ Says Company
Cyber intelligence firm Cyble claimed that a threat actor group “John Wick” demanded ransom after gaining unrestricted access to a database belonging to Paytm...
Patched! Cisco Fixes High-Severity Bugs Impacting its Fabric Services Component
Cisco released a security advisory addressing vulnerabilities in its Fabric Services component of Cisco FXOS software, Cisco NX-OS software, and its Data Management Engine...
Polymorphism or Spoofed Login Pages Used to Phish Users
Ironscales, an automated phishing prevention, detection, and response provider, stated that credential theft attacks via fake or spoofed login pages and social engineering attacks...
Ransomware Resolve: University of Utah Pays $457K to Restore Data
The University of Utah's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (CSBS) suffered a ransomware attack in July 2020 which affected .02% of the college’s...
Freepik Suffers Data Breach, 8.3 Mn Users Affected
Free photos and graphics platform, Freepik has admitted it became a victim of a major security breach which may have affected over 8.3 million...
Threat Alert! Amazon Alexa “One-Click” Attack Could Jeopardize Personal Data
The researchers from Check Point discovered critical security flaws in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant platform that could allow threat actors to obtain users’ personal...
Cybersecurity Strain: 161% Increase in Visits to High-Risk Apps
Research experts from Netskope Cloud warned security teams about the surge in the use of risky apps and websites by the remote workforce, globally....
Qualcomm’s Flaws Led to “Achilles’ Heel” in 40% of Android Phones
Check Point, in its research dubbed “Achilles,” discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chips, exposing over 40% of all smartphones...
Threat Alert! Attackers Use Malicious Email Accounts to Launch BEC Attacks
Researchers at Barracuda, a provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, has warned users about threat actors who create accounts with legitimate email services and use...
“Ghostwriter” Uses Fabricated News as an Attack Vector
Security experts from FireEye discovered a fake news campaign spreading false stories, quotes, and other documents related to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)....
