Tag: Cyberattacks
CISA Warns Potential Cyberattacks from State Actors Amid Geo-Political Tensions
Amid the brewing geopolitical tensions in the U.S. and with the Presidential election being just around the corner, CISA has issued an alert for...
Egregor: A Spin-off of Sekhmet Ransomware
Researchers from cybersecurity firm Appgate uncovered a new ransomware variant “Egregor” targeting organizations globally to encrypt files that hold sensitive information. The researchers stated...
COVID-19 Becomes an Enabler for Better Cybersecurity for SMBs
Even though COVID-19 saw an unprecedented number of layoffs and budget cuts for enterprises across the world, cybersecurity remained to be one of the...
“SilentFade” Chinese Malware Campaign Targets Facebook’s Ads Platform
Security experts from Facebook disclosed details about a sophisticated malware campaign “SilentFade” linked to Chinese actors that targeted Facebook’s ad platform between late 2018...
Paying Ransom is Now Illegal! U.S. Dept of Treasury Warns
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that paying ransom to cybercriminals is now illegal. In an official...
CYBERSEC Global 2020: Together Against Adversarial Internet
All those extra cups of coffee, long hours at the desk with our headphones on, and staying glued to our screens for the past...