Tag: security researchers
121.4 Million Ransomware Attacks Recorded in the First Half of 2020
A survey from cybersecurity firm SonicWall revealed that the opportunistic use of COVID-19 pandemic by cybercriminals has resulted in the rise of ransomware and...
Massive Data Breach Exposes PII of 99,000 V Shred Customers and...
Security research firm vpnMentor reported that fitness brand V Shred suffered a data breach that exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of 99,000 of...
Threat Actors Can Eavesdrop Using a Light Bulb’s Vibrations: Research
A group of cybersecurity researchers discovered a novel side-channel attacking technique that allows eavesdroppers to spy on conversations happening in a room from a...
Indian Payments App BHIM Exposed to a Massive User Data Breach,...
Security researchers from vpnMentor discovered a massive data breach (estimated 7.26 million), which exposed records connected to India’s mobile payments app BHIM (Bharat Interface...
Fake Aarogya Setu Apps Spread Spyware, SonicWall Reports
The threat research team from security firm SonicWall Labs stated that they found multiple fake Aarogya Setu apps carrying spyware components.
Aarogya Setu is a...
Ramsay: A New Cyber Espionage Toolkit to Steal Data from Air‑Gapped...
Security researchers from ESET recently discovered a new cyber espionage campaign codenamed “Ramsay” which is designed to steal sensitive documents from air‑gapped networks. Ramsay...
A Joint Analysis Reveals APT Group Spying Activities
A joint analysis by digital security products provider Avast and internet security company ESET evaluated the samples used by an APT threat group targeting...
Infoblox to Host Cybersecurity Roadshow 2020 Across Middle East and Africa
Infoblox, a provider of cloud-managed network services, recently announced that it is hosting a cybersecurity roadshow in five cities across the Middle East and...
Tesla Offers US$1 Million and a Car as Bug Bounty Reward
Tesla, an American automotive and energy company, announced its bug bounty program by offering US$1 million and a free car to any security researcher...
