Cyberfraud victims are increasingly being asked to pay through Quick Response (QR) code and cryptocurrency ATMs. This makes recovery of payment impossible. The FBI…
Cybersecurity
Amazon
QR codes used for stealing Microsoft credentials and crypto funds
Researchers discovered an email-based phishing scam: emails containing QR codes for pilfering users’ Microsoft details and other data. Between September 15 and October 13,…
Brute Force attacks
Israeli researcher identifies more than 3,500 WiFi passwords
Israeli researcher identifies more than 3500 Wifi networks were hacked in Israel Tel Aviv without any difficulty. A total 0f 5000 wifi networks were…
Cobalt Strike
SQUIRRELWAFFLE used for deploying Qakboat and Cobalt Strike
Many spam emails are acting as a channel for an unknown malware loader. The malware loader is undocumented, and it allows attackers to access…
BillQuick
Vulnerability in a Popular Software exploited to plant Ransomware
BillQuick, a time & billing system, had a critical vulnerability -now fixed- disclosed by cybersecurity researchers. The vulnerability was exploited to introduce ransomware in…
botnet
DDOS attacks have been soaring in 2021
KT Corp’s customers couldn’t access the internet for approx 40 minutes. Networkfailure was throughout the country. The failure was caused by a DDOS attacks,although…
BlackMatter
BlackMatter ransomware tool receives advisory from U.S agencies
An Advisory concerning BlackMatter ransomware cyber intrusions was issued by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and…
cybercriminal
Threat actor makes a comeback targeting Tunisian Firms
A threat actor is back: this time targeting two Tunisian firms. The threat actor has developed its malware array. Before, the firm had targeted…
Avaddon
Top ransomware variants dominate the BTC transactions
The U.S. treasury released a report; the report stated that over $ 5 billion bitcoin transactions are associated with the top ten ransomware variants.…
cyberattack
Ransomware is disastrous for businesses: future holds bigger challenges
Technology company Comparitech reported a study that assessed 186 ransomware attacks against U.S. businesses in 2020. The study concluded that companies lost US$21 billion…