Most of the thousands of hacked computers are found in Iran, the United States, Indonesia, and India, thanks to the sophisticated botnet MyloBot. According to recent research by BitSight, the number of unique hosts has decreased from a peak of…
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GoDaddy Discovers Malware Attack on Servers
In early December 2022, GoDaddy got complaints from a small number of customers. It was about their websites being intermittently redirected. Upon investigation, it was discovered that an unauthorized third party had gained access. It was access to servers in…
Semiconductor firm loses $250 million due to supply chain ransomware.
One of the top global providers of tools, services, and software for the production of semiconductors, Applied Materials, has warned that a cybersecurity breach at one of its suppliers might cost the company $250 million in second-quarter sales. MKS Instruments…
The 0ktapus Phishing Attack: Campaign: The Most Prolific Phish
Global cybersecurity leader, Group-IB, has discovers that 9,931 thousand accounts from over 130 organisations were under compromise. It was because of a massive phishing attack campaign called “0ktapus”. The campaign has been active since March 2022 and affected several organisations,…
Cyberattack on Scandinavian Airlines Exposes Customer Data
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has reported that a recent cyberattack on its website and mobile app. This attack led to the exposure of customer data. The airline told passengers that the multi-hour outage was because by the cyberattack. It led the…
Southeast and East Asia are the targets of phoney installers.
Researchers from ESET have discovered a malware operation that preys on Chinese speakers in Southeast and East Asia, paying for deceptive ads appearing in Google search results and directing users to download trojanized installers. The unidentified attackers made phoney websites…
Hacking in light: A $90 Million Trade hack
Russian National Found Guilty of Hacking US Networks to Steal Confidential Earnings Reports A Moscow-based cybersecurity firm owner, Vladislav Klyushin, was extradited to the US in December 2021. It was to face charges of hacking into US-based filing agents to…
Emergency in the City of Oakland due to ransomware attack
On February 11, 2022, the City of Oakland in California declared a state of emergency after suffering a ransomware attack. The attack affected the city’s computer systems, including email, phone, and online services. The ransomware attackers demanded payment in exchange…
Microsoft fixes three actively exploited Windows vulnerabilities.
Three zero-day vulnerabilities are included in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday collection for February 2023. Not exactly the Valentine’s Day that we had in mind. If a vulnerability is publicly reported or actively exploited and no official remedy is available. Microsoft describes…
Healthcare behemoth CHS reveals the first intrusion with GoAnywhere.
According to Community Health Systems (CHS Healthcare), a recent wave of attacks aimed at a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT secure data transfer platform impacted the company. On Monday, the enormous CHS Healthcare claimed that Fortra had alerted them…