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, Abnormal reported that it warded off 200 emails that constituted the phishing scam. Hackers tried to…
Israeli researcher identifies more than 3500 Wifi networks were hacked in Israel Tel Aviv without any difficulty. A total 0f 5000 wifi networks were targeted. The hacking underscored how weak passwords could become an entry point for serious threats to…
Many spam emails are acting as a channel for an unknown malware loader. The malware loader is undocumented, and it allows attackers to access enterprise networks and plant malicious payloads on compromised systems. The spam email drive began in the…
BillQuick, a time & billing system, had a critical vulnerability -now fixed- disclosed by cybersecurity researchers. The vulnerability was exploited to introduce ransomware in vulnerable systems. CVE-2021-42258, a SQL-based injection attack, allowed the attackers to execute code remotely, and it…
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 KT Corp refused to divulge any further details about the attack. The payment, wireless, wired internet…
The Trickbot group is making its presence felt again and expands its malware distribution channels for spreading Trickbot and BazarLoader. Other ransomware attacks have also increased, particularly Conti ransomware. Since June, researchers have noticed an uptick in Trickbot/BazarLoader deliveries. The…
An Advisory concerning BlackMatter ransomware cyber intrusions was issued by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA). These intrusions have affected U.S. critical infrastructure entities: two U.S. food and…
A threat actor is back: this time targeting two Tunisian firms. The threat actor has developed its malware array. Before, the firm had targeted energy and telecommunication firms across the Middle East in April 2018. Security researchers at Kaspersky, who…
The U.S. treasury released a report; the report stated that over $ 5 billion bitcoin transactions are associated with the top ten ransomware variants. The department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published two…
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 because of the downtime caused by the attack. The number of ransomware attacks increased by 245%…
