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%…
Microsoft rolled out security patches for vulnerabilities in windows. The patch addressed one of the critical vulnerabilities: the vulnerability was widely targeted by attackers who could use it for remorse code execution for gaining control over vulnerable systems. Out of…
Python-based ransomware was used for carrying out successful cyberattacks in record time-less than 3 hours. Sophos cited the attack as one of the fastest ransomware attacks launched against victims. The python based ransomware was planted in the system 10 minutes…
Operation Ghost Cell, a cyberespionage campaign, targets aerospace and telecommunications industries in the Middle East and causes collateral damage in the U.S, Russia and Europe. The threat actors intended to obtain critical data about the organization’s infrastructure and technology. Investigators…
