BillQuick, a time & billing system, had a critical vulnerability -now fixed- disclosed by cybersecurity researchers. The vulnerability was exploited to introduce ransomware in…
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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…
BazarLoader
Trickbot group is growing big
The Trickbot group is making its presence felt again and expands its malware distribution channels for spreading Trickbot and BazarLoader. Other ransomware attacks have…
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…
Cybersecurity
Windows vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft security patches
Microsoft rolled out security patches for vulnerabilities in windows. The patch addressed one of the critical vulnerabilities: the vulnerability was widely targeted by attackers…
General
Ransomware attacks based on Python: the quickest attacks
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…
General
Threat actors targeting middle east telecommunications & aerospace
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…