Lazarus equips two new remote access trojan weapons – September
The Lazarus group is using two new remote access trojans to target health systems' ManageEngine vulnerabilities. The group recently made
$7.3-million lost through Android phone hacks – September 21st
Singaporean police have warned Android phone users of a new malware variant that is capable of resetting Android phones to
Beware of Death by a Billion Bots
US corporations lose an average of 4.3 percent of their online revenues to malicious ‘bots,’ malware designed to resemble human
Pizza Hut threatened by hackers – September 20th
It seems that no one and no business is immune to hacker activity. Recent reports say that Pizza Hut Australia
FBI sounds second call to arms to fight cybercrime
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is increasingly anxious to enlist the private sector in the losing battle it
Western Union payouts highlight the “insider threat”
International money transfer company, US-based Western Union, has been obliged to pay a further $40 million on top of a
US fleet management systems impacted in ransomware attack – September
ORBCOMM, the US trucking and fleet management software provider, has linked recent service outages across freight transportation firms throughout the
BlackCat gang wields new weapon to target cloud storage –
The BlackCat ransomware gang is now using the Sphynx encryptor to target Azure cloud storage. The Spynx variant was discovered
DarkGate again threatens online computer systems – September 15th
A new phishing attack campaign using DarkGate Loader malware has been identified, with Microsoft Teams users being urged to exercise
$53-million in cryptocurrency stolen by hackers – September 14th
Hackers have seized $53 million worth of cryptocurrency from CoinEx. Hackers violated the site's hot wallets, taking the cryptocurrency, with
Asia’s power grid target by threat actors – September 13th
A malicious malware attack targeting Asia's power grid has been reported. Called ShadowPad or PoisonPlug the malware allows for credential
Ransomware attack erases months of government records
A massive ransomware attack cost the Sri Lankan government four months of data and spread to UK government offices, including
Cyberattacks leave school data encrypted – September 12th
In today's roundup; Cyberattacks encrypt UK school data, Russian threat actors may face lengthy imprisonment, and 'Charming Kitten' hacks 34
Email Address Forging is a Real Threat – September 11th
In today's roundup; Addresses forged via email forwarding, the Sri Lankan attack causes government data loss, and Pune reports a
New SEC rulings aim to tackle cyber-ignorance
Some aspects of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s stringent new cyber rulings, which officially became law this week,
Dunghill Leak group claims responsibility for Sabre attack – September
Dunghill Leak group claims responsibility for Sabre attack The Dunghill Leak group has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on travel
New RAT variant gives control over Android devices – September
New RAT variant gives control over Android devices The Indian government has warned of a malware attacking Android users through
Russian Threat Actors Target Ukrainian Military – September 5th
In today's roundup; Russian threat actors target the Ukranian Military, browser-hacking malware found on the phones of Xiaomi users, and
Experts warn of new ‘polyglot’ malware – September 4th
In this roundup; experts warn of new 'polyglot' malware, AI neutralizes trillions of IT events, and Northern Ireland data breach
Another celebrity account hack leaves fans reeling – September 1st
In this roundup; Trojan apps found on the Google Play Store, LogicMonitor customers are targeted in attacks, and the latest
Chinese cyber-espionage campaign exposed
The China-backed hacking group referred to as RedHotel has been linked to attacks in 17 countries during a three-year espionage
New Android malware, MMRat, can unlock phones – August 31st
In today's roundup; a Chinese cyberespionage group deploys malware, new Android malware, MMRat, unlocks phones, and DreamBus malware targets RocketMS
FBI nails Qakbot offender – August 30th
In today's roundup; FIN8 threat actors exploit gateway risk, the University of Michigan's cyber attack, and the FBI taking down
North Korea steals $40m in cryptocurrency in one day
On Tuesday (August 22), the FBI announced that cybercrime groups directly linked to the North Korean government had stolen $40
Biggest malware culprits of 2023 – August 29th
New updated KmsdBot now targets Internet of Things (IoT) An updated version of KmsdBot now includes support for Telnet scanning
GhostSec exposes Iran’s surveillance of its citizens – August 28th
Hackers hold Prospect Medical’s data ‘hostage’ Hacker group Rhysida has been identified as the mastermind behind the recent ransomware attack
Lazarus Group arises with new malware strategy – August 25th
A new malware strain that gives the location of an infected device has been identified. The Hacker News explains that
Syrian group behind RAT malware – August 24th
The malicious threat actor behind CypherRAT and CraxsRAT malware has been unmasked as the Syrian threat actor, EVLF. These RATS
New XLoader threat and an OfficeNote impersonator – August 23rd
In today's roundup; XLoader, OfficeNote copycat hides malicious code, hosting firm refuses to pay ransom, and Cybersmart announces $15 million
Grip Security raises $41M & Duolingo suffers data leak –
Popular language learning app Duolingo saw a bug exploited that resulted in a compilation of account information from over 2.6
LinkedIn accounts held for ransom in ongoing campaign
LinkedIn has become a byword for respectability and overall security. But all that has started to change, with the growing
BlackCat sharpens its claws
Cybersecurity firm Coalfire reports that the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has been causing mayhem over the past year using a failsafe
Weak cyber M&A activity shows significant slowdown – August 21st
Crunchbase News reported that “The first seven months of the year saw only 34 cyber startups get acquired,” compared to
Interpol-Afriapol success and 200,000 phishing victims – August 18th
Discord.io data leak Discord.io exposes the personal data of more than 760,000 users. The invite service for the popular messaging
Cyber slowdown and major companies announce layoffs – August 17th
According to the Wall Street Journal, a trio of major cyber companies announced layoffs, further highlighting a slowdown in the
LinkedIn accounts suffer ongoing attack – August 16th
The attack allowed bad actors to lock LinkedIn users out of their accounts and resulted in ransom demands to allow
Microsoft One Drive doubles as ransomware tool
Microsoft's OneDrive includes built in ransomware detection and recovery and is marketed as a safe place to store sensitive documents.