Did you visit YouTube from January 18th to January 26th? There is a chance your browser was used by hackers to generate Monero cryptocurrency. Since the value of Bitcoin has increased hackers and cybercriminals are taking advantage of every situation they can use to make easy money. This time, however, in a shocking […]
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Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $900,000 from County Office
Another day, another phishing scam – This time Harris County, Texas wired almost $900,000 after falling for a phishing email. In normal circumstances, cybercriminals take advantage of the lack of knowledge of their victims but in this phishing attack, they have touched new lows by making a profit out of the devastation caused by hurricane Harvey. Transfer $888,000 […]
CrossRAT keylogging malware targets Linux, macOS & Windows PCs
Another day, another malware – This time, it is CrossRAT malware targeting Linux, macOS and Windows devices without being detected by anti-virus software. Almost a week ago, the IT security researchers at OutLook along with the civil rights group, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) exposed a highly sophisticated cyber espionage campaign operated by Dark Caracal […]
NotPetya attack: Maersk reinstalled 45,000 PCs, 2,500 apps & 4,000 servers
On June 27th, 2017, a dangerous ransomware attack called Petya hit businesses all over Europe, including Denmark based transport and logistics conglomerate Maersk group, which suffered a cyber attack from hackers who used a modified version of Petya called NotPetya. The attack was so massive that Maersk suffered a million of […]
Espionnage du siège de l’Union africaine par la Chine : le prix à payer pour la gratuité
Alors que s’ouvre, dimanche 28 janvier 2018, le 30e sommet de l’Union Africaine,le nouveau siège de l’Union africaine, « offert par la Chine, généreux donateur, aux amis de l’Afrique », est espionné par Pékin depuis son inauguration en 2012. Il y a un an, les informaticiens du bâtiment, construit en 2012 par les Chinois, […]
Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange hacked; $534 Million stolen
Another day, another cryptocurrency exchange under cyber attack – This time Coincheck, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has been hacked and lost $534 million in NEM tokens. One of Japan’s and Asia’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has suffered a data breach in which unknown hackers have stolen 58 billion Yen of the virtual currency “NEM (Nemu)” ($534 million […]
Facebook, Microsoft announce new privacy tools to comply with GDPR
In four months the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, and companies are racing against time to comply with the new rules (and avoid being brutally fined if they fail). One of the things that the regulation mandates is that EU citizens must be able to get […]
Ohio Physicians Clinic Shuts Down After Ransomware Attack
Ransomware Leaves Ohio Clinic Inoperable We’ve heard of ransomware infections infecting hospitals and clinics. We’ve also heard that at times patients have been sent away because some of the more sophisticated procedures could not be done. Now, a medical clinic in northeastern Ohio has been completely shut down due to […]
The Dutch intelligence service AIVD ‘hacked’ Russian Cozy Bear systems for years
The Dutch intelligence service AIVD ‘hacked’ Russian Cozy Bear systems for years Spying on spies – The hackers from the Dutch intelligence service AIVD ‘compromised’ for years the network of the Russian APT Cozy Bear. It’s not a mystery, technology firms that intend to work with Russia need to allow […]
Stealth CrossRAT malware targets Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems
Stealth CrossRAT malware targets Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems The popular former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle published a detailed analysis of the CrossRAT malware used by Dark Caracal for surveillance. Last week a joint report published by security firm Lookout and digital civil rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation detailed the activity of […]