Oracle has just released a security update to prevent 2.3 million servers running the RPCBIND service from being used in amplified DDoS attacks. The flaw was discovered by the Brazilian researcher Mauricio Corrêa, founder of Brazilian security company XLabs. The exploitation of this vulnerability could cause major problems on the […]
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GALLMAKER : UNE CAMPAGNE DE CYBERESPIONNAGE NOUVELLEMENT DÉCOUVERTE
Une nouvelle attaque de cyberespionnage cible des institutions gouvernementales et militaires comme les ambassades de l’Europe de l’Est ou encore les institutions de défense militaires du Moyen-Orient. Baptisée Gallmaker, cette campagne d’attaques exploite des vulnérabilités au sein du protocole DDE et utilise des outils de piratage publiquement disponibles. Le protocole […]
A crippling ransomware attack hit a water utility in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence
A water utility in the US state of North Carolina suffered a severe ransomware attack in the week after Hurricane Florence hit the East Coast of the U.S. According to the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (aka ONWASA) some internal systems were infected with the Emotet malware, but the regular water service was not impacted. […]
Online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion
Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5 billion. This information was […]
Italian Police Finally Identified 25-Year-old Italian Hacker who have Defaced NASA Websites
After 5 years Italian police identified the hacker who is behind the NASA Websites hack and sixty institutional sites of local authorities. The Hackers almost defaced around 70 websites that belong to Italian and foreign institutional sites along with American spy agencies and 8 NSA owned domainsback in 2013. A 23-year-old […]
Group-IB: $49.4 million of damage caused to Russia’s financial sector from cyber attacks
Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of damage to Russia’s financial sector Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of […]
Russia’s Hackers Long Tied to Military, Secret Services
During the Soviet era, the country’s top computer scientists and programmers largely worked for the secret services. That practice appears to have resumed under President Vladimir Putin, as Russia faces accusations of waging a global campaign of cyber attacks. Dutch officials on Thursday accused four Russians from the GRU military intelligence […]
Cyber News Rundown: Botnet Targets Brazil’s Banks
Brazilian Bank Traffic Rerouted by Massive Botnet A botnet containing more than 100,000 routers and other devices was recently spotted hijacking traffic destined for several Brazilian banks. The hijacking victims are then sent to one of at least 50 confirmed phishing sites that will attempt to steal any information the user will […]
Quand Pékin implantait des puces espionnes chez Apple et Amazon
De minuscules puces altéraient les serveurs fabriqués par une société californienne, révèle « Bloomberg ». Pékin et les sociétés concernées démentent en bloc. Prenez un crayon à papier bien taillé. Sa pointe ne dépasse pas, en largeur, un petit millimètre. C’est la taille d’un étrange composant gris qui aurait été repéré […]
DHS issued an alert on attacks aimed at Managed Service Providers
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of ongoing activity from an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor targeting global managed service providers (MSPs). The DHS issued an alert on ongoing attacks aimed at global managed service providers (MSPs) that are carried out by an advanced APT group. Managed […]