A new ransomware distributed by attackers posing as a Windows Activator appearing to be distributed through external network drives. The ransomware found to be active from August 7th and spreading since then. Researchers from 360totalsecurity spotted the ransomware contains hidden configuration function and the information used for encryption. Once the ransomware execution […]
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Iran-linked COBALT DICKENS group targets universities in new phishing campaign
Experts from SecureWorks discovered a large phishing campaign targeting universities carried out by an Iran-linked threat actor COBALT DICKENS. Security firm SecureWorks has uncovered a new phishing campaign carried out by COBALT DICKENS APT targeting universities worldwide, it involved sixteen domains hosting more than 300 spoofed websites for 76 universities in 14 countries, […]
Andromeda Botnet Operator Released With a Slap on the Wrist
Sergey Yarets, also known as Ar3s, a hacker arrested last year for running an instance of the Andromeda botnet, was released by Belarusian authorities with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Authorities dropped all charged after Yarets cooperated with investigators, and after he handed over all the profits […]
Security firm attributes Cosmos Bank cyberheist to Lazarus APT
Security experts from Securonix have published a report that attributes the attack against on the Cosmos Bank to the Lazarus APT group. Cosmos Bank is one of the largest Indian cooperative banks, it was the victim of a cyberheist a couple of weeks ago when hackers stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) in […]
T-Mobile Hacked – Attackers Stolen 2 Million Customers Sensitive Data
American Telecom giant T-Mobile suffering Massive data breach and hackers stolen around 2 million customers sensitive data. T-Mobile is one of the best United States-based wireless network operator that provides wireless voice and data services in the United States. A cybersecurity Team from T-Mobile learned that an unauthorized access on their […]
New Form of Mirai Malware Attacking Cross Platform By leveraging Open-Source Project
A newly discovered different form of Mirai malware leveraging Open-Source Project called Aboriginal Linux to infect multiple cross-platforms such as routers, IP cameras, connected devices, and even Android devices. Mirai malware has strong records of infecting poorly managing IoT devices and performing DDOS attacks on various platforms. Mirai Malware(Mirai.linux) initially reported in […]
37,000 Eir Customer’s Personal Data Exposed as their Company Laptop Stolen
Eir data breach exposed more than 37,000 Irish customer’s personal data that includes names, email addresses, phone numbers and eir account numbers. The company confirms none of the financial data relating to the customer was leaked. Eir is the fixed mobile and broadband telecommunications company in Ireland that was founded on […]
2.6 billion records exposed in 2,308 disclosed data breaches in H1
According to a report from cyber threat intelligence firm Risk Based Security some 2.6. billion data records have been exposed in data breached in the first half of 2018. According to a new report titled “Mid-Year 2018 Data Breach QuickView” published by the cyber threat intelligence company Risk Based Security some 2.6. […]
Cosmos Bank’s server Hacked: Hackers Stolen Around Rs 94 Crore On Two Separate Days
Hackers compromised the Cosmos Bank server and allegedly transferred over Rs 94 crore between August 11 and August 13. The Cosmos Bank is the oldest and second largest bank in India, it was established in 1906. According to the bank statement, hackers propagated malware to one the ATM Switch servers […]
KeyPass ransomware
In the last few days, our anti-ransomware module has been detecting a new variant of malware – KeyPass ransomware. Others in the security community have also noticed that this ransomware began to actively spread in August: Notification from MalwareHunterTeam Distribution model According to our information, the malware is propagated by means of […]