« We first highlighted about this data breach on 19th October, and we are extremely concerned that no remedial action has been taken by the service providers involved to protect those that have been affected by the breach. In this day where everything is stored electronically, data security breaches are not […]
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North Korea is behind the WannaCry Attack on NHS according to British intelligence
The defense minister Ben Wallace said the administration now believes a North Korean hacking crew was engaged but ended short of suggesting the UK could carry out retaliatory attacks. “This attack, we think quite firmly that this came from a foreign state,” Mr. Wallace said. Adding that the state needed […]
ELECTIONS IN KYRGYZSTAN 2017 – EXPOSING SAMARA, A FRAUDULENT VOTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One day before the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan (15 Oct 2017), an activist with the nick name “suppermario12” leaked a video and forensic information about a fraudulent “voter management system” (also known as samara.kg) to be used to influence the elections. Qurium together with the editors of Kloop.kg, […]
Digging the Middle East and North African cybercrime underground market
Security experts from Trend Micro have published an interesting report on the Middle East and North African cybercrime underground market, enjoy it! We explained several times that criminal communities adopt different tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) depending on the location they operate. Experts at Trend Micro have highlighted the differences between […]
A Massive New Internet of Things Bot Is Growing, and No One Knows What It Will Do
There’s something transfixing about the swirling animations of hurricanes gathering strength. Even for those of us who know nothing about weather science, a graphic from the National Hurricane Center can quickly convey a strong sense of impending doom: something big and dangerous is coming and there’s nothing any of us […]
«Bad Rabbit» : Le nouveau ransomware qui rappelle de mauvais souvenirs
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‘Bad Rabbit’ ransomware strikes Ukraine and Russia
A new strain of ransomware nicknamed « Bad Rabbit » has been found spreading in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere. The malware has affected systems at three Russian websites, an airport in Ukraine and an underground railway in the capital city, Kiev. The cyber-police chief in Ukraine confirmed to the Reuters news agency […]
Internet outage swoops across the US
Attacks against a core internet firm play havoc with some of the world’s most popular websites. Across the US on Friday, people screamed at their phones and computers and went a little crazy trying to figure out which of their favorite websites were still working. At 7 a.m. local time, […]
Kaspersky Lab tries to claw back trust with transparency initiative
Kaspersky Lab has promised to work with independent companies to conduct audits on its product source code in the future in an effort to reestablish trust in the wake of alleged involvement in US government data theft. On Monday, the company issued a brief statement that said by Q1 2018 an « internationally […]
Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors
This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This alert provides information on advanced persistent threat (APT) actions targeting government entities and organizations in the energy, nuclear, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors. […]