The U.S. Department of Justice today announced charges against nine individuals, 6 of which are members of a hacking group called « The Community » and other 3 are former employees of mobile phone providers who allegedly helped them steal roughly $2.5 million worth of the cryptocurrency using a method known as « SIM Swapping. » […]
Top-Tier Russian Hacking group Fxmsp claims hack of major AntiVirus Companies
A Russian hacking group Fxmsp is offering for sale the access to the networks of at least three antivirus companies in the US and source code of their software. Fxmsp is a high-profile Russian- and English-speaking hacking group focused on breaching high-profile private corporate and government information. The group is […]
DHS and FBI published a Malware Analysis Report on North Korea-linked tool ELECTRICFISH
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FCI published a new joint report on ELECTRICFISH, a malware used by North Korea. US DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a joint analysis of a traffic tunneling tool dubbed ELECTRICFISH used by North Korea-linked APT group tracked […]
High-Severity Bug Leaves Cisco TelePresence Gear Open to Attack
Cisco patches two high-severity bugs that could be exploited by remote attackers. Cisco Systems has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities that can be exploited by remote unauthenticated adversaries to launch denial of service attacks. Impacted are Cisco’s TelePresence Video Communication Server and the company’s ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls. The vulnerability with […]
Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware
Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware. As suspected, a recently-disclosed critical vulnerability in the widely used Oracle WebLogic Server has now been spotted actively being exploited […]
Tenable experts found 15 flaws in wireless presentation systems
Experts at Tenable discovered 15 vulnerabilities in eight wireless presentation systems, including flaws that can be exploited to remotely hack devices. Wireless presentation systems are used to display content on a screen or through several devices, including mobile devices and laptops. These systems are widely used in enterprises and educational […]
Pre-Installed Software Flaw Exposes Most Dell Computers to Remote Hacking
If you use a Dell computer, then beware — hackers could compromise your system remotely. Bill Demirkapi, a 17-year-old independent security researcher, has discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Dell SupportAssist utility that comes pre-installed on most Dell computers. Dell SupportAssist, formerly known as Dell System Detect, checks the […]
A ‘Cyber Event’ disrupted power grid operations in three US states
The Department of Energy confirmed that in March a cyber event disrupted power grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. The Department of Energy confirmed that on March 2019, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., a cyber event disrupted energy grid operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah. The news was […]
Financial and private data of dozens of IT giants’ leaked following a cyber attack at CITYCOMP
The affected companies include the names of Oracle, Airbus, Toshiba and Volkswagen. CITYCOMP revealed that it had fallen victim to a ‘targeted’ cyber attack in early April this year. Cybercriminals have hacked German-based CITYCOMP internet service provider in order to steal financial data of dozens of companies. The affected companies […]
Facebook funds research on the impact of social media on elections
Facebook is going to fund academic research on the impact of social media on elections, aimed at preventing manipulation of these platforms. Facebook is committed to preventing manipulation of elections through social media by funding research on the impact of social media on elections. Facebook announced the involvement of 60 researchers from […]