Ocotobre 2017: Le mois de la sensibilisation à la cybersécurité En europe, La MSC est une campagne de sensibilisation lancée par plus de 40 partenaires et 25 pays européens. En Canada les efforts sont mené en coordonnation des activités des ministères et des organismes fédéraux chargés de protéger les […]
46.2 Million Malaysian Mobile Phone Numbers Leaked From 2014 Data Breach
« 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 […]
LokiBot trojan turns itself into ransomware if you decide to remove it
Security researchers from SfyLabs have detected an Android banking trojan dubbed LokiBot that transforms itself into a complete ransomware once the targeted user attempts to uninstall it from the infected device. LokiBot malware has been in the news since June and its makers have been pushing out new features almost […]
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 […]
DoubleLocker Ransomware Locks Android devices
A ransomware dubbed as DoubleLocker has infected Android devices by changing the security PIN of the device and encrypting all the data stored. Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have discovered the Double Locker ransomware, that is a two-step ransomware which adopts a dual-locking approach. According to researchers, the ransomware is […]
The Matrix Ransomware has risen again!
Security researcher (Jérôme Segura) from Malwarebytes has found that Matrix Ransomware has risen again and it is now being distributed through the RIG exploit kit. The Matrix Ransomware was first spotted in 2016 by Palo Alto Networks researchers, since then the malware had slowly faded until these days. The Matrix […]
Traditional AV solutions shown ineffective in real-time global heat map
It’s no secret that antivirus technology (AV) has faced increased scrutiny in the tech industry for quite some time. With signature-based detection methods, traditional AV solutions are simply weak against unknown malware and other malicious content. Meanwhile, consumers and businesses continue to trust AV solutions to protect their devices. So, how ineffective […]
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 […]