Category Security

I was surprised to receive an email this week informing me that I had renewed my yearly subscription to McAfee Antivirus. Why are you surprised? Well, I think the only time I ran a McAfee antivirus product on my computer…

Alarm bells continue to ring in the cybersecurity world about the potential threat posed by AI in the hands of threat actors. In particular, malware created through ChatGPT seems to be a reality. WithSecure’s CEO confirmed: Information security The company…

May 25, 2023Ravi LakshmananFinancial Security / Cyber ​​Threats Brazilian attackers are targeting Portuguese financial institutions with information-stealing malware as part of a long-running campaign that began in 2021. “Attackers can steal credentials and exfiltrate user data and personal information, which…

A 13-year prison sentence for impersonators, a failed bitcoin blackmail by rogue IT security experts, and Facebook’s eye-popping GDPR fines may be just the beginning of the problem. All of this and much more is discussed in the latest edition…

Proofpoint has discovered that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world are increasingly being targeted by advanced persistent threat (APT) attackers. In a new report released May 24, 2023, Proofpoint’s research team found that attackers aligned with the Russian,…

May 25, 2023Ravi LakshmananCyber ​​Threats / Espionage Microsoft and the “Five Eyes” countries announced Wednesday that a China-based stealth group has successfully gained a permanent foothold without being detected by critical infrastructure entities in the United States and Guam. The…

May 25, 2023Ravi LakshmananRansomware/Endpoint Security Iranian threat actor known as agrius It utilizes a new ransomware strain called gold bird In attacks targeting Israeli organizations. Agrius, also known as Pink Sandstorm (formerly Americium), has a track record of launching destructive…

According to Veeam, the threat of ransomware remains persistent, with 85% of organizations experiencing at least one such attack in the last 12 months. 2023 Ransomware Trends Report. If this trend continues, “more organizations will suffer from ransomware attacks than…

May 24, 2023Ravi LakshmananCyber ​​War / Intel Threat The Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has warned of cyberattacks targeting state institutions in the country as part of an espionage campaign. This intrusion set comes from an actor tracked by…

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on May 23, 2023 that it had sanctioned four entities and one individual involved in obfuscated revenue-generating and malicious cyber activities in support of the North Korean government. The Pyongyang Automation University, the Technology Reconnaissance…