Category Security

Hackers Exploit High Severity Flaw in TBK DVR Camera System

A five-year-old vulnerability (CVE-2018-9995) in TBK’s DVR camera system was successfully exploited in April 2023, according to Fortinet security researchers. A high-severity flaw stems from an error experienced by the camera when handling a maliciously crafted HTTP cookie. A remote…

South Korean Lures Used to Deploy ROKRAT Malware

A North Korean threat actor known as APT37 has modified its deployment method and used archives containing Windows shortcut (LNK) files to initiate the ROKRAT infection chain, using lures themed on South Korean diplomatic and domestic issues. It has been…

Why Telecoms Struggle with SaaS Security

The telecommunications industry has always been an attractive target for cybercriminals. The combination of interconnected networks, customer data, and sensitive information allows cybercriminals to do the most damage with the least amount of effort. Telecom company data breaches tend to…

Bitmarck Halts Operations Due to Cybersecurity Breach

German IT service provider Bitmarck has confirmed that it has taken all its customers and internal systems offline following a cyberattack uncovered over the weekend. Writing on its temporary website on Sunday (and Monday), the company said the cyberattack was…

Advanced Fee Fraud Surges by Over 600%

According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), advance payment fraud surged eightfold between the year ending March 2020 and ending December 2022. This is because scammers may have taken advantage of changes in behavior patterns during the pandemic.…