Category Security

April 28, 2023Rabbi LakshmananData Security/Malware A significant number of victims in the consumer and corporate sectors in Australia, Japan, the United States and India have been affected by malware known as information-stealing evasive malware. Viper SoftX. ViperSoftX was first documented…

An Ohio man has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for stealing 712 bitcoins ($21 million). After his brother’s arrest, investigators seized them. Cleveland’s Gary James Harmon, 31, stole cryptocurrency and, in the case of his…

April 28, 2023Rabbi LakshmananOnline Security / Website Hacking Underway magic cult The campaign has caught the attention of cybersecurity researchers by leveraging a lifelike fake payment screen to capture sensitive data entered by unsuspecting users. Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence Director Jérôme…

Is it possible that ransomware gangs actually have a heart? Last month, it was reported that an Illinois school district is working closely with cybersecurity insurers to determine the extent of damage from ransomware attacks. Olympia Community Unit School District…

New security solutions and ideas are needed to overcome the security challenges inherent in the software supply chain, according to a panel of vendors speaking on day three of the RSA 2023 conference. Omer Yaron, head of research at Enso…

A growing number of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups are updating their toolsets to explore new attack vectors both in terms of location and target industry. The findings are from Kaspersky’s latest APT Trends report for Q1 2023. This suggests…

A new ransomware binary targeting Linux systems has been attributed to the Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) RTM group. Security researchers at Uptycs shared their findings in an advisory published Wednesday, saying it was the first time the group had…

Ukrainian security officials speaking at the RSA conference called for cyberattacks against critical infrastructure to be classified as war crimes. As the war in Ukraine progresses, the tactics of Russian cybercriminals have also evolved, tailoring their cyberattacks to target facilities…

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools were a hot topic at this year’s RSA conference in San Francisco. The potential of generative AI in cybersecurity tools is causing excitement among cybersecurity professionals. However, questions have been raised about the practical use of…

The latest cyberattack techniques were highlighted by various experts at the RSA 2023 conference. SEO based attacks According to Katie Nickels, SANS Institute Certified Instructor and Red Canary Intelligence Director, there has been a significant increase in threat actors leveraging…