Category Security

February 27, 2023Rabbi LakshmananRansomware/Cyberattack Government agencies in Asia Pacific and North America have been targeted by unknown attackers using known malware downloaders. Pure Cryptor Delivers a series of information stealers and ransomware. “The PureCrypter campaign uses a compromised non-profit domain…

A businessman and major political donor has been indicted for masterminding a ‘massive’ $2 billion scheme to defraud regulators and thousands of policyholders. Greg Lindbergh, 53, of Durham, North Carolina, allegedly colluded with others to invest nearly $2 billion in…

February 27, 2023Rabbi Lakshmananbrowser security/malware A new ChromeLoader malware campaign has been observed being distributed via virtual hard disk (VHD) files, demonstrating a departure from the ISO optical disc image format. “These VHD files are distributed with filenames that look…

An unknown threat actor is targeting governments in APAC and North America with information-stealing malware and ransomware, according to Menlo Security. This group’s attack begins with a phishing email containing a malicious Discord link pointing to a password-protected zip file.…

February 27, 2023Rabbi Lakshmanan Dutch police have announced that they have arrested three individuals in connection with “massive” criminal activity, including data theft, extortion and money laundering. Suspects include two 21-year-old men from Zandvoort and Rotterdam and an 18-year-old man…

Graham Cluley Security News reported this week, SisdigThank you to the amazing team for your support! The unmanageable number of vulnerabilities in the cloud is your worst kept secret. Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage report states: 87% of container…

February 24, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCyber ​​warfare / cyber security The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging organizations and individuals to step up cyber vigilance as Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine officially hits the one-year mark. “CISA has announced…

February 24, 2023hacker newsArtificial Intelligence / Cyber ​​Security The use of AI in cybersecurity is growing rapidly, having a significant impact on threat detection, incident response, fraud detection, and vulnerability management. According to a Juniper Research report, the use of…

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) yesterday warned defenders around the world against today’s destructive and defacement attacks. These agents said on thursdaycould spur an attempt to sow chaos and social discord on the anniversary of Russia’s 2022…

February 24, 2023Rabbi LakshmananMobile security/firmware Google says it’s working with ecosystem partners to harden the security of firmware that interacts with Android. The Android operating system runs on what is called an application processor (AP), which is one of many…