Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecommunications company, recently suffered a cyberattack allegedly orchestrated by the Chinese government. This breach resulted in the theft of 1.7 TB of data, encompassing information about the island’s governmental structure....
The European retail chain Pepco was deceitfully coerced into transferring a substantial amount of funds to fraudsters through an intricate phishing attack, as disclosed in its official press release. The Hungarian division of Pepco...
Lookout has reported that the new phishing toolkit, CryptoChameleon, has become a tool for attacks against employees of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), utilizing a counterfeit Okta authentication system. The campaign targets users and...
Two Chinese hacking factions, known as UNC5325 and UNC3886, breached the security systems of software developed by Ivanti, which is deployed for safeguarding Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Mandiant experts discovered that UNC5325 exploited a...
An obscure hacking collective, christened SPIKEDWINE, has launched attacks against diplomats across several European nations where Indian diplomatic missions are operational. To achieve their nefarious objectives, the culprits have deployed a novel malicious backdoor...
North Korean hackers from the Lazarus group exploited a vulnerability in the Windows AppLocker driver to gain kernel-level access and disable security measures, avoiding detection. Avast analysts identified and reported the hackers’ activities to...
Last week, a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group division disrupted medication distribution and insurance processes in pharmacies across the United States, causing significant challenges for healthcare workers. Experts warn that the incident could lead...
In Australia, the threat of espionage and foreign interference has escalated to unprecedented levels, warns Mike Burgess, the Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). He expressed his concern that an increasing number...
According to the latest insights from analysts at Mandiant, the Middle East has become the focal point of an ongoing cyber espionage operation utilizing distinctive malware targeting the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries. The...
Since the outset of November 2023, Cisco Talos has reported that Mexican users have been targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign distributing a novel Windows malware dubbed TimbreStealer. This phishing initiative employs tax-themed decoy...
U.S. federal agencies, along with their international counterparts, have issued an advisory urging users to be vigilant of the risks associated with using Ubiquiti EdgeRouter devices. This warning follows the dismantling of the MooBot...
A hacking collective known as Mogilevich has announced the breach of the servers of Epic Games, famed for developing popular games such as Fortnite, Unreal Tournament, and Gears of War, as well as for...
Extortionists demanded a ransom of $3.4 million following a cyberattack on a children’s hospital in Chicago, which resulted in the shutdown of specialized equipment designed to assist patients. The attack on Lurie Children’s Hospital...
LabHost has emerged as a pivotal tool for cybercriminals in their assaults on North American banks, particularly targeting financial institutions in Canada. This Phishing-as-a-Service (PHaaS) provides malefactors with an array of tools for orchestrating...
Cybercriminal groups Black Basta and Bl00dy have joined the mass attacks on vulnerable ScreenConnect servers, targeting all users who have not yet updated their systems. A fix for the critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-1709)...
In the expansive phishing operation dubbed “SubdoMailing,” uncovered by experts from Guardio Labs, over 8,000 subdomains of renowned brands and institutions were compromised by malefactors, including entities such as eBay, VMware, McAfee, The Economist,...
