Recently, cybersecurity experts worldwide have observed an uptick in hacker attacks targeting improperly configured cloud servers running on Apache Hadoop, Docker, Confluence, and Redis. In one of these recent attacks, malefactors deployed a novel...
The Canadian Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) announced the shutdown of its corporate systems due to a cybersecurity incident. Details of the incident remain undisclosed; however, it is known that FINTRAC is...
The international cybercriminal syndicate GhostSec, implicated in the creation and dissemination of ransomware named GhostLocker, is rapidly expanding the scope of its malevolent operations, encroaching upon an increasing number of countries. According to a...
A financial institution in Vietnam became the target of a previously unknown hacking collective, dubbed Lotus Bane. This group was identified by cybersecurity experts in March 2023, though it is believed to have been...
In a sophisticated cyberattack targeting a major corporation, malefactors employed the open-source QEMU hypervisor platform as a tool for creating a network tunnel. QEMU, a free emulator and hypervisor, facilitates the operation of various...
According to Group-IB, between January and October 2023, the darknet saw the sale of over 225,000 logs containing compromised user credentials for ChatGPT. These credentials were found in the logs of info-stealers such as...
Trend Micro recently unveiled a new wave of activity by the ransomware group RA World, also known as the RA Group. This group initiated its malicious operations in April 2023 and has, over its tenure,...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the United States has issued an advisory warning about the known attack methodologies and indicators of compromise utilized by the Phobos ransomware group. This guidance aims...
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...
