Category: Cyber Security

FINTRAC Shuts Down Systems After Cyberattack

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...

GhostLocker & Stormous: Ransomware Duo Wreaks Havoc

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...

Warning: Lotus Bane Cyberattack Breaches Vietnam

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...

Cyberattack Uncovered: Network Tunneling with QEMU

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...

Phobos Ransomware Targets US Critical Infrastructure

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...