Category: Information Security

North Korea Targets S.Korean Defense Tech

North Korea Targets S.Korean Defense Tech

The South Korean police have issued a warning about cyberattacks by North Korean hacker groups targeting defense industry enterprises to steal valuable technological information. The police have documented several instances of successful breaches of...

Iran Cyberwarfare Targets US: Sanctions Issued

The United States Treasury Department has announced the imposition of sanctions against four Iranian citizens and two corporations for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting U.S. government agencies, defense contractors, and private companies. The sanctions...

ToddyCat APT: A Cyber Threat to Asia-Pacific

Specialists from Kaspersky Lab have discovered that the hacking group ToddyCat employs a diverse array of tools to maintain access to compromised systems and steal valuable data. Active since December 2020, the group primarily...

Critical Flaws Found in Popular WordPress Plugin

Critical Flaws Found in Popular WordPress Plugin

JPCERT specialists are raising alarms about a series of critical vulnerabilities in the Forminator plugin for WordPress, developed by WPMU DEV. This plugin, utilized by over 500,000 websites, enables the creation of various forms...

Cybercrime Trend: Fewer Firms Pay Ransoms

Cybercrime Trend: Fewer Firms Pay Ransoms

In the first quarter of 2024, the percentage of companies that agreed to pay ransoms to cybercriminals reached a record low of 28%. This statistic was provided by Coveware, a firm specializing in cybersecurity....