JVCKenwood Hit By Conti Ransomware Attack
JVCKenwood, a Japanese multinational electronics company, has suffered a Conti ransomware attack where the threat actors claim to have stolen 1.7 TB of data and are demanding a $7 million ransom.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 1, 2021
1 min read
GriftHorse Android Trojan Steals Millions From Over 10 Million Victims Globally
Zimperium zLabs recently discovered an aggressive mobile premium services campaign with upwards of 10 million victims globally, and the total amount stolen could be well into the hundreds of millions of Euros.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 30, 2021
3 min read
NSA, CISA Release Guidance On Selecting And Hardening Remote Access VPNs
The National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet today detailing factors to consider when choosing a virtual private network (VPN) and top configurations for deploying it securely.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 29, 2021
1 min read
Vulnerabilities In Ninja Forms Plugin Affect Over 1 Million Site Owners
These flaws made it possible for an attacker to export sensitive information and send arbitrary emails from a vulnerable site that could be used to phish unsuspecting users.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 23, 2021
4 min read
US Farmer Cooperative Hit By $5.9M BlackMatter Ransomware Attack
NEW Cooperative has suffered a BlackMatter ransomware attack demanding $5.9 million not to leak stolen data.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 21, 2021
1 min read
Fraudster Sentenced To Prison For Long-Running Phone Unlocking Scheme That Defrauded AT&T
Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his leadership role in a seven-year scheme to unlawfully unlock nearly 2 million phones to defraud AT&T Inc.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 18, 2021
3 min read
US Government Sites Are Showing Porn And Viagra Ads
Security researcher Zach Edwards has discovered that various US government and military websites have been hosting porn and Viagra ads, in the last year.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 17, 2021
1 min read
Bitdefender Releases Master Decrypter For REvil Ransomware Victims
Bitdefender has released a free master decryptor for the REvil ransomware in collaboration with a trusted law enforcement partner.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 17, 2021
1 min read
Scammers Defraud Victims Of Millions Of Dollars In New Trend In Romance Scams: FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today that scammers are defrauding victims via online romance scams, persuading individuals to send money to allegedly invest or trade cryptocurrency.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 17, 2021
2 min read
Ransomware Encrypts South Africa’s Entire Dept Of Justice Network
The Department of Justice's IT system in South Africa suffers a security breach that has encrypted its entire network. The breach was effected through ransomware on the evening of 6 September 2021.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 16, 2021
1 min read
HP OMEN Gaming Hub Privilege Escalation Bug Hits Millions Of Gaming Devices
Attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to locally escalate to kernel-mode privileges. With this level of access, attackers can disable security products, overwrite system components, corrupt the OS, or perform any malicious operations unimpeded.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2021
1 min read
Japan To Introduce Tougher Punishment To Combat Cybercrime
Japanese Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Tuesday that the country is considering the introduction of a tougher jail sentence as part of penalties for cybercrimes.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2021
2 min read
Huawei ‘Infiltrates’ Cambridge University Research Centre
Huawei has been accused of "infiltrating" a Cambridge University research center after most of its academics were found to have ties with the Chinese company, The Times, UK reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 13, 2021
2 min read
51% Of Asia-Pacific Companies Blame Cyberattacks On Unknown Assets
A new poll by MIT Technology Review Insights, in association with Palo Alto Networks, uncovers the complex challenges Asia-Pacific companies face in securing networks and systems for remote workers in the post-pandemic era.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 11, 2021
3 min read
MyRepublic Singapore Data Breach Exposes Nearly 80k Users’ Personal Info
MyRepublic Singapore has disclosed a data breach exposing the personal information of approximately 80,000 mobile subscribers.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 11, 2021
1 min read
500k Fortinet VPN Accounts Credentials Leaked Online
Hacker has leaked a list of almost 500,000 Fortinet VPN login names and passwords that were allegedly scraped from exploitable devices last summer.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 9, 2021
1 min read
6 Tips For Staying Safe From Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware is malware that employs encryption to hold a victim’s information at ransom. It encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, and demands a ransom payment to decrypt them.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 8, 2021
4 min read
Babuk Ransomware’s Full Source Code Leaked On The Dark Web
A hacker has leaked the complete source code for the Babuk ransomware on a Russian-speaking hacking forum.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 7, 2021
1 min read
FBI Warns About An Increase In Sextortion Complaints
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns about a large increase in the number of sextortion complaints.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 4, 2021
2 min read
Over 1 Million Sites Affected By Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework Vulnerabilities
One vulnerability allowed users with lower permissions, such as contributors, to install and activate arbitrary plugins and delete any post or page via the REST API. A second vulnerability allowed unauthenticated attackers to access potentially sensitive information about a site’s configuration.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 2, 2021
3 min read
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