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Security researchers at Intezer have found a new self-spreading worm written in GoLang. The malware variant has been actively targeting both Windows and Linux servers, predominantly since December 2020. Researchers noted that the worm developed by China-based hackers attempts to mine Monero, an open-source cryptocurrency launched in 2014 which gained immense popularity and wide […]
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A data broker has been allegedly selling stolen user data of twenty-six companies on a hacker forum. Reportedly, the hacker who has put on sale the stolen data for certain companies at a particular price – is yet to decide the pricing for the rest of the stolen databases. The hacker behind the sale […]
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On December 25th, Apple users started facing issues in iCloud sign-in in the early morning. The outage that lasted for around 24 hours prevented users from setting up new Apple gadgets and devices; users experienced problems in the activation of Apple Watch, HomePod, iPhone along with several other devices. Reportedly, the problem was caused by […]
Continue Reading19 tech companies, cybersecurity firms, and non-profits have collaborated with the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) to form a new group called “The Ransomware Task Force” (RTF) to tackle the increasingly destructive and prevalent threat of ransomware. The joint venture includes big names such as Microsoft, McAfee, Rapid7, Cybereason along with other cyber […]
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iPhones of around 36 Journalists at Al Jazeera news organisation have been hacked by nation-sponsored hackers who sent malware laden iMessages. The attackers who are suspected to be backed by the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, exploited a zero-day vulnerability in iMessage which was later fixed by Apple. In a […]
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Trukno: Virtual Threat Intelligence Analyst to launch their Broad Beta Version on 22nd. Every second a new attack in cybersecurity occurs, according to a report by Acronis 32% of companies are attacked at least once a day and to keep up with these threats and attacks is a mind picking process. There are two […]
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A number of organisations have been attacked by what has been chronicled as one of the most severe acts of cyber-espionage in history named “Sunburst”, the attackers breached the US Treasury, departments of homeland security, state, defence and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), part of Department of Energy responsible for safeguarding national security […]
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Researchers have discovered a critical security flaw in WinZip 24 that targets users with malware. WinZip trial popup vulnerability allows hackers to perform arbitrary code execution and DNS poisoning. When WinZip displays prompt informing about the expiry of the free trial and sends requests for checking updates, it communicates in plaintext over HTTP […]
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There is a rapid increase in the number of data breaches last year, jumping by 17%, which has become an increasingly serious issue. Recently, sensitive data of 7 million debit and credit cardholders has been circulating on the dark web. The 2GB database included names, contact numbers, email addresses, Permanent Account Number, income details, and […]
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On Tuesday, one of the leading cybersecurity firms, FireEye said that it has been attacked by “highly sophisticated” state-sponsored hackers who stole the company’s valuable hacking tools used for testing customers’ security and computer networks. The attack was heavily customized to breach FireEye’s systems. The breach substantiated the biting reality that the most advanced […]
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