REvil creators fooling affiliates to keep 100% of the ransom payments
Ransomware developers use backdoor malware to cut off affiliates and keep the entire ransom Cybercriminals released the malware piece hijacking the process of victim
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SUEX sanctioned by the US due to the involvement in criminal attacks
Russian cryptocurrency exchange linked to ransomware gangs and money laundering transactions sanctioned by the U.S Treasury Department According to the officials, the first-ever sanctioning
Marketron hit by Blackmatter ransomware gang: RadioTraffic back online
Despite investments in cybersecurity, ransomware affected marketing services and impacted the majority of products A group of cybercriminals hit Marketron over the weekend by
Man responsible for unlocking AT&T phones put in prison for 12 years
The DOJ says AT&T phone unlocking malware costs 200 million for the carrier The scheme lasted for seven years and affected 2 million phones.
The Trojan analysis lead to the attack on the aviation industry reveal
Researchers unmasked a two-year-long attack dubbed Operation Layover: the research began with a tweet A lengthy email phishing campaign aimed at the aviation sector
Phishers aim to get Office 365 credentials by impersonating the US DoT
The phishing campaign uncovered: companies possibly working with the US Department of Transportation targeted The two-day phishing attack used a combination – creating new
ZLoader is back: uses ads for spreading and disables Windows defender
Malware abuses Google AdWords and spreads via promotional ads for TeamViewer, Zoom Users that are currently searching for TeamViewer remote desktop software on search
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Google Chrome emergency update addresses a total of 11 security flaws
Two major zero-day vulnerabilities were patched to avoid attacks Google has released Chrome 93.0.4577.82 for Windows, Mac, and Linux in the hope to fix
The new Spook.js attack can allow attackers to bypass Chrome defenses
The side-channel attack could avoid Google Chrome’s protections against Spectre-style exploits New discovery was made when a side-channel attack was found targeting Google Chrome.
New Sidewalk malware linked to Grayfly – espionage group from China
Researchers reveal that the backdoor malware is connected to the group responsible for attacks on Taiwan, Vietnam, U.S organizations The newly researched malware finally
Yandex fighting the massive DDoS attack: services and data not impacted
The biggest attack in Russian internet history carried out by a botnet Russian media reports stated and U.S. researchers confirmed that the DDoS attack
Mobile espionage campaign against the Kurdish ethnic group revealed
The distribution of two mobile backdoors was active since March 2020 888 RAT and SpyNote malware disguised as legitimate applications were distributed to Kurdish
ProtonMail faces criticism for lack of anonymity of French activists
The ProtonMail provided IP addresses led to the arrest of French climate activists ProtonMail is facing a wave of backlash after giving up French climate
After backlash, Apple delays the plan to scan devices for child abuse
Detection technology could scan the device for child abuse material stopped due to privacy criticism Technology giant Apple has paused its plans to scan
Fin7 uses Windows 11 themed documents in a spear-phishing campaign
Criminals achieve their goal of delivering a Java Script backdoor variant Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents with Visual Basic macros dropped malicious payloads, like JavaScript