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Massive Cyberattack Led to Khaos in Iranian Train System

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A recent massive cyberattack involving wiper malware Meteor was successful in destroying Iran’s national rail infrastructure as well as the ministry of transportation’s website, resulting in significant train service interruptions…

IBM: Average Cost of Data Breach Exceeds $4.2M

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A global study commissioned by IBM Security highlights that the average cost of a data breach has exceeded $4.2 million, possibly due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Security Week.…

Top 30 Critical Security Flaws Most Used by Cybercriminals

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A joint advisory from the intelligence agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia described the most commonly exploited security vulnerabilities in 2020 and 2021, according to The Hacker…

U.S. Policy Can Reduce the Spread of Russia-Based Ransomware

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Experts feel that while criminal ransomware attacks from Russia have rattled the United States, they are not particularly beneficial to Russian President Vladimir Putin either, according to Government Technology. With…

Several Security Flaws Found in 3 Open-Source Software

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybersecurity experts discovered nine security flaws in three open-source projects: Akaunting, EspoCRM, and Pimcore, according to The Hacker News. All of them are typically used by a wide range of…

No More Ransom Saves Victims Almost €1B Over 5 Years

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to a Europol statement released Monday, a service called No More Ransom Repository has assisted in the recovery of valuable information stolen by hackers from more than 6 million victims…

LockBit Now Encrypts Windows Domains Using Group Policies

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Researchers found a new strain of LockBit ransomware that automates the encrypting of Windows domains by leveraging Active Directory group policies, according to Bleeping Computer. The LockBit ransomware campaign began…

Microsoft Rushes Fix for PetitPotam Attack PoC

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Microsoft responded fast with a fix for the PetitPotam attack, an attack technique that has the potential to force Windows remote systems to reveal password hashes, according to Threat Post. …

Brazil Establishes Cyberattack Response Network

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A cyberattack response network has been formed in Brazil in order to facilitate a faster response to cyber threats and vulnerabilities by coordinating the efforts of federal government agencies, according…

Ukrainian Authorities Confiscated Unencrypted VPN Servers

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Windscribe, an IT company that sells privacy protection tools, said the VPN servers that were recently seized by Ukrainian authorities, were not encrypted, allowing the government to transfix their servers…

New Zealand Accuses China of Sponsoring Cyberattacks

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The minister in charge of the New Zealand government’s Office of Communications Security, Andrew Little, openly accused China of funding malicious cyber activities via a gang called APT40, according to…

Bio-Laboratory Petition Website Hit by Cyberattack

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security On Saturday, a web-based petition for an investigation into the US Biological Laboratory in Fort Detrick, Maryland, suffered two cyberattacks allegedly carried out by US hackers, according to China Daily.…

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Hit by Data Breach

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games event volunteers and ticket holders’ credentials were allegedly stolen after a data breach, according to a statement last week from a Japanese government official, says Computer…

Home and Office Routers are Targeted by Chinese State Hackers

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security French authorities  warned that a massive ongoing cyberattack on French organizations is underway targeting home and office routers, says Ars Technica.  According to FireEye the cybercriminal group APT31, also known as…

DDoS Attacks Are Back, More Aggressive Than Ever

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The findings of recent research into the security risks associated with Internet traffic were published by Telia Carrier recently. The statistics are extremely alarming, as they reveal that DDoS attacks…

Password-Stealing Windows Malware has been Discovered

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A newly discovered malware sent to victims via ads displayed in search results is being used to steal passwords, install cryptocurrency miners, and run other Trojan infections, according to ZDNet. …

Malicious NPM Package Stealing Users’ Passwords

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A software package available in the official NPM repository turned out to be a front for a program aimed at stealing stored credentials from the Chrome web browser, according to…

New Cybersecurity Requirements for Pipeline Operators

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The US Transportation Security Administration issued a regulation on Tuesday requiring oil pipeline owners to implement security measures for business and operational technology (OT) networks against ransomware and further cyber…

Work from Home is To Blame for Financial Services Cyberattacks

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, corporate cybersecurity resilience has been challenged. Cybercriminals have targeted the financial sector on numerous occasions, and this pattern is expected to continue.  As…

Romanian Linux Cryptojacking Cybercriminals Spotted

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Since at least 2020, an active threat organization based in Romania has been running a cryptojacking operation against Linux-based machines using the Golang-based SSH brute force, according to The Hacker…

Enhanced BazarBackdoor Poses New Cybersecurity Risks

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A revamped BazarBackdoor was discovered that disguises the virus as an image file. The approach allows Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) to be fooled into thinking that malicious attachments are clean…

Israeli Firm Accused of Developing Spyware Software

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A shocking investigation has found that sophisticated malware has been developed to track persons of interest, journalists, and criminals, says New York Post.  First off, take note that there is…

IoT Attacks Increased 700% in just over Two Years

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A new study by cybersecurity company Zscaler reveales a disturbing fact, namely a 700% rise of cyberattacks on IoT devices. During two weeks in December 2020, security professionals examined the…

Kaspersky Unveils the Riskiest Android Messaging Apps

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Kaspersky cybersecurity researchers examined Android instant messaging apps to determine their level of risk to users. Cybercriminals have been known to exploit the popularity of chat apps to launch phishing…

Critical Breaches Found in Etherpad

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Version 1.8.13 of Etherpad seems to contain two vulnerabilities that enable threat actors to steal sensitive documents, hijack administrator accounts and execute system commands, says The Hacker News. Cybersecurity researchers…

Enhanced Trickbot Malware Targeting Users with Spyware

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Bitdefender cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new and improved version of the Trickbot malware that is capable of monitoring and collecting sensitive information. Among its new capabilities is the obfuscation…

REvil Vanished from the Internet

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security REvil, one of the world’s most popular ransomware organizations, appears to have vanished since Tuesday morning, according to CNBC. Coincidence or not, this occurred just before a meeting between Russian…

Guess Suffers Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Following a ransomware attack in February, popular fashion and retailer Guess made customers aware of a data breach that occurred after the cyberattack, according to Techtwiddle.  On June 3, 2021,…

China Announces New Cybersecurity Regulations

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A three-year action plan to expand China’s cyber-security sector was unveiled on Monday by the country’s technology ministry, according to Reuters. The country’s Technology Ministry estimates the project would need…

BIOPASS RAT Infects Chinese Gambling Sites

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A new malware targets online gambling companies in China using the watering hole attack method of embedding Cobalt Strike beacons into gambling websites. The beacons can be later deployed in…

Biden and Merkel to Discuss Cybersecurity This Week

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Biden will speak with Merkel on a range of issues during her visit to the United States this week. There will be discussions on cyberattacks, the Covid-19 pandemic, the worsening…

Kaseya Releases Fixes for the 3 Remaining Flaws

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security On Sunday, Kaseya issued software updates to address major vulnerabilities in its Virtual System Administrator (VSA), according to The Hacker News. The flaws were used as a launchpad for attacks…

Coursera API Flaws Revealed by Cybersecurity Experts

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Recent findings of several security flaws in the Coursera online learning platform have been revealed, according to ZDNet. A significant vulnerability, known as a Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) issue,…

Bandidos Malware Targeting Networks in South America

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security ESET’s Cybersecurity researchers disclosed yesterday a malware espionage campaign targeting South American commercial networks, with the majority of efforts focused on Venezuela, according to The Hacker News.  Bandidos is an…

Cybercriminals Attacked the Republican National Committee

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to a statement from Republican National Committee, cybercriminals gained access to the IT infrastructure of one of the committee’s contractors, Synnex. Although the infrastructure was breached, no data was…

Latest Ransomware Developed to Avoid Russian Systems

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to new research provided by Trustwave, the code that REvil’s cybercriminals used to launch a recent large-scale ransomware campaign was written in such a way that it avoids machines whose…

WildPressure APT Cybercriminal Gang Targeting macOS

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security WildPressure has added a new type of malware to its arsenal to carry out cyberattacks against organizations in the energy sector. The malware is distributed by threat actors via compromised…

Trump’s Gettr Social Platform Hacked Twice

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Gettr, the new social media network was hacked not once, but twice. Apart from releasing customers’ data online, hackers enjoyed themselves by flooding the platform with Sonic the Hedgehog-themed pornography…

Moroccan Hacker Dr Hex Caught by Interpol

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Dr Hex has been active for several years and used phishing, credit card fraud, and malware attacks to target a number of victims in France as part of a worldwide…

Swedish Supermarket Chain Hit by Massive Cyberattack

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Kaseya’s cyberattack continues to make victims across the world. Sweden’s largest grocery chains, Coop, was unable to operate its cash registers as a result of the attack and was shut…

Hundreds of U.S. Companies Hit by Massive Ransomware Attacks

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security REvil indirectly targeted hundreds of companies throughout the United States in a supply chain attack against Kaseya’s VSA System Administration Platform, a security system used for remote monitoring and IT…

Malware Grabbed 5.8M Facebook Passwords

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Google found 9 applications that were able to steal Facebook credentials from Android users, according to a Dr. Web research.  The most concerning aspect is that these applications have been…

New Skills Academy Suffers by Data Breach

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Subscribed users on the New Skills Academy Online Learning Platform have been informed by the company of a data breach. In accordance with their notification of this incident, the exact…

Microsoft Reveals Flaws Allowing Hacking of Netgear Routers

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Microsoft identified vulnerabilities in Netgear routers while investigating the device fingerprinting functionality in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The company said in a blog post that it worked closely with the…

Customized Trojan Stole Data From 3M Windows PC Users

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Nord Locker’s security analysts found that hackers grabbed 1.2T of sensitive information from over 3 million users between 2018 and 2020, using a trojanized malware that infected over 3 million…

Cybercriminals Unleashing Malware for Apple M1 Chips

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security As new Apple products equipped with M1 CPUs gain popularity among both personal and business consumers, the likelihood of being targeted by new malware types targeting them increases, according to…

Service Used by Cybercriminals Seized by Law Enforcement

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybercriminals commonly employed this double-encryption service when attempting to evade identification while engaged in destructive actions. Law enforcement has successfully gained access to DoubleVPN’s servers and customer logs, according to…

RCE Bug in Adobe Experience Manager Revealed

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Adobe’s content management system includes a flaw that affects Mastercard, LinkedIn and Sony’s PlayStation customers, according to Threat Post.  The vulnerability, that was patched in May, allowed hackers to gain…

Apple Encrypts iCloud Stored Data on Google and AWS Clouds

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Several security analysts viewed Apple’s acquisition of Google’s cloud data services as a good move, stating that more companies should take the shared responsibility model with cloud service providers (CSPs)…

Supply Chain Attacks on Docker and Kubernetes Increased

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Attacks against container infrastructure have grown in both frequency and complexity over time, and this trend is expected to continue. When using vulnerability scanning apps, unsafe containers may be identified…