Atul Narula (Page 13)

He is a cyber security and malware researcher. He studied Computer Science and started working as a cyber security analyst in 2006. He is actively working as an cyber security investigator. He also worked for different security companies. His everyday job includes researching about new cyber security incidents. Also he has deep level of knowledge in enterprise security implementation.

Vulnerability in Snort detection engine would allow unauthenticated remote hackers to cause DoS attacks on affected devices

On: April 21, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Cisco, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, intrusion prevention system (IPS), Modbus, security flaws, Snort, technology

A flaw has been reported in the Modbus preprocessor of the Snort detection engine whose exploitation could lead to severe hacking scenarios. Snort is a free network intrusion detection systemRead More →

TokenAIS, CryptAIS, and Esilet trojanized applications with TraderTraitor malware are being used to hack cryptocurrency developers and users

On: April 20, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: blockchain, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers, Hacking, Lazarus Group, malware, North Korea, phishing, US Treasury Department

In a joint report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department are warning blockchain/cryptocurrency users and organizations about anRead More →

Google Project Zero reported a record 58 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in 2021

On: April 20, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Candiru, Citizen Lab, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Google, Google Project Zero, hackers, Hacking, Information Security, NSO Group, security flaws, vulnerability, Zero-day vulnerability

In a recent report, Google Project Zero pointed out that during 2021 58 zero-day vulnerabilities were reported exploited, a record in the short time that this specialized team has beenRead More →

Free decryptor for Yanlouwang ransomware: How to recover your infected files

On: April 19, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data security, decryption, Hacking, Information Security, Kaspersky, malware, ransomware, security flaws, technology, Yanlouwang ransomware

A few months ago, a group of researchers discovered a ransomware variant identified as Yanluowang, which appeared to have advanced attack and infection features but only appears to have attackedRead More →

3 critical UEFI vulnerabilities would allow hacking Lenovo laptops forever, even after hard drive removal

On: April 19, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, ESET, Hacking, Information Security, laptops, Lenovo, malware, Security breach, security flaws, UEFI, vulnerability

After receiving a report from ESET researcher Martin Smolár, Lenovo security teams announced the correction of three severe vulnerabilities. Tracked as CVE-2021-3970, CVE-2021-3971, and CVE-2021-3972, the flaws could be exploitedRead More →

Critical vulnerability in Composer affecting millions of WordPress websites

On: April 18, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Composer, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, Information Security, security flaws, vulnerability, Wordpress

Information security specialists report the detection of a critical vulnerability in Composer, a package management system for programming in PHP that provides the standard formats necessary to handle PHP dependenciesRead More →

Zoom, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, Jitsi and other video conferencing apps use the microphone to spy on users even if the call is muted

On: April 18, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: BlueJeans, cybersecurity, Discord, Google Meet, GoToMeeting, Hacking, Information Security, Jitsi Meet, Microsoft Teams, privacy, Security breach, security flaws, Skype, technology, telecommunications, videoconference, WebEx, WhereBy

Recent research shows that activating the mute function available in the various video conferencing applications might not have the effect expected by users, as the microphone could continue to workRead More →

Comprehensive Maryham framework tutorial: OSINT tools to increase your employees’ information security awareness

On: April 16, 2022

In: Tutorials

Tagged: cybersecurity, ethical hacking, Hacking, Hacking Tools, Information Security, information security awareness, International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS), Maryam, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), security flaws

Information gathering in a target system is one of the main tasks for any ethical hacking, so it is important to know useful tools for this process. These tools canRead More →

How to hack anyone using just a QR code?

On: April 14, 2022

In: Tutorials

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, ethical hacking, Hacking, Hacking Tools, Information Security, International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS), Mobile Security, QR code, qrgen, Security breach, technology, tutorial, Tutorials

QR code (Quick Response) is the name by which we all know the modules to store information in a dot matrix or in a two-dimensional barcode. This matrix is readRead More →