Atul Narula (Page 9)

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.

This 55-year-old French-Venezuelan doctor and hacker is the creator of two dangerous ransomware variants

On: May 17, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers, Hacking, Information Security, ransomware, security flaws, Thanos ransomware, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

In a recently filed criminal complaint, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, a 55-year-old French-Venezuelan doctor, is the primary developer of Thanos, a dangerousRead More →

Conti ransomware group attacks Peruvian government computer systems; confidential information leaked

On: May 16, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Conti ransomware, Costa Rica, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data breach, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Peru, ransomware, Security breach, security flaws

Hackers from the Conti ransomware group claim to have attacked members of the General Intelligence Directorate of Peru’s Ministry of the Interior (DIGIMIN), leading to the leak of confidential detailsRead More →

Marketing firms have been collecting email addresses from web forms before users submit their information and without consent

On: May 16, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: analytics, cybersecurity, data breach, e-commerce, email security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Hacking, Information Security, MARKETING, research, Security breach, security flaws, tracking, United States, web forms

A recent research has shown that various tracking, marketing and analytics companies have collected the email addresses of users who fill out web forms before their responses are sent andRead More →

Thousands of Zyxel firewalls are vulnerable to remote hacking due to critical vulnerability

On: May 13, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: arbitrary code execution, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Firewall, Hacking, Information Security, Rapid7, remote code execution (RCE), security flaws, technology, vulnerability, ZyXEL

Rapid7 cybersecurity specialists report that thousands of Zyxel firewalls could be exposed to remote attacks due to a recently detected vulnerability. While the company has already released the corresponding patches,Read More →

Woman accused of hiring a dark web hitman to kill her parents

On: May 13, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Australia, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, law enforcement, security flaws

Australian authorities announced that multiple charges of incitement to murder have been filed against a woman accused of hiring a hitman via the dark web in order to kill herRead More →

Critical vulnerabilities in Intel Optane SSD and Intel Optane Data Center products

On: May 12, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), firmware, Hacking, Information Security, Intel, Intel Optane Data Center, Intel Optane SSD, microprocessors, privilege escalation, security flaws, vulnerability

An Intel security report points to the detection of various memory errors in the firmware of microprocessors used in hundreds of its products. According to the company’s report, these areRead More →

How hackers are bypassing spam & security filters by using ‘@’ in phishing URLs

On: May 12, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, data breach, data theft, email security, Hacking, Information Security, Microsoft, Outlook, Perception Point, phishing, Security breach, URL

Cybersecurity specialists reported the detection of a new cyberattack method that would allow threat actors to deliver phishing emails inadvertently for security mechanisms, exploiting a key difference in the wayRead More →

IceApple, a new .NET-based post-exploitation framework for hacking Microsoft Exchange email servers

On: May 11, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: China, CrowdStrike, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, IceApple, incidents, Information Security, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft, MICROSOFT EXCHANGE, security flaws, technology

Cybersecurity specialists reported the detection of a new post-exploitation framework that would allow the compromise of Microsoft Exchange servers. Identified as IceApple, this framework was developed by threat actors capableRead More →

Russia launched a massive DDoS attack over Viasat satellite network before attacking Ukraine

On: May 10, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Denial of Service (DDoS), European Union, Hacking, Information Security, Russia, satellites, security flaws, technology, United Kingdom, United States, Viasat

Western countries have accused the Russian government of deploying a massive cyberattack against a satellite network just an hour before the start of the military invasion of Ukraine in orderRead More →