Information Security (Page 54)

Arid Viper hacking group is targeting Palestinian people and organizations

On: February 2, 2022

Tagged: Arid Viper, Cisco Talos, cybersecurity, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Micropsia malware, Palestine, remote access Trojan (RAT), security flaws

Cybersecurity specialists report that a hacking group is directing dangerous hacking campaigns against Palestinian individuals and organizations using a dangerous malware variant identified as Micropsia. According to the Cisco TalosRead More →

Critical vulnerabilities in UEFI firmware used by Fujitsu, Intel, AMD, Lenovo, Dell, ASUS, HP, Siemens, Microsoft, Acer and other 13 companies

On: February 2, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Asus, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dell, firmware, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, InsydeH20, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, security flaws, vulnerability

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a set of critical vulnerabilities in the UEFI firmware of InsydeH20, used by technology companies such as Acer, AMD, ASUS, Dell, HP, Intel, LenovoRead More →

Cyberattack shuts down petrol supply from a big German oil company

On: February 1, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Germany, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Oiltanking GmbH, ransomware, Security breach, SECURITY FLAW, security flaws, Shell gas stations

German petrol distribution firm Oiltanking GmbH, which is responsible for supplying Shell gas stations across the country, confirmed it suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its operations. This company isRead More →

How hackers stole millions with a Minecraft NFT project

On: February 1, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Blockverse, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Discord, electronic fraud, hackers, Hacking, Information Security, Minecraft, non-fungible token (NFT), social media, Twitter

The enthusiasm generated by non-fungible tokens (NFT) has proved beneficial to threat actors, who in recent months have created supposed NFT investment projects that disappear overnight along with investors’ money.Read More →

8 new vulnerabilities that CISA wants government agencies and private companies to be careful about and patch them immediately

On: January 31, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Apple, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Hacking, IBM, Information Security, Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog, privilege escalation, SonicWall, use-after-free, vulnerability

On Monday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a report detailing the detection of eight new security flaws in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, some of which couldRead More →

How hackers can easily take control of hybrid cloud using OAuth applications

On: January 31, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: authentication, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, Information Security, malware, OAuth tokens, Office 365, OiVaVoii, phishing, Security breach, security flaws, threat actors

A couple of weeks ago, Proofpoint researchers detected a new malicious campaign identified as OiVaVoii employing hijacked Office 365 accounts and a sophisticated combination of phishing tactics, data theft, andRead More →

New Chinese upcoming law wants to ban deepfakes

On: January 31, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: artificial intelligence, bill, China, cybersecurity, deepfake, electronic fraud, Hacking, Information Security, privacy, security flaws, technology

Last week Chinese government introduced a bill designed to impose strict measures against the use of deepfake, an application of artificial intelligence popularly used to adapt digital content in realisticRead More →

Banning deepfake sexual content: New bill proposed in Florida Senate

On: January 28, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrmie, cybersecurity, deepfake, Hacking, Information Security, pornography, revenge porn, security flaws, sextortion, technology, United States

A new bill introduced in Florida’s Senate seeks to ban what lawmakers define as unauthorized digital trafficking of counterfeit lewd content, establishing tough measures against the practice known as revengeRead More →

Hackers take control of a nurse’s account and create thousands of fake COVID-19 passes. 13 cybercriminals arrested in France

On: January 28, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: COVID pass, COVID-19, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, European Union, France, hackers, Hacking, Information Security, security flaws

The government of France announced the arrest of thirteen people accused of having hacked the account of a nurse to create more than 60,000 COVID-19 passes. Although their names areRead More →