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How Chinese military hackers almost shut down electricity of 3 million Australian homes

On: December 8, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Australia, China, CS Energy, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware, security flaws

One of the most important power grids in Australia was the target of a massive ransomware attack allegedly deployed by Chinese threat actors. According to the report, CS Energy networksRead More →

Anonymous Hosting Platform Founder Accused of Collaborating with Cybercriminal Groups

On: December 2, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Botnets, bulletproof hosting, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, hackers, Hacking, incidents, malware, phishing, Russia, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

Aleksandr Grichishkin, a 34-year-old Russian citizen identified as the founder of a renowned bulletproof hosting service has been sentenced to 60 months in prison because his platform served various cybercriminalRead More →

Cyber criminals are sending millions of these SMS with Flubot malware links that empty your bank accounts

On: December 1, 2021

In: Mobile Security

Tagged: banking Trojan, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Finland, Flubot, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, INFORMATION THEFT, malware, mobile banking, Mobile Security, phishing, SMS messages

The cybersecurity authority in Finland, which belongs to the Transport and Communications Agency, has alerted citizens about the accelerated advance of the Flubot banking Trojan for Android devices deployed throughRead More →

FBI seizes over $2 million USD from the world’s most dangerous ransomware group

On: November 30, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), GandCrab, Hacking, incidents, malware, ransomware, REvil ransomware, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

In its most recent statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the seizure of $2.2 million USD in cryptocurrency from a well-known affiliate of the REvil and GrandCrab ransomwareRead More →

These 12 apps have stolen banking details of 300K people

On: November 30, 2021

In: Mobile Security

Tagged: Accesibility Service, Alien, Anatsa, Android, banking Trojan, cybersecurity, Google, hackers, Hacking, Hydra, malware, Mobile Security, Play Store, Smartphones, VirusTotal

A recent investigation claims that a set of mobile apps available in Google official store and accumulating more than 300,000 downloads contain banking Trojans capable of stealing login credentials andRead More →

Hackers infect news websites to spy on their visitors

On: November 17, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Candiru, cyber spying, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, ESET, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Israel, malware, NSO Group, Pegasus, security flaws, Spyware

An ESET security report notes that an Israeli firm collaborated in the hacking of a UK-based news website, using it to compromise visitors. According to experts, the Israeli company CandiruRead More →

How cyber criminals are installing fake ransomware on WordPress websites?

On: November 17, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware, security flaws, security threats, Wordpress

Since the beginning of November, experts reported some cases of WordPress websites attacked with an alleged ransomware variant that turned out to be a fake threat were identified. Upon enteringRead More →

3 critical vulnerabilities in GoCD, the open-source software build and release tool, allow hackers to insert backdoors in your software

On: November 12, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: backdoor, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, GoCD, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Open Source, security flaws, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

The team in charge of GoCD announced the fix of three vulnerabilities that could be exploited in a chained manner to take full control of the underlying server. These flawsRead More →

Transport authority in Canada confirms leak of thousands of personal records due to ransomware infection

On: November 11, 2021

In: Data Breach

Tagged: Canada, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, INFORMATION THEFT, malware, ransomware, security flaws, threat actors, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

After having been the victim of a ransomware attack a few weeks ago, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) confirmed that the information of thousands of employees and users could haveRead More →