Security researcher targeted by attack in ransomware campaign
A SentinelOne researcher is the victim of a troll action in a new ransomware campaign. The malware mentions the researcher as the author and also reveals his personal data.
The cybersecurity company said it had spotted a new MBRLocker variant. but with the name of SentinelOne researcher Vitali K... Read more
Gmail blocks 18 million malicious corona e-mails daily
Almost one-fifth of all mails blocked daily by Gmail have some link with COVID-19, Google says. According to the tech giant, spam mails that are automatically filtered by the systems are not even counted.
On average, Gmail blocks around one hundred million malicious e-mails a day, of which the p... Read more
Google removes 49 fake Chrome crypto wallet extensions
Google has removed 49 Chrome extensions from the Web Store that posed as legitimate wallet apps for cryptocurrency. The extensions contained malicious code that stole private keys from crypto wallets and other secrets from unsuspecting users.
The Chrome extensions mimic wallet apps such as Ledge... Read more
Health institutions targeted by hackers during corona crisis
In the time of the corona crisis, hackers focus their efforts on institutions that are indispensable, according to research by Unit42 of Palo Alto Networks. Where previously it was suggested that hackers ignored governments and hospitals, certain groups see them as lucrative targets.
Unit42 alre... Read more
Zscaler wants to provide security for the cloud and mobile era
Zscaler is a security company that sees a great opportunity in today's SASE-focused market. According to Zscaler, it was already working on the Secure Access Service Edge framework before Gartner came up with the concept, about a year ago. As a result, Zscaler can already offer organisations a SASE... Read more
‘WordPress sites with WooCommerce hit by credit card skimming’
WordPress sites using the WooCommerce plug-in are targeted by credit card skimming criminals. It is the first time that these kinds of Magecart-like attacks targeting WordPress have been discovered.
The attacks were discovered by Sucuri security researcher Ben Martin. Sucuri received a report th... Read more
Dell launches tool to detect BIOS-attacks
Dell has released a new security tool to detect attacks that attempt to alter a computer's BIOS component. The tool allows system administrators to isolate custom workstations for later recovery.
The tool, called Dell SafeBIOS Events & Indicators of Attack, works by detecting changes in a De... Read more
Microsoft releases patch for three active zero-day vulnerabilities
For three zero-day vulnerabilities in different versions of Microsoft Windows, a patch was released this week to tighten security. Should the update not be downloaded and installed immediately, Windows users run the risk that hackers could take over their system.
Two of the three vulnerabilities... Read more
Zoom allows users to choose data center region
From April 18th, paying Zoom users will be able to choose through which data center region their traffic will be routed. Free users will not be able to choose a specific server, but Zoom promises that data from this group will never run through Chinese servers.
Paying customers will be able to c... Read more
Travelex pays 2.3 million dollars to cybercriminals
Currency Exchange Travelex paid 2.3 million dollars to cybercriminals after a ransomware attack. Travelex's systems were encrypted by ransomware in early January. The company has paid the cyber criminals in question to recover lost data, according to sources from The Wall Street Journal.
Not onl... Read more