Here you will find all the articles with the tag: cybercriminals.
HP Wolf Security caught exploits of the zero-day CVE-2021-40444 a remote code execution vulnerability in the MSHTML browser engine that can be triggered by opening a malicious Microsoft Office document. The flaw was caught a week before a patch was released for it. The latest HP Wolf Security Th... Read more
3 years ago
Fujitsu confirmed that data being sold by cybercriminals is not related to any breaches or attacks on its systems. Last month, a claim appeared on Marketo (the criminal marketplace) selling 4GB of data from Fujitsu, which was marketed widely. At the time, Fujitsu said it was investigating a pote... Read more
3 years ago
KELA published a report on Monday detailing the listings made by ransomware operators in the underground. It includes initial access requests (how the attackers gain a foothold in the target system to spread). The report reveals that many hackers want to buy access to US companies that bring in ... Read more
3 years ago
During this year’s Black Hat USA event, experts have warned that the adoption of double-extortion attacks against organizations is on a rising trend. The warning comes after this year saw Kaseya, JBS, and Colonial Pipeline, among the most affected companies targeted by cybercriminals. Ransomwa... Read more
3 years ago
A new ransomware strain has emerged that uses Golang in what is yet another sign of the programming language's growing popularity among cybercriminals. CrowdStrike managed to get a sample of the new ransomware variant, which has not yet been named. It borrows features from HelloKitty/DeathRansom... Read more
3 years ago
Millions of IoT (Internet of Things) devices have security vulnerabilities that could allow cybercriminals to knock devices offline or control them remotely. The problem with this is that it opens the door to gain wider access to bigger networks. Nine major vulnerabilities are affecting four TCP... Read more
3 years ago
Since the 90s, macro malware has been a big part of a hacker’s toolkit. Even in recent times, the technique has continued to endear itself to cybercriminals, with its simplicity, which makes malware infections easy to initiate. Last month, Ukraine accused Russian government spies of uploading ... Read more
3 years ago
In a joint law enforcement operation that comprised of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, and other national police forces, three virtual private network services and web hosting provisions used by cybercriminals were taken down. Th... Read more
3 years ago
Bitdefender published a new report that says the stay-at-home model of working, online shopping, and online banking are perfect hunting grounds for criminals. Recently, they have started spoofing banking emails more, hoping to defraud customers. More than a third of all incoming emails related t... Read more
3 years ago
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is getting more sophisticated and intricate while becoming cheaper and easier to carry out. This trend is fuelled by the sheer amount of insecure internet-connected devices (specifically IoT products) that cybercriminals take advantage of. DDoS attacks aren't... Read more
3 years ago
