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“European supercomputers targeted by hackers”

“European supercomputers targeted by hackers”

According to security specialist Cado Security, various supercomputer environments in Europe have been targeted by hackers. The malicious parties installed cryptomining software on these systems. According to the security specialist, several supercomputer environments in Germany, Spain, the Unit... Read more

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‘Remote Desktop Protocol attacks up by 30 percent in March’

‘Remote Desktop Protocol attacks up by 30 percent in March’

According to SANS Institute, there was a 30 percent increase in attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol servers in March. The increase corresponds to the increase in exposed RDP servers measured by Internet of Things (IoT) search engine Shodan. The findings point to a risk for companies that have to ... Read more

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FireEye detects more attacks on industry, Siemens targeted heavily

FireEye detects more attacks on industry, Siemens targeted heavily

Cybersecurity company FireEye warns of the increase in hacking tools aimed at Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Research by FireEye shows that more and more such tools are being distributed, making it much easier to penetrate and manipulate business systems. The hacking tools aimed at ICS are no... Read more

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Trend Micro zero-days abused by hackers

Trend Micro zero-days abused by hackers

Hackers have attempted to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities in Trend Micro solutions. The company reported this earlier this week in an statement. The Japanese security firm released patches on Monday to address the two vulnerabilities. The patch resolved three other issues, which were basica... Read more

date4 years ago
‘Malware campaign is hacking cybercriminals’

‘Malware campaign is hacking cybercriminals’

Hackers are getting a taste of their own medicine, according to a recent malware campaign discovered by security specialist Cyberreason. Well-known hacker tools are hijacked with the njRat trojan. However, the trojan not only gives access to hackers' systems, but also to systems that they in turn c... Read more

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Hackers spread malware with fake coronavirus world map

Hackers spread malware with fake coronavirus world map

Cybercriminals deploy a fake world map application showing the number of COVID-19 infections worldwide. Visitors are then infected with malware that tries to steal credentials and other sensitive data. The security company Reason Cybersecurity discovered the method of spreading malware. By infec... Read more

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‘Over a billion Android phones vulnerable to hackers’

‘Over a billion Android phones vulnerable to hackers’

Research shows that more than a billion Android devices are vulnerable to cyber attacks because they have not been updated. This is shown by research by Which?, a British market watchdog. Google data shows that just over 40 percent of Android users worldwide use version 6.0 or lower. This means ... Read more

date4 years ago
Hackers use smart-control of buildings for DDoS attacks

Hackers use smart-control of buildings for DDoS attacks

A vulnerability that allows even 'inexperienced hackers with little expertise' to access the smart-control of some buildings and launch a DDoS attack from there. Because Nortek Security and Control (NSC) has failed to address a vulnerability that was identified almost a year ago, this has become a ... Read more

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FBI wants to protect companies from hackers using obfuscated data

FBI wants to protect companies from hackers using obfuscated data

In an effort to better protect companies against actions by hackers or malicious own staff, the FBI changes its strategy to take action only after an attack has taken place. A more active attitude should improve security. Not only does the FBI contact companies when information is gathered that ... Read more

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