Hackers Hijacking Facebook Accounts with Malware
Social media platforms offer financially motivated threat actors opportunities for large-scale attacks by providing a vast user base to target with:- These platforms allow attackers…
Month: November 2023
How to solve the computer evidence problem
James Christie’s devastating analysis of how the Law Commission misrepresented the work of engineers and computer scientists (myself included) to overturn the basic statutory requirement…
Shimano Cyberattack: LockBit Group Claims Responsibility
Japan-based bicycle parts manufacturing giant Shimano is reported to have fallen victim to a cyberattack orchestrated by the notorious LockBit ransomware group. The Japanese manufacturer,…
Mangaung Metro Cyberattack: Municipality Battles Ransomware
The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa is currently dealing with a severe ransomware attack. This incident was confirmed through their official Facebook page, and…
Government of Canada Bans WeChat and Kaspersky Apps
The minister of Canada, Anita Anand, banned the WeChat and Kaspersky suite of applications on government mobile devices. With WeChat, you can enjoy a range…
New CVSS v4.0 Released – What’s New!
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) is vital for supplier-consumer interaction, offering a numerical score to assess security vulnerabilities’ technical severity that helps in guiding the…
Microsoft launches new initiative to augment security
Nearly 22 years after Bill Gates announced a concerted Microsoft-wide push to deliver Trustworthy Computing, the company is launching the Secure Future Initiative, to boost…
Cyberattack Disrupts Ace Hardware’s Operations
American hardware retailers’ cooperative Ace Hardware is experiencing operation disruptions after a cyberattack crippled most of its key IT systems. According to a notice that…
Microsoft Edge Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Malicious Code
Three new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) associated with Remote Code execution and Spoofing. The CVEs of these vulnerabilities have been assigned…
Accenture Acquires Leading Cybersecurity Firm Innotec Security
Accenture, the global technology services and consulting giant, has announced the acquisition of Innotec Security, a leading cybersecurity-as-a-service provider based in Spain. The deal, which…
Atlassian Issues Second Warning on Potential Exploitation of Critical Confluence Flaw
Enterprise software maker Atlassian on Thursday issued a fresh warning on the potential exploitation of a recent critical-severity vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Confluence…
Mysterious Kill Switch Disrupts the Notorious Mozi IoT Botnet
As of August 2023, one of the most notorious IoT Botnets called “Mozi” vanished from their activities. Mozi Botnet had been exploiting hundreds of thousands…