Hackers Abusing Search Engine Ads to Deliver Malware
Threat actors are purchasing advertisements for malicious websites to lure victims into downloading malware, which can eventually lead to data theft and ransomware. This technique…
Month: December 2023
Iranian Hackers Using MuddyC2Go in Telecom Espionage Attacks Across Africa
Dec 19, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cyber Attack The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has leveraged a newly discovered command-and-control (C2) framework called MuddyC2Go in…
Cybercriminals Impersonate UAE Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship on the Peak of Holidays Season
Smishing Triad: Cybercriminals Impersonate UAE Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship on the Peak of Holidays Season Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2023 Smishing Triad: Researchers…
Windows Zero-click RCE Flaw – Attackers Exploit Outlook Clients
Microsoft recently reported that CVE-2023-23397, a critical Outlook vulnerability, is currently being exploited in the wild by a Russian-state-sponsored threat actor known as Forrest Blizzard. …
“Get Paid to Like Videos”? This YouTube Scam Leads to Empty Wallets
Beware! YouTube “Social Media Marketing” Scam Snatches Cash After Luring Users with Likes & Subscriptions. Cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender Labs have uncovered a new scam…
Are We Ready to Give Up on Security Awareness Training?
Some of you have already started budgeting for 2024 and allocating funds to security areas within your organization. It is safe to say that employee…
Washington County Cyberattack Witnessed Over 60k Assaults
Washington County is on the frontlines of a massive cyberattack that began last Friday. This Washington County cyberattack has hit the computer systems with over…
New SMTP Smuggling Attack Lets Hackers Send Spoofed Emails
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) smuggling is a technique where attackers exploit the inconsistencies in how proxy servers or firewalls analyze and handle the SMTP…
New Malvertising Campaign Distributing PikaBot Disguised as Popular Software
Dec 19, 2023NewsroomMalvertising / Browser Security The malware loader known as PikaBot is being distributed as part of a malvertising campaign targeting users searching for…
Sylhet Gang Claims UAE Ministry Of Defence Hack
The Self-proclaimed hacktivist group, Sylhet Gang, has claimed a cyberattack on the UAE’s Ministry of Defence. The attack allegedly targeted the website, stating that they…
Xfinity discloses data breach affecting over 35 million people
Comcast Cable Communications, doing business as Xfinity, disclosed on Monday that attackers who breached one of its Citrix servers in October also stole customer-sensitive information…
Mr. Cooper breach exposes sensitive info of over 14 million customers
Mortgage company Mr. Cooper has confirmed that personal information of over 14.6 million customers has been exposed in its October 2023 data breach. The breach…