Cybersecurity
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A distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack launched against royal.uk, the official website for the United Kingdom’s royal family took the site offline. The attack was launched on October 1 and saw the site go offline for around 90 minutes. Once the site was functional again, a Cloudflare IP address checker was put in place to ensure those […]
Security researchers have discovered a prolific new Android Trojan designed to covertly harvest user information including banking app credentials, with a view to hijacking and draining their accounts. Dubbed “GoldDigger” by Group-IB, the Trojan has been active since at least June 2023 and is currently targeting users of over 50 Vietnamese banking apps, as well […]
In the latest PLAY cyber attack, six organizations have been victimized. The affected entities span across different regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway. The targeted organizations include Roof Management, Security Instrument Corp, Filtration Control Ltd, Cinépolis Cinemas, CHARMANT Group, and Stavanger Municipality. The claims were shared via PLAY ransomware group’s data […]
Stream-jacking attacks have gained significant traction on large streaming services in recent months, with cybercriminals targeting high-profile accounts (with a large follower count) to send their fraudulent ‘messages’ across to the masses. Starting from the fact that various takeovers in the past resulted in channels morphing into impersonations of known public figures (e.g. Elon Musk, […]
In the era of digital content, YouTube stands out as one of the primary platforms for video streaming. However, with its massive popularity comes an equally massive scope for cybercrime activities. Stream-jacking attacks on YouTube have surged in recent times, with malefactors focusing on high-profile channels to spread their deceptive narratives. Diving into Details Stream-jacking […]
Global CRM Provider Exposed Millions of Clients’ Files Online Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2023 Researcher discovered that global B2B CRM provider Really Simple Systems exposed online a non-password-protected database with million records. Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained over 3 million records. The documents appeared to be […]
Dive Brief: Cloud-related threats are the top cyber concern for organizations that have adopted the technology, according to a PwC report published Tuesday. The accounting and consulting firm surveyed 3,876 senior business and technology executives. Security concerns intensify for organizations with multiple clouds or hybrid infrastructures, the report found. More than half of respondents in […]
In February 2023, ESET researchers detected a spearphishing campaign targeting a governmental entity in Guyana. While we haven’t been able to link the campaign, which we named Operation Jacana, to any specific APT group, we believe with medium confidence that a China-aligned threat group is behind this incident. In the attack, the operators used a […]
Security researchers have discovered a major new scam operation designed to trick job seekers into parting with cryptocurrency, by getting them to complete meaningless tasks they believe will earn them money. Dubbed “WebWyrm” by CloudSEK, the operation has already targeted more than 100,000 individuals across over 50 countries by impersonating over 1000 companies across 10 […]