Cybersecurity
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Some of TOP universities wouldn’t pass cybersecurity exam: left websites vulnerable Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2023 CyberNews researchers discovered that many universities worldwide are leaking sensitive information and are even open to full takeover. Many universities worldwide, including some of the most prestigious, leave their webpages unpatched, leaking sensitive information, and even open to full […]
Some uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products made by Socomec are affected by several vulnerabilities that can be exploited to hijack and disrupt devices. Socomec is a France-based electrical equipment manufacturing company that specializes in low voltage energy performance. Its offering includes modular UPS devices that are used by businesses in various sectors around the world. […]
A spate of cyber-attacks against UK schools has claimed its latest victim after a Maidstone secondary school suffered a serious security breach late last week. The Church of England St Augustine Academy in the Kent commuter town serves over 750 students in the local community. Headteacher, Jason Feldwick, warned parents via Facebook that the school’s […]
A phishing attack has led to the loss of over US$691,000 following the compromise of the X (formely Twitter) account of co-founder of decentralized blockchain Ethereum and cryptocurrency Ether, Vitalik Buterin. The hack was discovered on September 9, following suspicious activity on Buterin’s X account. After compromising Buterin’s account, the hackers attempted to steal cryptocurrency […]
69% of organizations in the education sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months, according to Netwrix. Phishing and account compromise threaten the education sector Phishing and user account compromise were the most common attack paths for these organizations, while phishing and malware (such as ransomware) topped the list for other verticals. What’s more, […]
Sep 11, 2023THNMalware / Social Media A new phishing attack is leveraging Facebook Messenger to propagate messages with malicious attachments from a “swarm of fake and hijacked personal accounts” with the ultimate goal of taking over the targets’ accounts. “Originating yet again from a Vietnamese-based group, this campaign uses a tiny compressed file attachment that […]
The cybercriminal community is increasingly adopting a newly discovered malware loader named HijackLoader. First discovered in July, the loader is being used to distribute different malware families such as DanaBot, SystemBC, and RedLine Stealer. Key capabilities HijackLoader uses a modular architecture that facilitates threat actors to perform code injection and execution. While the exact initial […]
Rhysida Ransomware gang claims to have hacked three more US hospitals Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2023 Rhysida Ransomware group added three more US hospitals to the list of victims on its Tor leak site after the PROSPECT MEDICAL attack. Recently the Rhysida ransomware group made the headlines because it announced the hack of Prospect Medical […]
Dive Brief: The transition to mobile and contactless services in the hospitality industry is making hotels more vulnerable to cyber threats, according to a report from Trustwave SpiderLabs. The industry has seen a surge in cyberattacks, with 59 incidents since 2022. Meanwhile, 31% of hospitality organizations have reported a data breach in their company’s history, […]