Sensitive Swiss federal government data, including classified documents and log in credentials, were leaked by the Play ransomware group following an attack on IT service provider Xplain in 2023. An investigation by Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that around 65,000 documents relating to the federal government were published by the attackers on the […]
Tokyo, Feb 5 (EFE).- Classified Japanese diplomatic documents were leaked after Chinese cyberattacks on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2020, a government source has revealed to Kyodo news agency, exposing once again the country’s digital vulnerability. Japanese authorities detected the large-scale attack and the leak of diplomatic telegrams during an unspecified period of Prime […]
An investigation based on interviews, documents and forensic analysis reveals new evidence that the phones of some three dozen journalists, human rights advocates and lawyers in Jordan were infected with Pegasus spyware. In a report released Thursday, Access Now, a digital rights organization, joined forces with the Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog organization at the […]
With its innovative feature for generating reliable Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) documents, Kubescape became the first open-source project to provide this functionality. This advancement offers security practitioners a powerful tool to effectively prioritize and address software vulnerabilities. What is Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX)? Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) is a standard that facilitates the sharing and […]
Phishing attackers are increasingly using PDF documents to conduct successful campaigns by exploiting the trustworthiness of the file format and leveraging social engineering tactics.
The attacks involve the use of weaponized documents with malicious macros that create a reverse shell, allowing the attackers to gain control over the compromised systems.
Parents have received emails from the threat actors, with leaked PDF documents containing student data, causing concerns about potential identity theft and phishing attacks.
The exposed records included scanned identity documents, insurance inquiries, certificates of vehicle registration, and other sensitive data. The incident also exposed names and details of drivers, witnesses, and Garda officers.
A security researcher says a bug on an Indian state government website inadvertently revealed documents containing residents’ Aadhaar numbers, identity cards, and copies of their fingerprints. The bug was fixed last week after the security researcher disclosed the bug to local authorities. Sourajeet Majumder found the bug in the West Bengal government’s e-District web portal […]