Cybersecurity

National Health Mission Cyberattack: Knight Ransomware Group Takes Responsibility

In a concerning turn of events, the notorious Knight ransomware group has openly declared its involvement in the recent National Health Mission cyberattack. This announcement came via a dark web channel commonly frequented by such threat actors. The Knight ransomware group shared this update on their own dark web channel where they added some screenshots […]

Cybersecurity

Researchers Extract Sounds From Still Images on Smartphone Cameras

A group of academic researchers has devised a technique to extract sounds from still images captured using smartphone cameras with rolling shutter and movable lens structures. The movement of camera hardware, such as the Complementary Metal-oxide–Semiconductor (CMOS) rolling shutters and the moving lenses used for Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Auto Focus (AF), create sounds […]

Cybersecurity

Budworm Strikes Again: Updated SysUpdate Targets Government and Telecom Sectors

The Budworm APT group is evolving its cyber arsenal. In the latest discovery, Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team identified that Budworm has adapted and upgraded one of its primary tools. Two significant entities, an Asian government and a Middle Eastern telecommunication firm, were targeted with this renewed strategy. Diving into the Details In August 2023, Budworm, […]