Chris Krebs, the director of DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, expecting to be fired as White House frustrations hit agency protecting elections. Chris Krebs, the director of DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) expects the White House to fire him, as the Trump administration continues a purge of officials that are considered disloyal […]
Biotech research firm Miltenyi Biotec disclosed a ransomware attack that took place in October and affected its IT infrastructure worldwide. Biotech research firm Miltenyi Biotec was hit with a ransomware attack that took place in October and affected its IT infrastructure worldwide. The company announced that it has fully restored systems after the attack, anyway in some […]
TroubleGrabber is a recently discovered credential stealer that spreads via Discord attachments and uses Discord webhooks to exfiltrate data Netskope security researchers have spotted a new credential stealer dubbed TroubleGrabber that spreads via Discord attachments and uses Discord webhooks to transfer stolen data to its operators. The malware the same functionalities used by other malware that target […]
Threat actors have stolen $2 million worth of Dai cryptocurrency from the cryptocurrency borrowing and lending service Akropolis. Cryptocurrency borrowing and lending service Akropolis disclosed a “flash loan” attack, hackers have stolen roughly $2 million worth of Dai cryptocurrency. The attack took place on November 12, in response to the attack the platform halted all […]
At least the three nation-state actors have targeted seven COVID-19 vaccine makers, they are Strontium, Lazarus Group, and Cerium, Microsoft warns. Microsoft revealed that at least three APT groups have targeted seven companies involved in COVID-19 vaccines research and treatments. “In recent months, weâve detected cyberattacks from three nation-state actors targeting seven prominent companies directly […]
Vertafore announced that information of 27.7 million Texas drivers has been exposed in a data breach caused by a human error. Vertafore announced that information of 27.7 million Texas drivers has been accidentally exposed due to a human error. The company disclosed this security breach this week, data was stored on an unsecured external storage […]
Schneider Electric released advisories for multiple flaws, including issues that can allow taking control of Modicon M221 PLCs. Schneider Electric released security advisories for multiple vulnerabilities impacting various products, including four issues that can be exploited by attackers to take control of Modicon M221 programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Four encryption and authentication issues in Modicon […]
A Swedish administrative court has suspended the ban on Huawei equipment from the national 5G network. A Swedish administrative court ins Stockholm has suspended the decision to ban Huawei equipment from the country’s 5G network. In October, Sweden announced the ban of Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building its 5G network infrastructure. The ban aims at […]
The popular children’s online playground Animal Jam has suffered a data breach that affected more than 46 million accounts. Animal Jam is a safe, award-winning online playground for kids created by WildWorks. Kids aging 7 through 11 can play games, personalize their favorite animal, learn fun facts, and so much more. Animal Jam currently has […]
CostaRicto APT is targeting South Asian financial institutions and global entertainment companies with undocumented malware. Blackberry researchers have documented the activity of a hackers-for-hire group, dubbed CostaRicto, that has been spotted using a previously undocumented piece of malware to target South Asian financial institutions and global entertainment companies. “During the past six months, the BlackBerry Research […]