A hacker is offering for sale on a dark web forum a database containing 129 million records of car owners in Moscow. A hacker is attempting to sell on a dark web forum a database containing 129 million records of car owners in Moscow. As a proof of the authenticity of the data, the hacker […]
A security bug in the iOS app has impacted over 6,400 Edison Mail users, the issue allowed some users to access other people’s email accounts. An update released for iOS application of the Edison Mail introduced a security bug that resulted in some users being given access to other people’s email accounts. “On Friday, May […]
A new ransomware attack hit the Texas government, the malware this time infected systems at the state’s Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The Texas government suffered two ransomware attacks in a few weeks, the first one took place on May 8, 2020 and infected systems at the Texas court. Now ransomware has infected malware the systems […]
Security experts discovered a highly sophisticated Android spyware platform, dubbed Mandrake, that remained undetected for four years. Researchers from Bitdefender discovered a high-sophisticated Android spyware platform dubbed Mandrake, it was involved in highly targeted attacks against specific devices. Mandrake is an advanced cyberespionage platform, but experts believe the attacks are financially motivated. Threat actors behind […]
A critical flaw in the WP Product Review Lite plugin installed on over 40,000 WordPress sites could potentially allow their take over. Attackers could exploit a critical vulnerability in the WP Product Review Lite WordPress plugin to inject malicious code and potentially take over vulnerable websites. The WP Product Review Lite plugin allows site owners to quickly create custom review […]
This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from May 10 to May 16, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected this week. May 12 – Zeus Sphinx continues to be […]
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Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack. Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, the incident impacted only affected the internal IT network, including the company’s email server, and employee laptops “Hackers have targeted a critical […]
Experts spotted a new malware dubbed QNodeService that was involved in Coronavirus-themed phishing campaign, crooks promise victims COVID-19 tax relief. Researchers uncovered a new malware dubbed QNodeService that was employed in a Coronavirus-themed phishing campaign. The operators behind the campaign use COVID-19 lure promising victims tax relief. The phishing messages use Trojan sample associated with […]
Chinese threat actors, tracked as Tropic Trooper and KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines. Chinese APT group Tropic Trooper, aka KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines, Trend Micro researchers reported. The Tropic Trooper APT that has been active at least since 2011, it was first spotted in 2015 […]