Malware
Iranian hackers to launch data destroying malware on Western countries
All these days hackers from Iran were seen indulging in activities such as DDoS attacks and espionage. But now, there is evidence that these hackers have decided to launch malware campaigns that are capable of destroying data on the servers being operated in Western countries. This includes data being stored on public and private entities […]
India’s ISRO became a victim of Malware Cyber Attack
A few days ago there were speculations that India’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant called the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited(NPCIL) became a victim of a cyber attack. Now, the news is out that the Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) also became a victim of a cyber attack at the same time. According to a report […]
Get ready for a Cyber Cold War in 2020
A recent study made by Cybersecurity firm Checkpoint says that the year 2020 will witness a cyber cold war between the countries of the west and the east. This indicates that adversary nations of the United States such as Russia and China will form a coalition to develop technologies to show their valiance in the […]
Russian hacking group Turla alters browser components to install malware
Russian hacking group Turla which is speculated being funded by the Vladimir Putin led government has launched a cyber-attack campaign to alter browser components to install spying malware. It is a malware campaign that is being used to modify encrypted web traffic on Chrome and Firefox browsers. Previously, the group is known to compromise […]
Glass Class: How to Detect Malware
This post was originally published by Will Houcheime. Malware can be a serious threat to organizations that don’t have the proper security tools to protect against it. Some forms of malware can force enterprises to pay sums of dollars, freeze current operations, and more depending on the type of attack. To make matters worse, some malware attacks can lead to sensitive data being leaked, which has caused some companies to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines over the past few years. In our latest Glass Class, we discuss how to classify malware, and the type of tools organizations can use to put a halt to malicious attacks in real time. Read more here: https://www.bitglass.com/blog/how-to-detect-malware Photo:www.bankinfosecurity.com
Malware turning Microsoft PCs into Zombie Proxies n new details on Baltimore ransomware attack
Researchers from Cisco Talos in commission with Microsoft have discovered a new kind of malware strain which is being dubbed as Zombie Proxies. News is out that the malware has already infected thousands of PCs across the US and Europe and is being technically called as Nodersok and Divergent by Microsoft respectively. According to the […]
Apple Mac Computers loaded with AVID Software suffering from malware attack
All those Mac Computer users using the computing device in and around Los Angeles should think twice before using the video editing software supplied by Avid. As reports are in that those using the said company media composing software are finding their devices shutting down mysteriously and are unable to reboot them back to life. […]
Google Play Store hosts AhMyth Spyware
Cybersecurity Researchers from ESET say that Google Play Store was hosting AhMyth Spyware in disguise of a Radio Balouch or RB Music App despite the fact that the application was twice removed from the Android app store since 2017. Going deep, AhMyth is spyware which has the tendency to steal info without the knowledge of […]
Varenyky malware hits French Orange Customers
Varenyky malware which is new to the online world is found to be infecting French Orange customers for now and is said to have already victimized more than 1400 people so far through phishing email attacks. Security researchers at ESET have revealed that the said malware has the potential to take S#$tortion to a new […]
Cyber Attack on German companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel, and Roche
German media is buzzing with news headlines that a group of companies operating in its region was targeted by a cyberattack launched by Chinese hacking group. Public Broadcaster ARD has specified in its news post that hackers targeted Hotels group Marriott, BASF, airliner Lion Air, Chemical firm Shin-Etsu, Siemens, Shampoo maker Henkel and Pharma company […]
