Malware
World’s 7 most dreaded malware
Cybersecurity Insiders brings to you a list of World’s 7 most dreaded malware which is as follows- Coinhive- This happens to be a malware which happens to perform online mining of Monero Cryptocurrency. And distributors of this malware are often found targeting data centers of SMBs operating across the globe. Coinhive is often found infecting […]
FIN6 shifts business from POS malware to Ransomware spread Cyber Crime
A recent study conducted by cyber intelligence firm FireEye has discovered that popular cybercrime group FIN6 has shifted its base from circulating POS Malware to ransomware spread by using malicious encryption programs such as RYUK and LockerGoga. According to sources, FIN6 hackers group used to make its living by spreading malware which steals card details […]
Exodus malware spreading across iOS devices
All these days we have seen Exodus Spying malware targeting Android devices. But recently, security researchers from a nonprofit security organization ‘Security Without Borders’ found that the spyware Exodus was also prevailing on iOS devices on contrary to the impression that the malware cannot survive in Apple Inc’s iOS environments. The details of the spyware’s […]
Cybersecurity news trending on Google
1.) Cloud Storage vendor Dropbox suffered a business drawback last week when security researchers participating at the ‘HackerOne’ bug hunt program in Singapore discovered over 264 vulnerabilities on its data storage platform. According to those familiar with the news from the company, the data storage firm had already been alerted by its internal engineers about […]
Ransomware attack on Medical Billing company Wolverine Solutions Group
A Ransomware attack which took place on Medical Billing company called Wolverine Solutions Group (WSG) is said to have compromised data of more than 120,000 Health Alliance Plan(HAP) clients. However, the company spokesperson said on Wednesday that only the data was encrypted on the servers and none of the information was gone outside the network. […]
Cyber Attack news for the day
1.) To all those who are still using Windows 7 operating system loaded PCs and Laptops, here’s a piece of bad news. Microsoft has announced that it is going to end support to its popular operating system from news January and so PCs which run on the said obsolete OS will become vulnerable to cyber […]
Ransomware news for the day
1.) The computer network of Bridgeport schools was hit by ransomware on Friday which took hostage of some critical files related to the curriculum and attendance of the students. It’s said that the hackers are demanding a ransom in exchange for the decryption key. However, the IT staff are looking for alternatives to recover back […]
Devastating Malware Attacks of 2018
The year 2018 has just passed and a hearty welcome to 2019! Hope, this year brings an immense success, joy and wealth to all our readers of Cybersecurity Insiders along with good health- as that’s the need of the hour to many. Coming to the article of ‘devastating virus attacks of 2018’ cybersecurity firm REVE […]
Malware attack Via Twitter
Cyber Security researchers from Trend Micro have recently found a new variant of malware which takes instructions from memes posted to Twitter. Experts have found that the malware infection has the ability to take down vulnerable computers, pulls stored data on the PC and then transmits it back to the malware’s command and control servers. […]
Shamoon Malware behind Saipem Cyber Attack
Saipem, the Italian oil services firm has discovered in its cyber attack investigation that last week’s disruption of its 300 servers was caused by Shamoon Virus attack- linking it to the 2012’s massive attack on Saudi Aramco. A statement released by the company on Wednesday says that the work to restore the operations was going […]
