Malware
Ukraine now faces MicroBackdoor malware threat from Russia
Ukraine’s critical infrastructure is being cyber-attacked by malware these days and highly placed sources state that the malicious software has compromised 13 computer networks operating for public utilities so far. In a statement released on March 7, 2022, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has confirmed that its digital infrastructure was constantly being hit by […]
Data Wiping malware hits Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure
Data Wiping malware has hit most of the critical websites operating in Ukraine and reports are in that the country is finding it difficult to manage such hybrid warfare tactics launched by the Putin led nation. On one hand, the Russian military forces are busy taking control of Kyiv and on the other highly placed […]
New Russia Malware targets firewall appliances
A new malware developed by Sandworm hacking group has targeted appliances that are fire walled and reports are in that the military intelligence of the Russian Federation developed the malicious software. A joint statement released by UK’s NCSC in association with US CISA, FBI and NSA states that the security vulnerabilities in firewalls are being […]
Microsoft Teams Chat acting as a malware spread point
Microsoft Teams, a chat based service is in news for spreading malware these days and the Satya Nadella led company has taken a note of the situation and has acknowledged it with a fix. The chat based service that is claimed to be used by over 270 million users was trending in news from the […]
Trickbot Malware hits 140,000 victims
Trickbot Malware that started just as a banking malware has now emerged into a sophisticated data stealing tool capable of injecting malware like ransomware or serve as an Emotet downloader. And security experts from Check Point believe that the malicious software has so far targeted over 140,000 victims since November 2020, hitting high profile victims […]
Hackers targeting aviation industry with sophisticated malware from years
According to a research conducted by Proofpoint, cybersecurity researchers have been targeting the servers operating in aerospace and defense sector with a Trojan malware and the hacking group behind the incident has been dubbed as TA2541. Interestingly, the malware campaign has been active since 2017 and compromised over 1100 organizations operating across North America, Europe […]
Microsoft disables macros to curtail Malware Cyber Attacks
Microsoft has made it official that it has disabled macros across its office products to block malware cyber attacks. The tech giant announced officially that from now on the macros feature in the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) running across Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Visio will be in disabled form and will have to […]
Cloud services now spreading Malware
Cybersecurity researchers from Cisco Talos have issued a warning that hackers are now taking help of cloud service platforms to spread malware Trojans such as Nanocore, Netwire, and AsyncRAT having ability to steal critical info from the victimized devices. Information is out that currently companies operating in Canada, Italy, United States, Singapore and Malaysia are […]
Queensland Ransomware and Malware on Finland Smart Phones
Queensland based energy company CS Energy has suffered a ransomware attack crippling the servers related to power generation across the network. And reports are in that the incident did not affect the electricity generation as its spread was only limited to administration based servers. The IT staff at the Callide and Kogan Creek power stations […]
Meet the FluBot malware that is targeting Smart Phones worldwide
FluBot, a newly discovered malware that spread from Europe since April this year, has now spread its wings worldwide. The malware steals data from the infected devices, highlighting the need to secure every smart phone operating across the globe with a comprehensive security solution. According to the researchers from NortonLifeLock- formerly known as Symantec Corporation, […]
