Security researchers at SentinelOne have observed a Chinese espionage group switching from the use of malicious documents to employing a fake antivirus. The group, known as Aogin Dragon, has been …
Feds Forced Travel Firms to Share Surveillance Data on Hacker
The US government has reportedly ordered two travel companies to provide information about the movement of an individual from Russia who is suspected of hacking. The individual, Aleksi Burkov, was …
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Phishing Hits All-Time High in Q1 2022
Researchers report that the first quarter of 2022 saw an unprecedented number of phishing attacks. The Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG) reported that the number of phishing attacks during the first …
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Black Basta Ransomware Teams Up with Malware Stalwart Qbot
Cybercriminal group Black Basta has reportedly teamed up with the evolving information stealing trojan known as Qbot. The cyber threat group utilized the trojan to move laterally on a network in a …
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Your Tim Hortons Coffee App Knew Where You Were at All Times
Canadian investigators are reportedly looking into an alleged privacy breach in the Tim Horton's mobile app. The coffee shop's app was reportedly tracking movements and recording the data every few …
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A third of organizations hit by ransomware were forced to close temporarily or permanently
Censuswide was recently commissioned by Cybereason to produce a report that details the costs of ransomware to businesses. The report explains how a successful ransomware attack can devastate an …
US and Euro Police Smash Cybercrime Marketplace
US and European authorities have joined forces to dismantle a prolific underground marketplace. Although the marketplace has been taken down, its administrators remain at large. The marketplace, …
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NSA, FBI warn hackers are using these flaws to target VPNs and network devices
The US has warned that hackers conducting illicit cyber activity on the behalf of China may be exploiting publicly disclosed flaws in network devices. This may be part of a broader effort to steal and …
A Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived
After years of data breaches, leaks, and hacks leaving the world desperate for tools to stem the illicit flow of sensitive personal data, a key advance has appeared on the horizon. On Tuesday, MongoDB …
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Attackers Use Public Exploits to Throttle Atlassian Confluence Flaw
Threat actors are leveraging public exploits to utilize a critical zero-day remote code execution that affects all versions of a popular collaboration tools called Atlassian. Atlassian is used in …
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