Atul Narula

He is a cyber security and malware researcher. He studied Computer Science and started working as a cyber security analyst in 2006. He is actively working as an cyber security investigator. He also worked for different security companies. His everyday job includes researching about new cyber security incidents. Also he has deep level of knowledge in enterprise security implementation.

Ransomware attack disrupts operations of 1000 ships in High Seas

On: January 17, 2023

In: Data Breach

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, ransomware, ships, vulnerability

DNV, a supplier of digital solutions for ship management, was the victim of a ransomware attack on January 7; as a result, the company was forced to take its ShipManagerRead More →

Cisco patches critical vulnerability in ASA and Firepower

On: August 15, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Cisco, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Hacking, Information Security, security flaws

Cisco released several security patches on Wednesday to fix various software vulnerabilities that could be used to leak sensitive information on affected devices/solutions. The vulnerability classified as (CVE-2022-20866) has beenRead More →

North Korean threat actors try to hack cryptocurrency deBridge Finance

On: August 12, 2022

In: Cyber Security, Data Breach

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, deBridge Finance, incidents, Information Security, North Korea

A group of hackers, suspected of belonging to the North Korean group Lazarus, has targeted the crypto platform Bridge Finance, which is a platform that uses an inter-chain to allowRead More →

Yanluowang ransomware breaches Cisco network and leaks data

On: August 11, 2022

In: Data Breach

Tagged: Cisco, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, Information Security

Cisco confirmed today that the Yanluowang ransomware group breached its corporate network in late May and that the actor tried to extort money from them under the threat of leakingRead More →

BlenderBot 3, the Meta chatbot, say its CEO Mark Zuckerberg is too creepy and manipulative similar to what Wikipedia says about him

On: August 10, 2022

In: Cyber Technology

Tagged: BlenderBot 3, Information Security, Mark Zuckerberg

The AI-powered chatbot that Meta (formerly Facebook) has developed and is now available to the general public in the US has a somewhat mixed opinion of Mark Zuckerberg. According toRead More →

Fake inheritance Nigerian scam now spreading via Telegram

On: August 9, 2022

In: Mobile Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Information Security, nigerian scam, scam

A cyber security company reported the details of a fraud attempt that began with a message through Telegram from an unknown number. This is the well-known Nigerian scam. A schemeRead More →

Your Twitter account password could have be exposed by this zero day vulnerability

On: August 8, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: cybersecurity, Hacking, Information Security, Twitter

It is common for security flaws to appear that affect operating systems, applications and devices in general. Sometimes they can also compromise the data of many users who use anRead More →

New malware Woody RAT exploits Microsoft Office Folina vulnerability

On: August 5, 2022

In: Virus

Tagged: Cyberattack, Hacking, Information Security, vulnerability, Woody RAT

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team has identified a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT), which they named Woody RAT, and which has been active for at least a year. This advancedRead More →

5 vulnerabilities in Samba. One critical flaw CVE-2022-32744 allows Active Directory users to change passwords of other users

On: August 4, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), cybercrime, Hacking, Information Security, Samba, vulnerability

The opensource shared file server for UNIX-like systems could put thousands of installations at risk due to a critical vulnerability allowing anyone to become a domain administrator. Samba is aRead More →