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.

Hacker’s Paradise: A Zero-Day Visual Studio Vulnerability With Exploit Code That Could Spell Chaos for Developers

On: October 13, 2023

In: Cyber Security, Vulnerabilities

Tagged: cybersecurity, Information Security, vulnerability

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, securing development environments has burgeoned into a topic of paramount concern, particularly given the omnipresence of software in modern societal infrastructures. A recent uptickRead More →

How to use AWS SSM agent as backdoor and hack into EC2 instances?

On: August 2, 2023

In: Cyber Security, Tutorials

Tagged: aws, cybersecurity, Information Security, SSM

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a novel post-exploitation approach that has been identified by researchers. This technique enables hackers to utilize the platform’s System Manager (SSM) agent as an undetectedRead More →

How cybercriminals forge digital signatures on kernel-mode malicious drivers to bypass EDR

On: July 11, 2023

In: Cyber Security, Forensics, Tutorials, Virus

Tagged: cybersecurity, Information Security, malware

Chinese-speaking threat actors have been shown to be using a Microsoft Windows policy vulnerability to spoof signatures on kernel-mode drivers. The Windows operating system (OS) is divided into two levels,Read More →

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 →