Atul Narula (Page 33)

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.

Critical vulnerability in All In One SEO WordPress plugin affects 3 million websites

On: December 17, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: All in One SEO, content management system (CMS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data security, data theft, Hacking, Information Security, infosec, Plugins, security flaws, vulnerability, Wordpress

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a critical vulnerability in All In One SEO, one of the most popular plugins in WordPress, installed on more than 3 million websites operatedRead More →

Victims of GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys to get $18 million USD restitutions

On: December 16, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: adult websites, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), GirlsDoPorn, GirlsDoToys, hackers, Hacking, Information Security, privacy, sex trafficking, sextortion, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) determined that the rights to all content related to the sex trafficking case on the adult platforms GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys must be granted toRead More →

8 cyber criminals jailed for running CyberBunker, famous bullet proof hosting service

On: December 16, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: bulletproof hosting, Cyberattack, CyberBunker, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark market, Dark Web, deep web, drug trafficking, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, security flaws, web hosting

German authorities announced the prison sentence against eight individuals accused of the operation and development of CyberBunker, a popular bulletproof hosting service among the cybercriminal community. In court documents, itRead More →

U.S. and Australian governments sign agreement to provide access to electronic records of suspects in criminal cases

On: December 15, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Australia, cybersecurity, email addresses, email security, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, law enforcement, personal information, privacy, Security, technology, United States

This week the Australian and U.S. governments signed an agreement to make it easier for their justice departments to access phone numbers and email addresses related to judicial investigations. U.S.Read More →

How you can hack the US Department of Homeland Security and earn a great bounty?

On: December 15, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Bug Bounty program, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ethical hacking, Hack DHS, Hack the Army, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, research, United States, vulnerability, vulnerability testing

In a statement, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launching of “Hack DHS”, a new vulnerability bounty program that will allow the ethical hacking community to discoverRead More →

Virginia local congress suffers massive ransomware infection

On: December 14, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data breach, data security, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware, security flaws, United States, Virginia

Alena Yarmosky, spokesperson for the government of Virginia, US, has confirmed that some systems within the state legislature have been affected by what appears to be a ransomware attack. YarmoskyRead More →

Hackers attack Vulcan Forged, crypto-gaming platform; over $140 million USD stolen

On: December 14, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: crypto-gaming, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, security flaws, virtual assets, Vulcan Forged

The crypto-gaming platform known as Vulcan Forged reports being the target of a massive cyberattack that generated losses of more than $140 million USD in virtual assets. The company mentionsRead More →

Authorities shut down massive data theft operation in dark web; 50 suspects arrested

On: December 13, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data security, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, research, Ukraine, websites

Ukrainian authorities announced the arrest of 51 individuals accused of stealing confidential information from people around the world for sale on various dark web hacking forums. According to the UkraineRead More →

Critical remote code execution vulnerability in Log4j affects VMware Tanzu, vSphere, Site Recovery, Carbon Black, vRealize, and other products

On: December 13, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Carbon Black, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, remote code execution (RCE), security flaws, Site Recovery, Tanzu, technology, VMware, vSphere

During the past week, the detection of CVE-2021-44228, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Log4j, the log library used by thousands of online platforms, was reported. The flawRead More →