Atul Narula (Page 58)

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.

Cyber criminals in Latin America are using Bandook malware to spy on businesses

On: July 7, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: banking Trojan, cyber espoinage, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, email security, ESET, Hacking, Latin America, malware, phishing, Venezuela

A couple of months ago ESET researchers reported the detection of a hacking campaign targeting Spanish-speaking countries, mainly Venezuela. The operators of this campaign used a malware known as BandookRead More →

These 172 cryptocurrency mining Android apps will charge you a lot of money but won’t even mine a dime

On: July 7, 2021

In: Mobile Security

Tagged: Android, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency mining, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Ethereum, Google Play Store, Hacking, Mobile apps, Mobile Security

A report by the security firm Lookout mentions that a group of scammers managed to trick more than 90,000 users of Android devices into buying fake apps for cryptocurrency miningRead More →

SSRF and buffer overflow vulnerabilities in PHP can allow taking control of the server. Update now

On: July 6, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: buffer overflow, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, PHP, Server-side request forgery (SSRF), updates, vulnerability

Cybersecurity specialists reported the finding of two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a general-purpose programming language specially adapted for web development. According to the report, successful exploitation of these flaws wouldRead More →

Never resell your Amazon Echo devices; they store Amazon account details, WiFi passwords and other confidential data even after resetting

On: July 6, 2021

In: Technology

Tagged: Amazon, confidential information, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Echo Dot, Hacking, information leaking, Internet of Things (IoT), location data, technology, VOICE ASSISTANT

Nowadays users can do a factory reset on their Internet of Things (IoT) devices in a very simple way to remove from the system any record that has been storedRead More →

New zero day vulnerability disclosed in Western Digital NAS hard drives but affects fewer clients

On: July 5, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), cybersecurity, Hacking, MyCloud OS, Network Attached Storage (NAS), Proof of Concept (PoC), vulnerability, Western Digital

Just a couple of weeks after a hacking group forced the deletion of files on My Book Live network storage (NAS) devices, a security report revealed some details about aRead More →

Critical vulnerability in CRS was present for years in web application firewalls of Drupal, WordPress, Nextcloud, Dokuwiki, CPanel& Xenforo

On: July 5, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, exploits, Hacking, ModSecurity, OWASP, vulnerability, web application firewall (WAF)

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a critical vulnerability in OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set (CRS), whose exploitation would allow threat actors to bypass security mechanisms in affected deployments, includingRead More →

The richest and most dangerous hacking group infects with ransomware the Spanish telecommunications firm MásMóvil

On: July 2, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybersecurity, hackers, Hacking, incidents, malware, MásMóvil, ransomware, REvil ransomware, Spain

The REvil ransomware group announced on its dark web platform the theft of a large amount of information extracted from MásMóvil, one of the most important telecommunications companies in Spain.Read More →

Now there is another zero day vulnerability related to Windows PrintNightmare

On: July 2, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, GitHub, Hacking, Microsoft, PrintNightmare, vulnerability, Windows

Multiple reports were released this week about PrintNightmare, a critical vulnerability residing in the Windows systems print service tracked as CVE-2021-1675. Apparently the company was unable to fix this flawRead More →

New phishing campaign targets Steam users

On: July 1, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, gaming, Hacking, MALICIOUS LINKS, multi factor authentication, phishing, Steam, videogames, vulnerability

Steam is one of the most popular gaming platforms today, and as such its users are frequent victims of complex and dangerous cyberattacks. Such is the case of user DanielRead More →