Atul Narula (Page 67)

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.

Intrusion Truth: the group of anonymous researchers fighting Chinese cybercriminals

On: May 4, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: advanced persistent threat (APT), China, cyber spying, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Hacking, Intrusion Truth, Twitter

For a few years now the team of so-called researchers Intrusion Truth has mastered in revealing many of the biggest secrets of hacking communities, gaining some relevance for fans ofRead More →

Iranian government-sponsored hackers deploy massive ransomware campaign

On: May 3, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Hacking, Iran, malware, ransomware, Ransomware Task Force

A recent security report states that the Iranian government is behind an ambitious ransomware campaign deployed through an Asian-based contracting company. According to Flashpoint experts, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsRead More →

Ransomware hackers attack major cloud service providing company

On: May 3, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cloud services, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, Hewlett Packard Enteprise, malware, Microsoft, ransomware, Swiss Cloud, Switzerland

Cloud hosting service provider Swiss Cloud confirmed through its website that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that would have compromised virtually all of its operations. The Swiss-basedRead More →

Multiple vulnerabilities expose DNS servers to denial of service and remote code execution attacks

On: April 30, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Denial of Service (DoS) attack, Hacking, Internet Systems Consortium (ISC)

The nonprofit organization Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced the release of several updates to BIND DNS software to fix multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to launch denial of serviceRead More →

Ransomware hackers expose sensitive information from US prisons after their ransom claim was rejected

On: April 29, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Dark Web, DopplePaymer, Hacking, malware, ransomware

A recent security report mentions that operators of the DopplePaymer ransomware variant have just leaked a massive database allegedly belonging to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office because officials refused toRead More →

Google exposes sensitive data by the wrong implementation of COVID-19-exposure tracking system

On: April 29, 2021

In: Mobile Security

Tagged: Android, bluetooth, COVID-19, cybersecurity, Google, Hacking, Mobile Security, Play Store

Researchers report finding multiple security flaws in Google support for contact tracking apps that could expose sensitive information. Experts report that these failures lie within the framework of Google-Apple ExposureRead More →

DigitalOcean storage systems flaw causes data breach; financial information of thousands of users leaked

On: April 28, 2021

In: Data Breach

Tagged: confidential information, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, data breach, data theft, Hacking, incidents, vulnerability

Directives of technology company DigitalOcean confirmed that it has been the victim of a data breach due to a flaw in the storage system of its customers’ billing data. ViaRead More →

Railway system is infected with ransomware; the amount of the ransom is still unknown

On: April 28, 2021

In: Virus

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, malware, Merseyrail, Office 365, ransomware, United Kingdom

A representative of the British rail network Merseyrail confirmed that its computer systems were compromised by an unidentified ransomware group that even used its email server to send multiple messagesRead More →

New method to introduce malware into macOS apps puts millions of Apple users at risk

On: April 27, 2021

In: Virus

Tagged: Apple, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, macOS, malware, vulnerability

The evidence supports the general view of Apple products and their advanced security capabilities regarding Windows or Android systems, for example. Apple has worked hard to keep things the wayRead More →