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How an employee hacked into the payroll system of his company to steal the salary of other workers

On: February 24, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: credential stuffing, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, United States, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Nigerian citizen Charles Onus has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to conduct multiple cyberattacks to steal the payroll deposits ofRead More →

Ukraine-Russia cyberwarfare starts with launching of wiper malware and DoS attacks

On: February 24, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, ESET, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Microsoft, Russia, Symantec, Ukraine, Windows, wiper Malware

A report by ESET research team claims that hundreds of computer systems in Ukraine were infected with a powerful malware variant that deletes data stored on Windows systems. Through itsRead More →

NCSC, CISA, FBI & NSA have issued a critical warning about a new dangerous Sandworm malware. Check your networks using its signatures

On: February 24, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cyclops Blink, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Firewall, Hacking, Information Security, malware, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), National Security Agency (NSA), Russia, Sandworm, United Kingdom, United States, WatchGuard

In a joint statement from the National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the UK’s National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC)Read More →

How this romance scammer stole 300K worth of Bitcoin from a lady

On: February 23, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dating apps, electronic fraud, Hacking, Hinge, incidents, Information Security, Mobile Security, romance scam

A cybercriminal stole the life savings of a 33-year-old woman after scamming her through a dating app. According to the report, the attacker used the Hinge app to contact theRead More →

Phishing group that scammed tens of thousands of mobile phone users is finally arrested

On: February 22, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, phishing, Security breach, security flaws, Ukraine

A specialized task force of the Ukrainian Police managed to arrest a hacking group that would have stolen the confidential financial information of up to 70,000 people using a complexRead More →

Top 100 free cyber security tools that US government and CISA recommends to companies to protect them from hackers

On: February 21, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), cybersecurity tools, ethical hacking, Hacking, Hacking Tools, Information Security, research, security flaws, software, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

In its latest security alert, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has compiled a list of the most popular free security tools and services, which can be used byRead More →

U.S. government will create team to take disruptive actions against cyber criminals even if they might otherwise tip them off and jeopardize the potential for charges and arrests

On: February 21, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, law enforcement, U.S. Cyber Command, United States, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general of the Department of Justice (DOJ), recently shared the new policies with which U.S. authorities will address cybercriminal incidents, which involve an analysis protocol toRead More →

Famous pornstar Sunny Leone suffer identity theft. Hackers take bank loan using her identity

On: February 18, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, hackers, Hacking, identity fraud, IDENTITY THEFT, incidents, India, Information Security, security flaws

Through her Twitter account, the renowned former pornographic actress of Indian roots Sunny Leone said that her PAN key was used by unidentified hackers, who processed a bank loan inRead More →

How threat hackers are exploiting Microsoft Teams using malicious .exe files

On: February 18, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Teams, phishing, social engineering, Trojan, Windows

Researchers at security firm Avanan report detecting a hacking campaign targeting Microsoft Teams users through malicious executables. According to experts, these files placed in Teams conversations can write data toRead More →