Cyberattack (Page 31)

How Chinese military hackers almost shut down electricity of 3 million Australian homes

On: December 8, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Australia, China, CS Energy, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware, security flaws

One of the most important power grids in Australia was the target of a massive ransomware attack allegedly deployed by Chinese threat actors. According to the report, CS Energy networksRead More →

28 critical vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chips

On: December 7, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: chipset, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Qualcomm, security flaws, technology, vulnerability

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of at least 28 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chipsets. According to the report, the successful exploitation of the flaws would allow the deployment of severe attackRead More →

TOR users should be careful: a hacker is running hundreds of relays with backdoors to get their real IP

On: December 6, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: backdoor, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, privacy, security flaws, Tor Browser, Tor network, Tor Project, vulnerability

Cybersecurity specialists report that, for some years now, a hacker has been running malicious servers throughout the Tor network in what appears to be an attempt to deanonymize users ofRead More →

Multiple critical security flaws in WiFi routers from Asus, AVM, D-Link, Netgear, Edimax, TP-Link, Synology, and Linksys. Update the firmware immediately

On: December 3, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Asus, AVM, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, D-Link, Edimax, Hacking, incidents, Internet of Things (IoT), Linksys, Routers, security flaws, security risks, Synology, TP-Link, vulnerability, WiFi routers

After a thorough analysis, a group of researchers found more than 200 vulnerabilities in nine of the most popular WiFi routers, which reside even on devices running their latest firmwareRead More →

SQL injection vulnerabilities in WordPress plugin Hide My WP

On: December 2, 2021

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), content management system (CMS), Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Hacking, Hide My WP, Information Security, Plugins, security flaws, SQL injections, technology, Wordpress

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of two vulnerabilities in Hide My WP, a popular security plugin for WordPress websites. According to the report, successful exploitation of these flaws would allowRead More →

Anonymous Hosting Platform Founder Accused of Collaborating with Cybercriminal Groups

On: December 2, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Botnets, bulletproof hosting, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, hackers, Hacking, incidents, malware, phishing, Russia, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

Aleksandr Grichishkin, a 34-year-old Russian citizen identified as the founder of a renowned bulletproof hosting service has been sentenced to 60 months in prison because his platform served various cybercriminalRead More →

The biggest marijuana market in darknet is shutting down due to constant DDOS attacks

On: December 1, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cannazon, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Denial of Service (DDoS), drug trafficking, Hacking, illegal platforms, incidents, White House Market

Cannazon, a popular dark web platform for buying and selling marijuana-derived products, announced that the website will soon shut down due to the constant denial of service (DoS) attacks facingRead More →

Cyber criminals are sending millions of these SMS with Flubot malware links that empty your bank accounts

On: December 1, 2021

In: Mobile Security

Tagged: banking Trojan, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Finland, Flubot, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, INFORMATION THEFT, malware, mobile banking, Mobile Security, phishing, SMS messages

The cybersecurity authority in Finland, which belongs to the Transport and Communications Agency, has alerted citizens about the accelerated advance of the Flubot banking Trojan for Android devices deployed throughRead More →

FBI seizes over $2 million USD from the world’s most dangerous ransomware group

On: November 30, 2021

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), GandCrab, Hacking, incidents, malware, ransomware, REvil ransomware, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

In its most recent statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the seizure of $2.2 million USD in cryptocurrency from a well-known affiliate of the REvil and GrandCrab ransomwareRead More →