Information Security (Page 50)

Indian CEO of cryptocurrency company BitConnect indicted By US government for scamming $2 billion USD from thousands of clients

On: February 28, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Bitcoin, BitConnect, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Hacking, Information Security, Ponzi scheme, Security, security flaws, United States, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officially announced the indictment against Indian citizen Satishkumar Kurjibhai Kumbhani, whom they identify as primarily responsible for a criminal conspiracy involving BitConnect, a cryptocurrencyRead More →

Critical remote code execution vulnerability in pfSense

On: February 25, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, FreeBSD, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, pfSense, security flaws, vulnerability

A critical vulnerability has been reported in pfSense, a custom distribution of FreeBSD and adapted for use as an operating system on network devices, including firewalls and routers. Tracked asRead More →

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 →

Critical vulnerabilities: Update your physical and virtual Cisco Firepower firewalls immediately

On: February 23, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Cisco Firepower, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Firewall, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, phishing, vulnerability

In its latest security alert, Cisco recommended that users of Firepower firewall devices apply available updates to physical and virtual deployments to enable support for the new SSL Certificate AuthorityRead 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 →

Xenomorph, the dangerous banking Trojan hidden in apps from the Google Play Store

On: February 22, 2022

In: Mobile Security

Tagged: Android, banking Trojan, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Google, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Play Store, Xenomorph

Security threats for Android device users keep popping up constantly. An example of the most recent security risks detected is Xenomorph, a threat detected by researchers at the security firmRead More →