Attacks & Breaches
New PerlBot Malware Targeting Poorly Managed Linux SSH Servers
AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) has uncovered a new variant of the ShellBot malware, which is also known as PerlBot. This Perl-based DDoS...
Massive Bitcoin Theft: General Bytes Suffers $1.5 Million Breach
General Bytes, a major producer of cryptocurrency automated teller machines (ATMs), was recently hit by a security breach that resulted in the theft of...
Uncovering the Menacing Tactics of Mispadu: Protecting Against the Rampant Credential Theft
The Threat of Mispadu to Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal
A total of twenty spam campaigns were found to have targeted Chile, Mexico, Peru, and...
Hackers Breach Ferrari and NBA’s Data Systems
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Introduction
Data breaches are becoming increasingly common, with many companies falling victim to the sophisticated tactics of cybercriminals. Recently, Ferrari and the National Basketball Association...
ZCryptor Ransomware Attacks Targeting VMware Systems
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The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) has sounded the alarm on a new ransomware threat that is targeting unpatched VMware systems. The ransomware, called...
Chinese Hacking Group Linked to Zero-Day Exploitation of Fortinet FortiOS Security Flaw
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Threat intelligence firm Mandiant has attributed the zero-day exploitation of a medium-severity security flaw in the Fortinet FortiOS operating system to a suspected Chinese...
How to Protect Yourself from GPT-4 Scammers: Tips to Avoid Crypto Phishing Scams
The launch of OpenAI’s GPT-4 has created a buzz among artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Unfortunately, scammers have also taken notice of this and...
Malware Uses AI to Avoid Detection
With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), cybercriminals have been developing new exploits that can evade even the most sophisticated cybersecurity products.
The latest...
Massive Data Breach at AT&T: 9 Million Wireless Customers’ Account Details Compromised
Telecommunications giant AT&T has confirmed that nearly nine million of its wireless customers' account details were accessed by unauthorized individuals after a vendor's network...
Acronis Suffers Cyber Attack, But Only One Customer Account Affected
Acronis, a leading Swiss data protection firm, recently suffered a cyber attack that caused quite a stir in the tech industry. A hacker claiming...
Powerful Prometei Botnet Infects 10,000 Systems Worldwide
The digital world is constantly evolving, and unfortunately, so are the cyber threats that come with it. One such threat is the Prometei botnet...
Crushing the DoppelPaymer Ransomware Gang: Joint Operation Results in Arrests
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Core members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang were apprehended in a joint operation by the Ukrainian National Police and the German Regional Police, with...
