Tenable: Over 40 Billion Records Exposed in 2021
Over 40 billion records were exposed in cyber incidents during 2021, up nearly 78% from 2020
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Malware
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Hackers Using Azure and AWS to Spread RATs
Researchers from Cisco Talos Intelligence found that hackers are using public cloud providers like Azure and AWS to spread RATs.
Indian Hackers Scored an Embarrassing Own Goal
Indian hackers infected themselves with their own RAT. Making it possible for security researchers to gather information on their methods.
35 Ways to Protect Yourself Online
The internet is a jungle of a million threats. Take action to protect yourself with the following 35 ways to protect yourself online.
4 Free Online Tools to Check if a Website is Dangerous
A common method for malicious actors is to direct you to a phishing site in order to harvest your username and passwords and also to make you download malicious software (malware). Always safely check if a website is dangerous before you click.
How To Check If Your Phone Has Been Hacked
Is your device behaving weirdly? Outgoing calls you did not make, your device is getting hot without reason? Maybe its time to check if your phone has been hacked.
Copies of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Infected with Malware
The long awaited Marvel movie "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is out. People are trying to download an illegal copy are up for an unpleasant surprise.
Why Do Data Breaches Happen
We have gotten used to seeing news every day of sensitive data being exposed to unauthorized parties, but do you know why do data breaches happen?
HR Management Platform Hit by Ransomware
HR management platform Kronos has been hit by a ransomware attack and information from its customers may have been accessed.
Massive Internet Scans and Log4j Exploit Attempts
Many organizations have noticed a surge in internet scans to discover vulnerable systems and exploit attempts on them.
Top Malware for November 2021
Checkpoint Research through its global threat index revelas the top malware for November 2021.
What is a Botnet
Many cyber attacks are carried out by malicious actors with the use of "Botnets". But what is a botnet? Botnet is short for "robot-network".
Google Warns for Hacked Cloud Accounts Used for Crypto Mining
recently launched Google Cybersecurity Action Team (GCAT) provided specific insights, such as when malicious hackers exploit improperly-secured cloud instances to download cryptocurrency mining software to the system—sometimes within 22 seconds of being compromised.
The Rise Of Killware
The objective of the attacker is to cause harm to humans using killware in the Operational Technology environment. Many similar attacks have been identified since the year 2000, even though they were not called killware back then.
Spreading Malware Using Old Techniques. It Still Works!
Operators of the malware known as SolarMarker, are using an old technique called SEO poisoning to trick users to follow links on PDF documents stuffed with many SEO keywords and redirect them to malware.
Top Threats for WordPress Sites in 2020
Security firm Wordfence released a report identifying the top security vulnerabilities and threats and common attacks against wordpress websites.
Fileless Malware Are NOT New But Are Still Dangerous
File-less malware is an advanced threat that can use legitimate software to compromise systems to steal information.
How to Detect and Prevent Crypto Mining in your Environment
Cryptojacking has become increasingly popular and you have to be aware of the protection measures you must take to protect your environment from it.