The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has launched a new digital tool for individuals to receive advice on improving their cybersecurity as part of the British government’s Cyber Aware campaign. Keep Reading
Two foreign nationals — one Russian, the other North Macedonian national — have been sentenced for their role in the Infraud Organization, a transnational cybercrime enterprise engaged in the mass acquisition and sale of fraud-related goods and services, including stolen identities, compromised credit card data, computer malware, and other contraband. Keep Reading
Once the malware was installed, Kriuchkov and his co-conspirators would use it to exfiltrate data from the company’s computer network and then extort the company by threatening to disclose the data. Keep Reading
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have observed continued targeting through spearphishing campaigns using TrickBot malware in North America. Keep Reading
These two newest SRMNI project awards are focused on developing solutions that will improve the government’s visibility into mobile device network traffic to identify malware, attacks or attempts to extract data from or through mobile devices. Keep Reading
In most instances, the malicious application—seen on both Windows and Mac operating systems—appears to be from a legitimate cryptocurrency trading company, thus fooling individuals into downloading it. Keep Reading
Group that warned of “nightmare” Microsoft Windows collecting user data from geolocation to browsing history now says spies uploaded a custom app on Play that "collects identifiable information of android phones." Keep Reading
CISA has released a malware analysis report on Supernova malware affecting unpatched SolarWinds Orion software. The report contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and analyzes several malicious artifacts. Keep Reading
EMOTET has been one of the most professional and long-lasting cybercrime services around. First discovered as a banking Trojan in 2014, the malware evolved into the go-to solution for cybercriminals over the years. Keep Reading
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have issued guidance to help the agricultural sector stay secure in cyberspace. It is the first time farmers have been given tailor-made cybersecurity advice. Keep Reading
As federal agencies continue to evolve cloud infrastructures, they are likewise evolving security approaches. Keep Reading
Re-establishing trust in the organization’s on-premises and cloud environments with minimal business impact requires in-depth investigation and an understanding of potential methods of persistence. Keep Reading
SUNBURST is a trojanized version of a digitally signed SolarWinds Orion plugin called SolarWinds.Orion.Core.BusinessLayer.dll. The plugin contains a backdoor that communicates via HTTP to third party servers. Keep Reading
NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)—in collaboration with members of the business community and vendors of cybersecurity solutions—has built example solutions to address the data integrity challenges posed by ransomware and other destructive events. Keep Reading
They continue to engage in more conventional offensive cyber activities ranging from website defacement, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and theft of personally identifiable information, says CISA. Keep Reading
Vietnamese government-backed hackers have been recently spotted deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside their regular cyber-espionage toolkits, Microsoft said on Monday. Keep Reading
Two Romanian suspects have been arrested for allegedly running the CyberSeal and Dataprotector crypting services to evade antivirus software detection. Keep Reading
A new report provides law enforcers, policymakers and other organizations with information on existing and potential attacks leveraging AI and recommendations on how to mitigate these risks. Keep Reading
Lookout found that 77 percent of mobile phishing attempts on pharmaceutical organizations through the third quarter of 2020 intended on delivering malware. Keep Reading
While consumers are aware of increased risks and scams via the internet, they still plan to do more shopping online – and earlier – this holiday season. Keep Reading