LuoYu, a China-based hacking group, deployed the WinDealer infostealer malware by swapping legit applications updates with compromised payloads to organise a cyberespionage campaign. Reports revealed that the group monitored its target’s network traffic for application update requests connected to well known Asian apps such as WeChat, WangWang, and QQ. The threat actors then replace the...Continue Reading
Ransomware gangs may have been upgrading their extortion tactics after starting to hack corporate websites to post their ransom notes for the public to see, adding more pressure for their victims to pay up. Industrial Spy, a ransomware threat group, was the first that has been identified using this new extortion tactic. Initially, the threat...Continue Reading
In 2019, New South Wales in Australia launched a digital driver’s license (DDL) program to replace the physical driving licenses of drivers from the state. The officials who implemented the project claimed that the DDL is more secure, but security experts say otherwise. As of 2021, over half of the state’s population has used the...Continue Reading
An Anonymous affiliated hacking group claimed that they had completed an attack against the Belarusian government websites. The group commenced the attack after the latter announced their support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The hacktivist group announced on Twitter that various websites linked to the Belarus state are shut down because of them. They shared...Continue Reading
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published an advisory about cybercriminals that offer access credentials for higher academic institutions based in the US. The actors sell these credentials for thousands of dollars and are all available on hacking forums and dark web marketplaces. The critical data offered by the actors contained virtual private networks (VPNs)...Continue Reading
A new threat analysis published last week warns that modern smart farm machinery is prone to the exploits of malicious threat actors. This analysis affects the global supply chain as these machines are exposed to risks. The analysis warns everyone that hackers could take advantage of the flaws in agricultural hardware utilised by farmers to...Continue Reading
The Anonymous gang has revealed a cyberwar declaration against the Killnet hacker group. According to the hacktivist, they are targeting this pro-Russian malicious threat group after recently attacking numerous institutions in Europe. The assertion of cyberwar came after the hacktivist group expressed their opposition to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. After Anonymous leaked more than...Continue Reading
The Fort Summer Municipal Schools in New Mexico in Ohio are currently experiencing cyberattacks from threat actors. Based on reports, the leak site of the notorious Cl0p ransomware group showed critical information about the school’s faculty members, students, and guardians. The leak displayed countless identifications, especially driver’s licenses. According to the school’s spokesperson, they are...Continue Reading
Sberbank, one of Russia’s largest financial institutions, had been hit by waves of cyberattacks, including a massive strike of DDoS or distributed denial-of-service attack, recorded as the largest one in its history. From the statement of the bank’s director, he mentioned that hackers had been attacking Sberbank in the past months. Being the largest financial...Continue Reading
The Bank of Zambia made it clear that they would not provide any ransom despite the threats posed by the Hive operation. After suffering a ransomware attack courtesy of the earlier-mentioned group, the bank said they were not concerned; instead, they responded to the attack by sending an explicit photograph to the threat actors. The...Continue Reading
