Cybersecurity reports often talk about threat actors and their malware/hacking operations as self-standing events, but, in reality, the cybercrime ecosystem …
Ukraine reports cyber-attack on government document management system
Image: Oleksii Leonov (CC BY 2.0) The Ukrainian government said today that Russian hackers compromised a government file-sharing system as …
Qualcomm, Sophos ink deal to secure 5G Snapdragon PCs
Qualcomm has signed up Sophos to provide cybersecurity solutions for the next wave of 5G-enabled PCs. Announced on Tuesday, the …
Powerhouse VPN products can be abused for large-scale DDoS attacks
Botnet operators are abusing VPN servers from VPN provider Powerhouse Management as a way to bounce and amplify junk traffic …
Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers downloaded some Azure, Exchange, and Intune source code
Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s security team said today it has formally completed its investigation into its SolarWinds-related breach and found no …
Brave browser leaks onion addresses in DNS traffic
The Tor mode included with the Brave web browser allows users to access .onion dark web domains inside Brave private …
Malaysia arrests 11 suspects for hacking government sites
Malaysian officials announced on Thursday the arrest of 11 suspects believed to be part of a hacktivist group that defaced …
Windows and Linux servers targeted by new WatchDog botnet for almost two years
Due to the recent rise in cryptocurrency trading prices, most online systems these days are often under the assault of …
Dutch police post ‘friendly’ warnings on hacking forums
Dutch police have posted “friendly” messages on two of today’s largest hacking forums warning cyber-criminals that “hosting criminal infrastructure in …
Losses to romance scams reached a record $304 million in 2020
Image: FTC The current COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent stay-at-home and social distancing directives might have played a major role …