The TrickBot botnet has survived a takedown attempt orchestrated by a coalition of tech companies on Monday. TrickBot command and control (C&C) …
Bitcoin wallet update trick has netted criminals more than $22 million
A simple technique has helped cybercrime gangs steal more than $22 million in user funds from users of the Electrum wallet app; …
Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors
Five Eyes cyber panel at CYBERUK 19 Image: ZDNet/CBSi Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats …
Google Cloud kicks out Proud Boys websites
Image: ZDNet Proud Boys, a far-right neo-fascist extremist group, has been kicked off Google Cloud on Thursday, and the organization …
German tech giant Software AG down after ransomware attack
Image: Software AG Software AG, one of the largest software companies in the world, has suffered a ransomware attack over …
Waterbear malware used in attack wave against government agencies
Researchers have spotted a fresh Waterbear campaign in which Taiwanese government agencies have been targeted in sophisticated attacks. According to …
UK Department For Education fails to meet UK, GDPR data protection standards – with flying colors
A compulsory audit at the UK Department For Education (DFE) has exposed a quagmire of confusion and failures in managing …
New HEH botnet can wipe routers and IoT devices
Image: Netlab A newly discovered botnet contains code that can wipe all data from infected systems, such as routers, servers, …
Chinese hacker group spotted using a UEFI bootkit in the wild
Image: Soviet Artefacts, ZDNet A Chinese-speaking hacking group has been observed using a UEFI bootkit to download and install additional …
New Ttint IoT botnet caught exploiting two zero-days in Tenda routers
Image via Tenda website For almost a year, a threat actor has been using zero-day vulnerabilities to install malware on …