Hackers
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North Korean Hackers Targeting Europe and Latin America with Updated DTrack Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan Hackers tied to the North Korean government have been observed using an updated version of a backdoor…
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Several Cyber Attacks Observed Leveraging IPFS Decentralized Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan A number of phishing campaigns are leveraging the decentralized Interplanetary Filesystem (IPFS) network to host malware, phishing…
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APT29 Exploited a Windows Feature to Compromise European Diplomatic Entity Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The Russia-linked APT29 nation-state actor has been found leveraging a “lesser-known” Windows feature called Credential Roaming as…
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Chinese Hackers Using New Stealthy Infection Chain to Deploy LODEINFO Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Stone Panda has been observed employing a new stealthy infection…
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Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal.…
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U.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service
By: Ravie Lakshmanan A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon…
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Australia Passes Bill to Fine Companies up to $50 Million for Data Breaches
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The Australian government has passed a bill that markedly increases the penalty for companies suffering from serious…
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French Electricity Provider Fined for Storing Users’ Passwords with Weak MD5 Algorithm
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The French data protection watchdog on Tuesday fined electricity provider Électricité de France €600,000 for violating the…
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Indian Energy Company Tata Power’s IT Infrastructure Hit By Cyber Attack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan Tata Power Company Limited, India’s largest integrated power company, on Friday confirmed it was targeted by a…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Hackers Targeting macOS Users Interested in Crypto Jobs
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The infamous Lazarus Group has continued its pattern of leveraging unsolicited job opportunities to deploy malware targeting…