Computer Security
Flubot Malware Infecting Android Mobile Devices
Owners of Android mobile devices, phones in particular, living in the UK have recently been targeted by a new malware campaign. The malware in question is called Flubut and acts as spyware. Flubot is being... Read more
Malware Increasingly Uses TLS to Obfuscate Communication
Security experts working with Sophos recently published a report on the shifting trends in malware and ransomware. The publication shows that there has been a very significant surge in malware that uses TLS, or... Read more
Beware: Your LinkedIn Inbox May Contain Malware
The current unstable economy has left quite a few people looking for a new job. A lot of those people are using LinkedIn to seek new job opportunities, but a group of bad actors is doing their best to make looking for... Read more
Elaborate LinkedIn Phishing Attacks Spike in Volume
A new campaign of phishing attacks is targeting LinkedIn users with surprisingly sophisticated malicious messages. The campaign is aimed at people who are currently out of a job and are looking for new opportunities,... Read more
Purple Fox Malware - How to Stay Safe
Security researchers have warned the public of a new campaign that appears to be underway, spreading the Purple Fox malware. Purple Fox is the name of a complicated set of malicious tools that includes exploit kits,... Read more
Cybercriminals Stop Online Classes in 15 UK Schools
In the wake of a recent cyber attack, over a dozen schools in Nottinghamshire, UK have been unable to conduct online classes. A local publication reported the incident. The schools first reported issues on social... Read more
Mount Locker Ransomware is Getting More Dangerous
Security researchers are reporting that the Mount Locker ransomware is expanding its arsenal with new and dangerous tools. The ransomware going by the name Mount Locker has been around and in the wild for a while now,... Read more
Latest Chrome Update Takes Care of Vulnerabilities
Google just pushed out a late April update to its Chrome browser. The new version's number is 90.0.4430.85. The update takes care of several different security issues, one of which is a zero-day vulnerability which... Read more
New IoT Device Vulnerabilities Pose Significant Risks
Researchers working with enterprise security company Forescout Technologies discovered and published research on a number of vulnerabilities affecting Internet of things devices in mid-April 2021. The vulnerabilities... Read more
Personal Data of 500 Million Facebook Users Leaked
Personally identifiable information belonging to around 500 million Facebook users has been leaked online. As reported by Business Insider, the user records appeared on an online hacking forum and were published for... Read more
Purple Fox Malware Adds Worm Capabilities in New Campaign
Purple Fox is a strain of malware that has been around for a few years now. However, security researchers have reported a new uptick in activity and infections with Purple Fox, largely driven by a new expansion of the... Read more
Ukraine Government Document Portal Suffers Cyber Attack
In late February 2021, the Ukrainian government reported a cyber attack on government document sharing infrastructure. The country's cybersecurity center stated that the "methods and means" of the attack suggest the... Read more
ToxicEye RAT Steals Info Through Telegram
A new remote access Trojan, or RAT for short, has been spotted in the wild. Researchers have tentatively named the new threat ToxicRat and have warned that it can steal victim's information through the Telegram... Read more
Malvertising Campaign Targets Millions of Users
A malvertising campaign dubbed "Tag Barnakle" has infected over 120 advertising servers in the past twelve months, according to security researchers. The goal of the large-scale campaign was to inject malicious code... Read more
The Golden Chickens Criminal Group Comes to Light
The Golden Chickens Criminal Group is a notorious name in the world of cybercrime, mainly because they are connected to a wide range of high-profile threat actors from around the world. These criminals specialize in... Read more
Perkiler Malware Used by Purple Fox for Brute Force Attacks
Perkiler is the name assigned to a strain of malware that made headlines by association with the infamous Purple Fox. Perkiler is dropped by Purple Fox and is used by for brute force attacks on server message blocks... Read more
Record Ransomware Demand Clocks at $30 Million in 2020
Ransomware is not going anywhere. It continues to dominate high-profile cyber criminal activity and the targets who become victims of ransomware attacks keep growing. Security researchers working with Palo Alto... Read more
Microsoft Reports Malicious Web Shells Doubled in 2020
Microsoft's Detection and Response security team reported a dramatic increase in malicious web shell detections over the course of 2020. This surge shows a continuing trend that got more significant in the last few... Read more
