Sextortion scams along with ransomware attacks have been popular ways cybercriminals attempt to flip a quick a profit. Profit is made in both scenarios the cybercriminal will request payment to decrypt files, or in the case of a sextortion scam extort the victim by threatening to release embarrassin
According to security firm QuoIntelligence, popular South Korean games developer Gravity was the very likely target of APT41 campaign, the group is also known as Winnti, Barium, and BlackFly. The South Korean game's developer is best known for releasing the popular mass multiplayer game Ragnarok Onl
In March 2020, two websites linked with the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) had been compromised and malicious code injected into them designed to steal Windows login credentials. The two websites that were compromised were SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com, which contain information
Since October 2019, this publication has tracked the steady rise in Magecart attacks. These attacks often involve the hackers targeting eCommerce platforms used by sites to process payments. The hacker is able to steal credit card data via injecting a malicious JavaScript code into the cart faciliti
The continued abuse of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the hand of law enforcement and government agencies to dedicate time and resources to combatting cybercrime incidents rather than focussing on assisting efforts to combat the actual pandemic. In a joint statement made by both the UK’s National
The state-sponsored group DarkHotel has been an active thorn in the side of security firms since 2007, not to mention the victims of the group. The group has gone by many names, however, it has been much of the work done by Kaspersky Labs in analyzing the group’s activity that has led to DarkHotel s
Since January 2020, various security firms have been tracking an active campaign spreading spyware. One of the reasons the campaign is noteworthy is that it is actively targeting iOS devices. The spyware, called LightSpy is distributed via watering hole attacks. These attacks involve the attacker lo
It is not by any means new to say that hackers are looking to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the misery and loss of human life the disease has already caused, for their own benefit. At the start of February, this publication reported on several malware campaigns exploiting the health pandemi
When covering malware incidents it is exceedingly rare to refer to hackers using conventional mail services, sometimes often snidely referred to as snail mail, to carry out attacks. It is equally rare to cover attacks that utilize a malware-laced USB drive to infect computers. These attacks have bee
In a report published by FireEye, a worrying trend has emerged. The use of ready-made Industrial Control System (ICS) hacking tools has been on the rise lowering the skill entry barrier, not only for state-sponsored groups but novice and unskilled hackers as well to exploit and cause major disruptio