After a two year hiatus the botnet, named Great Cannon, has been resurrected back to life to carry our DDoS attacks. A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the traffic heading to a server, network, or website by flooding the infrastructure with traffic. This
Researchers have discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT), that is currently being used to steal login credentials, record video, and includes a keylogging component to assist in its objectives. Given the amount of news surfacing regarding ransomware and exploit kits most can be forgiven if they
Cryptocurrency exchanges have been a target for hackers wanting to get their hands on cryptocurrency when they first began offering their services. Now, according to a statement made by Upbit, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, they have suffered a 48.5 million USD loss as a result of hackers.
Exploit kits like RIG and Fallout made news headlines for being associated with the distribution of Sodinokibi and GandCrab respectively. By been used to distribute some of ransomware's biggest players researchers have noted a rise in popularity of other hackers and malware authors using exploit kit
When asked to think of a botnet, any botnet, many researchers and journalists will list Emotet. The botnet is, without doubt, one of the more dangerous Botnets seen in recent memory. Been used to distribute the Ryuk ransomware will most certainly grab headlines and the attention of those who made cy
On November 14, 2019, US retail giant Macy’s announced that it had suffered a data breach. The breach appears to be the result of another Magecart attack, with Macy’s now be added along with British Airways to a list of high profile Magecart attacks. In a Magecart attack, the hacker targets the shop
Hospitals around the world have a lot on their plate, dealing with life-threatening emergencies and illnesses on a minute to minute basis. Increasingly hospitals also now have to fend off another kind of virus, that of malware and in particular trojans. Due to the incredibly sensitive patient inform
When news broke about the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities at the start of 2018 a lot of fuss was made as to how potentially dangerous these vulnerabilities were if exploited correctly. The fuss may have been justified as it may have provoked people to update their systems when patches were rele
The tried and tested method of distributing malware via phishing campaigns have always used a variety of tactics to trick users into downloading malware. Whether they entice clicks by tricky the user into believing they have won something or emails sent to business appearing like invoices, there is
The list of high profile companies and government departments hit by ransomware infections continues to grow at an alarming rate. Last week this publication covered how the City of Joburg municipality of Johannesburg South Africa was hit by hackers demanding a ransom. Although it seems no specific p