Cyber Security News

Avast Reveals Second Attack Targeting CCleaner
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Avast Reveals Second Attack Targeting CCleaner

Before the Czech security firm Avast acquired Piriform, the company which developed and maintained the popular registry cleaner CCleaner, the popular product had been compromised. The compromise occurred in 2017 before Avast acquired the popular product, with later analysis revealing that the infamo

Crypto-Trading Scam Used to Distribute Malware
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Crypto-Trading Scam Used to Distribute Malware

If you have installed a program called JMT Trader to facilitate cryptocurrency trades you got far more than you bargained for. Last week the MalwarehunterTeam discovered a scam developed to distribute malware to both Mac and Windows machines. The scammer created a fake company to distribute a free c

FBI warns of Attacks Bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication
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FBI warns of Attacks Bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication

In a warning issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) cyber division private industries have been warned about attack able to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). According to the law enforcement agency, this is done through a combination of social engineering and SIM Swapping tool

Magecart Attacks on the Rise
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Magecart Attacks on the Rise

Since the first Magecart style attacks were detected in 2010 there have been over 2 million detections since then. These attacks continue to rise presenting a greater danger to online shopper unaware their credit card information can be stolen from their favorite eCommerce websites. Rather than Mage

Leaky Database Exposes the Data of 20 Million Russian Nationals
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Leaky Database Exposes the Data of 20 Million Russian Nationals

Exposed databases are becoming an increasing problem for the public. In a recent report published by Comparitech, along with Bob Diachenko, an exposed server exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of over 20 million Russian nationals. PII is most commonly seen as any data that could l

Disinformation for Profit
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Disinformation for Profit

For some time numerous nation-state actors have realized the power of effective disinformation campaigns. APT groups like Fancy Bear have long realized that including a disinformation campaign along with other operations can influence political events. The Democratic National Committee, along with t

Campaign Abusing Windows Narrator Discovered
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Campaign Abusing Windows Narrator Discovered

Researchers have discovered a malware campaign targeting computers throughout Asia which looks to replace Windows Narrator with a malicious version. The malicious version, in turn, grants the attacker not only remote access but almost unfettered persistence. Windows Narrator forms part of Microsoft’

New Malware Seen Targeting Indian ATMs
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New Malware Seen Targeting Indian ATMs

ATMs have long been viewed by hackers as instant jackpot machines compromised to spit out sums of money when malicious code is executed. They are not only machines which contain relatively large sums of cash but they also are a treasure trove of information begging to be stolen. Researchers based at