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
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
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’
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
A new hacking group has emerged from the shadows, dubbed Tortoiseshell by researchers, the group has been seen targeting IT companies. The reason behind it, it appears the group is laying the foundation for a supply chain attack. Such attacks can be a nightmare for organizations as they often target
Widely regarded as one of the most dangerous botnets in recent history Emotet activity stopped in May 2019. Researchers noticed that Emotet activity started picking up again in August. In less than a month, researchers have detected a new spam email campaign been distributed by the botnet. Malicious
In a recent public service announcement released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) revealed the true extent and costs associated with Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. IC3 in the announcement reported that there had been a 100% increase in BEC scams
Researchers have discovered a new piece of malware which creates a backdoor by abusing Windows BITS service in order to hide traffic be sent and received by the operator's command and control servers. This is not the first instance of researchers discovering malware designed to abuse the BITS system
Last week the InfoSec community was informed about 14 vulnerabilities found in Apple’s iOS. Further, it was stated that these vulnerabilities were actively seen being exploited in the wild since September 2016. Over seven months of research was published by Google’s Project Zero working in conjuncti
For students purchasing a new year’s worth of academic material and textbooks, the price for the books can be overwhelming. For those students, a quick search may reveal that the book they desperately need is available for free online. For a lot of students free beats paid 99% of the time, sadly, ac