Pegasus Spyware has been discovered to be the culprit behind human rights violations after a sweeping probe into a data leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers revealed surveillance affecting heads of state, activists, journalists, and lawyers around the world. Pegasus was created by the Israeli company NSO Group who claims the software is “military-grade […]
Read MoreThe Joker malware app, which specializes in billing fraud, has made a return to the Google Play Store. Researchers noticed an uptick in the amount of malicious Android apps that hide Joker malware, which stows away as a trojan in other applications. Joker has been around since 2017, disguising itself within common, legitimate apps like […]
Read MoreIdentity Theft fears are on the minds of Morgan Stanley customers, as the investment banking firm has reported a data breach after attackers stole personal information belonging to its customers by hacking into the Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. Morgan Stanley is one of the leading global financial services firms, operating in 41 […]
Read MoreThe city of Tusla, Oklahoma, has undergone a ransomware infection that has forced the city to take critical services offline to protect them from the spreading virus. The attack occurred last weekend when hackers deployed a ransomware attack on the city’s network which led to a disruption of services and the decision to take further […]
Read MoreAvaddon Ransomware has taken down several branches of insurance giant AXA. Branches in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines have fallen victim to the ransomware strain which has been stealing headlines in May. The Avaddon Ransomware group has claimed on their Dark Web leak site that they have stolen 3TB worth of sensitive data […]
Read MoreStrRAT has been discovered by Microsoft Security, embedded within malicious PDFs which download the Java-based Malware. StrRAT can steal credentials and change file names, though in reality, it doesn’t encrypt these files. Due to StrRAT being a Remote-Access-Trojan(RAT), it has the capabilities to take control of a system. What makes the strain unusual is its […]
Read MoreBazaLoader Malware continues to find novel attack vectors in 2021, following on from call-center attacks covered earlier this year by SaferNet. BazaLoaders’ most recent offering comes in the form of a fake movie-streaming service called BravoMovies, with some questionable movies available. The site makes use of flashy graphics and interesting movie titles, but all that […]
Read MoreMalware research teams at Microsoft are on high alert this month, as it was revealed that a Russian hacking gang used four new malware strains in a recent phishing campaign in which they impersonated the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Last week the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) reported that the group APT29, also known […]
Read MoreLorenz Ransomware has claimed its latest victim – a third-party supplier to Canada Post, which resulted in a sizeable data breach for the postal service. Last week, Canada Post informed 44 of its largest customers that the Lorenz Ransomware attack on a third-party service supplier took place, which exposed shipping information belonging to their customers. […]
Read MorePrometheus Ransomware is an emerging threat in the malware scene, and it has breached 30 business organizations in just four months since it went operational. The strain is somewhat riding on the coattails of another notorious ransomware syndicate, REvil. Prometheus Ransomware was first spotted in the wild in February 2021, and researchers quickly deduced it was a […]
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