Tag: cyber

Anatomy of the Global Espionage Campaign: UNC4841 A recent revelation has shaken the global cybersecurity landscape. A suspected Chinese-nexus hacking group has exploited a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances. The main targets of this breach were government, military, defense and aerospace, high-tech industry, and telecom sectors. These attacks…

The Challenges and Solutions for Security Scanning Tools The modern-day security landscape is fraught with challenges. Among these, the task of remediating risks from various siloed security scanning tools stands out in particular. This process involves a series of steps that, while necessary, are often time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The Unprecedented Attack: Twitter’s Complete Shutdown by Hackers In what was a meticulously coordinated effort, hackers targeted the popular social media platform, Twitter. They managed to completely take down Twitter’s application, the website, and their internal system. Such a comprehensive attack that made the platform wholly inaccessible was an unprecedented event. For an extended period,…

Introduction to the Collaboration of Hacktivist Groups and Cyber Criminals Recently, hackers have communicated using their hidden corners of the internet, known commonly as dark web portals, to declare a new collaboration. This alliance is between hacktivist groups and cyber criminals, aiming to initiate a barrage of cyber attacks championing social causes. The group known…

Unpatched Citrix NetScaler Systems: A Prime Target The cybersecurity landscape is increasingly facing new threats, with unpatched Citrix NetScaler systems being the latest target. These systems exposed to the internet are being targeted by unknown threat actors in what’s suspected to be a ransomware attack.Investigations by cybersecurity company Sophos have seen a surge in this…

Jasper High School Data Breach: Unveiling the Unknown The recent cyber incident at Jasper High School has once again brought the issue of data security to the forefront. The exact details of the files and folders compromised during this breach have not been shared by the responsible threat actors. However, the severity and implications of…

Ausralia’s Rising Online Scams: An In-depth Look at the $74 Million Loss In a recent report, Australia’s National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) highlighted a shocking trend of online scams, causing significant financial damage to its citizens. Through its initiative Scamwatch, NASC revealed that these scams had cost Australians nearly $74 million in the past year alone.…

Microsoft Warns of Adversary-in-the-Middle Phishing Techniques Microsoft has issued a warning about a rise in adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing techniques, which are emerging as part of the phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) cybercrime model. This comes as a direct result of an increase in AiTM-capable PhaaS platforms. Phishing-as-a-Service and AiTM The tech giant has observed that existing phishing services…

The Skyroot Aerospace Ransomware Attack and 8Base’s Ultimatum In an alarming turn of events, the 8Base ransomware group has targeted Skyroot Aerospace, a leading player in the space sector. The group has gone as far as issuing a spine-chilling ultimatum via their dark web post, giving a narrow window of five days for the company…