The Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group FIN7 is trying to break into the lucrative ransomware market by creating bogus cybersecurity organizations that perform network attacks under the pretense of…
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Macaw Locker, Evil Corp’s Latest Version Makes New Victims
In order to avoid US sanctions that avert victims from paying ransom demands, Evil Corp threat actor has released a new ransomware dubbed Macaw Locker. About Evil Corp Also known as the…
Hacker Exploits an Old Microsoft Office Vulnerability to Deliver RATs
Cybersecurity researchers have recently come across an unknown threat actor conducting a crimeware operation in which it attacks organizations in India and Afghanistan using political and government-themed malicious domains. As…
Good News! A Free Decryptor for BlackByte Ransomware Has Just Been Released
We know you are tired of reading about ransomware attacks, ransoms, and impacted organizations every single day, that’s why we are so glad to tell you the good news of…
Over 25% of Malicious JavaScript Is Being Obfuscated, Research Shows
According to a new study of over 10,000 malicious JavaScript samples, over 25% of the samples analyzed use JavaScript obfuscation methods to prevent detection and analysis. What Is Obfuscation? Obfuscation…
Watch out! Attackers Can Guess Your Credit Card PIN Even If You Are Covering the ATM Pad
Security experts have shown that a special-purpose deep-learning algorithm can be instructed to guess four-digit credit card PINs 41% of the time, even when the target is trying to cover…
Israeli Hospitals Allegedly Targeted by Chinese Threat Actors
On Sunday, the National Cyber Directorate and Health Ministry in Israel declared it had noticed a dramatic increase in attacks conducted by ransomware threat actors over the weekend, which targeted…
Accenture Discloses It Had Suffered Data Breach Following a Ransomware Attack
Accenture, an Irish-based multinational professional services company that specializes in IT services and consulting, confirmed it suffered a data breach as a result of a ransomware attack carried out by…