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Lincoln College suffers Ransomware attack

11 May 2022

Lincoln College is to shut down after 157 years due to ransomware attack? Lincoln College is situated in the rural parts of Illinois, that is also a liberal arts school, mentioned earlier that they will be shutting down due to severe financial hits on the school from Covid-19 Pandemic and Ransomware attack. It’s been 157 […]

WhatsApp is DOWN

29 Apr 2022

According to many user reports, it seems that WhatsApp is experiencing outages. Reports state that the problem seems to be of connecting to the messaging platform and the inability to send messages although still connected. Starting yesterday, 28th April 2022, users have been continuously describing how they cannot connect to WhatsApp’s servers, with the application […]

Quantum ransomware Strikes

26 Apr 2022

The Quantum ransomware, 1st discovered in August of 2021 was seen spreading fast attacks that escalate quickly, leaving defenders little time to patch or react. The attackers use the IcedID malware as one of their initial access vectors, which deploys Cobalt Strike for remote access and leads to data and information theft and encryption using […]

Password stealing malware for Sale

1 Apr 2022

A new malware named BlackGuard is now available on Hacker forums! Now available for sale on numerous darknet sites, and hacker forums this malware is winning the attention of many ‘wannabe cybercriminals’ and threat actors. BlackGuard is an information stealing malware now sold for lifetime price of $700 and includes a subscription of $200 for […]

Honda Bug gives access to your Vehicles

28 Mar 2022

Can hackers access your vehicle? Selected Honda and Acura car models have been affected with a recent vulnerability that was discovered by researchers. According to what they’ve what the threat does is known as a “replay attack” where it lets hackers unlock your vehicle and even start the engine from a short distance. The advancement […]

A huge hit on OKTA

25 Mar 2022

Many organizations that rely on Okta may have been collateral damage due to the big cyber hit on the company! Okta’s shares have dropped 9%, and stated that the ‘worst case’ happens to be 366 clients being affected by this attack and their data may have been accessed, viewed and acted upon. Okta has over […]

Can anyone create a Fake Chrome Browser Windows?

21 Mar 2022

A phishing kit and campaign has been released that allows red teamers and ‘wannabe’ cybercriminals to create effective single sign-on phishing login forms using fake Google Chrome browser windows. When signing into websites, it is common to see the option to sign with Google, Microsoft, Apple, Twitter, or even Steam. For instance, the login form for […]

Ubisoft states that a “security” incident resets Staff Passwords

15 Mar 2022

Ubisoft, the well known video game developer confirms that they suffered a “cyber security incident” that caused disruption to their games, systems and services. This announcement was released after multiple Ubisoft users reported last week, that they came across issues when accessing Ubisoft services. Data extortion group LAPSUS$, who has claimed responsibility for hacking Samsung, […]

How dangerous is Emotet?

10 Mar 2022

Introduction Emotet is widely considered one of the world’s most dangerous global malware families due to its role in gaining initial access to infected machines and then selling that access to other cybercriminals, such as ransomware operators. When it was first reported, a few years ago the focus was on it’s unique tiering structure and how […]

SharkBot malware plays ‘hide and seek’ as an Android antivirus in Google Play Store

6 Mar 2022

SharkBot banking malware has infiltrated the Google Play Store, the official Android app repository, pretending to be an antivirus with system cleaning capabilities. Although this trojan app was far from popular, the fact that it can enter and be present in the Google play store showcases that malware distributors and threat actors can still […]

‘Electron Bot’ infiltrates Microsoft Store via clones of Popular Games

25 Feb 2022

Our Favorite Games are turning in to Malwares? As unfortunate as it sounds, a malware named Electron Bot has found its way into Microsoft’s Official Store by clones of popular games that most users play. These games include; Subway Surfer and Temple Run and more, leading to the infection of roughly 5,000 computers in Sweden, […]

TikTok and YouTube shares ‘Your’ Data more than any other App, Take a look at how.

14 Feb 2022

TikTok is sharing User Data more than other Social Media Platform, Study Claims. As we all know, one of the sectors that benefitted from this unfortunate pandemic is none other than our Technology industry and, when we discuss about technology the most prominent topic would be ‘Social Media’. Now to think, Two of ‘your’ commonly […]