A 24-year-old Australian national has been charged for his purported role in the creation and sale of spyware for use by domestic violence perpetrators and child sex offenders. Jacob Wayne John Keen, who currently resides at Frankston, Melbourne, is said to have created the remote access trojan (RAT) when he was 15, while also administering […]
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Cybercriminals can now establish a command and control (C2) hub for their malicious actions using a new service called Dark Utilities. In 2022, Dark Utilities was developed as a platform for C2-as-a-Service. The platform offers a wide range of features, such as cryptomining, DDoS protection, and remote access options. Currently, there are about 3,000 users
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If you are dealing with a ransomware incident, you may be working under extreme pressure, the ransomware may still be encrypting files, the attackers may have issued ultimatums therefore making the organization desperate to get up and running again. Never attempt to resolve this in isolation rather, ask for help, prioritize your actions, communicate clearly,
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A new campaign that uses password cracking software to grab control of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and coax the devices into becoming part of a botnet is aimed at industrial engineers and operators. According to Dragos security researcher Sam Hanson, the malware “exploited a flaw in the firmware which allowed it to extract the password
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the capture of $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korean hackers who used a new ransomware strain known as Maui to extort digital payments from multiple companies. In a press release published on Tuesday, the DoJ stated that “the recovered money include ransoms paid by healthcare providers
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Numerous bogus programmes that were discovered spreading the Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families through the online store have been removed by Google (SEE: HOW HACKERS HACK ANDROID PHONES). Although the Android shop is regarded as a reliable resource for finding and installing apps, malicious actors have frequently found ways to get around Google’s security
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In a campaign to take advantage of the ongoing crisis, hundreds of phishing sites purported to offer financial aid to Ukrainian civilians. Nine members of a criminal gang were detained by the Cyber Police of Ukraine after they stole 100 million hryvnias from them. According to a press release from the organization last week, “criminals
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Google released security upgrades on Monday to fix a high-severity zero-day bug in its Chrome web browser that the company claimed is already being used in the wild. The issue, designated CVE-2022-2294, pertains to a heap overflow vulnerability in the WebRTC component, which enables real-time audio and video communication in browsers without the need to
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What comes to mind when you hear the word hacker? This guy sitting alone in front of a computer, wearing a hoodie, in a calm and gloomy space, is the most stereotyped image made by the movie business. This is far from the truth. Who is a Hacker? Anyone with the ability to search out
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According to new research, malicious actors can get illegal access to users’ online accounts via a new approach known as “account pre-hijacking.” The assault targets the account creation process, which is common on websites and other online platforms, allowing an adversary to carry out a series of operations before an unwary victim establishes an account
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