Turkish government hackers believed to be responsible for a string of cyberattacks in Europe and the Middle East
The hackers targeted at least 30 organizations, including government ministries, embassies and security services as well as companies and other groups.
January 28, 2020
3 Indonesian hackers behind hundreds of Magecart-style attacks arrested
The hackers compromised websites and injected JS sniffers in order to steal users’ payment card info.
January 28, 2020
Iran-linked PupyRAT malware spotted in recent attacks on European energy sector
A cyberespionage campaign with suspected ties to Iran has been targeting the European energy sector.
January 27, 2020
Researchers set up fake factory network and watched it attract all sorts of nasties
The hackers targeted the honeypot with ransomware, cryptominers, and in some cases attempted to shut down or disrupt systems.
January 24, 2020
Windows encryption can be (ab)used by ransomware
Ironically, concept ransomware takes advantage of a function in Windows designed to protect confidential data from an unauthorized access.
January 22, 2020
New JhoneRat malware targets Middle Eastern countries using multiple cloud services
The RAT implements anti-VM and anti-analysis tricks to conceal the malicious activities.
January 22, 2020
A massive list of Telnet credentials for over half a million servers and smart devices published online
This marks the biggest leak of Telnet passwords up to now.
January 20, 2020
Emotet increasingly targets US Military and Government
After a brief respite over the winter holidays the Emotet malware resumes its activity.
January 17, 2020
Ryuk ransomware “wakes up” turned off devices using Wake-on-Lan feature
The Ryuk operators have evolved their tactic to ensure better encryption.
January 16, 2020
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Overview for January 2020
Microsoft has released patches for 49 vulnerabilities and fixed a highly dangerous spoofing flaw.
January 15, 2020