DarkSide is a ransomware threat that has been in operation since at least August 2020 and was used in a cyberattack against Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, leading to a significant fuel supply disruption along the East Coast of the US. The malware is offered as Ransomware as A Service (RaaS) to different cybercriminals through an affiliate… Read More »When the Hacker is Hacked!
A new zero-day is under active exploitation in the wild targeting Android users. Though the bug has already received the fix, it is still a severe security issue for most of the Chinese phones with modified OS or phones will no OS / Security updates. This vulnerability, CVE-2020-11261, is a high-severity bug and has received… Read More »New Android Zero-Day Actively Exploited for Targeted Cyber Attacks
Microsoft Exchange Server is a mail server and calendaring server developed by Microsoft. It runs exclusively on Windows Server operating systems. The first version was called Exchange Server 4.0, to position it as the successor to the related Microsoft Mail 3.5. Exchange initially used the X.400 directory service but switched to Active Directory later. Until… Read More »How to Check if you’re Vulnerable to Microsoft Exchange Server zero-days
While Amazon Alexa skills facilitate users in their day-to-day activities, this personal assistant can go malicious as well. Researchers have found that vicious skills can bypass the Amazon Alexa skill vetting process. Researchers from the Ruhr-Bochum University have found how malicious skills can flood Amazon Alexa. Alexa skills are like third-party apps that run on… Read More »Researchers Identified that Amazon Alexa Can Learn Malicious Skills
Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos and Apple all had their twitter accounts hacked last week. Generally, when twitter users are hacked, the primary reason is due to the individual user falling victim to a social engineering attack. In this case, 130 users were hit at the same time and it appears that… Read More »Twitter Hack – Lessons Learned
A recent report shows that ransomware attacks were up 25 percent across all industries in Q1 of this year. No industry was safe but the manufacturing industry was shown to be the most at risk, with an increase in ransomware attacks of 156 percent. Not only are cyberattacks on manufacturers and fabricators skyrocketing but the… Read More »Manufacturers Industry Targeted: 156% Increase in Cyberattacks in Q1
We’ve talked about how the rapid pivot to remote work has introduced a tremendous amount of new cybersecurity risks to companies. Teleconferencing has become an absolute necessity and some of the more popular teleconferencing applications have ran into widespread issues due to being overwhelmed by the volume of users. This has opened the door for… Read More »Zoom – A Cautionary Tale in Remote Working
Bad actors online love to prey on tragedy and fear to make a profit. Unfortunately, it seems as though coronavirus is no exception, and there are phishing emails circulating designed to capitalize on the worldwide pandemic. With the world in a panic, everyone should be even more vigilant when it comes to cybersecurity than ever.… Read More »Hackers Profiting Off Coronavirus with Phishing E-mails
Barbara Corcoran is known for being a tough no nonsense judge on the hit show Shark Tank. On the show, entrepreneurs present their ideas to the judges to try to get funding. Mistakes during the presentation are magnified for a national audience by the often times ruthless judges. Now Ms. Corcoran’s $400,000 mistake has hit… Read More »Shark Tank Judge’s Mistake Funds Hackers
This week is National Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. It’s a good time to focus on tax ID theft prevention, as most Americans gear up to file their 2019 IRS tax returns. Tax identity theft occurs when someone steals your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to file a false tax return in your name.… Read More »National Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week
