Hackers Steal Mimecast Certificate Used to Securely Connect with Microsoft 365
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Mimecast said on Tuesday that "a sophisticated threat actor" had compromised a digital certificate it provided to certain customers to securely connect its products to Microsoft 365...
Unveiled: SUNSPOT Malware Was Used to Inject SolarWinds Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
As the investigation into the SolarWinds supply-chain attack continues, cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a third malware strain that was deployed into the build environment to inject the...
Warning — 5 New Trojanized Android Apps Spying On Users In Pakistan
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a new spyware operation targeting users in Pakistan that leverages trojanized versions of legitimate Android apps to carry out covert surveillance...
Russian Hacker Gets 12-Years Prison for Massive JP Morgan Chase Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A U.S. court on Thursday sentenced a 37-year-old Russian to 12 years in prison for perpetrating an international hacking campaign that resulted in the heist of a...
Researchers Find Links Between Sunburst and Russian Kazuar Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers, for the first time, may have found a potential connection between the backdoor used in the SolarWinds hack to a previously known malware strain.
In new...
ALERT: North Korean hackers targeting South Korea with RokRat Trojan
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A North Korean hacking group has been found deploying the RokRat Trojan in a new spear-phishing campaign targeting the South Korean government.
Attributing the attack to APT37 (aka...
SolarWinds Hackers Also Accessed U.S. Justice Department’s Email Server
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday became the latest government agency in the country to admit its internal network was compromised as part of the SolarWinds...
FBI, CISA, NSA Officially Blame Russia for SolarWinds Cyber Attack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Tuesday formally pointed fingers at the Russian government for orchestrating the massive SolarWinds supply chain attack that came to light early last month.
"This...
Hackers Using Fake Trump’s Scandal Video to Spread QNode Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybesecurity researchers today revealed a new malspam campaign that distributes a remote access Trojan (RAT) by purporting to contain a sex scandal video of U.S. President Donald...
Healthcare Industry Witnessed 45% Spike in Cyber Attacks Since Nov 20
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations have spiked by 45% since November 2020 as COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally.
According to a new report published by Check Point Research...
