Indian Government Publishes Draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Indian government on Friday released a draft version of the much-awaited data protection regulation, making it the fourth such effort since it was first proposed in...
Chinese ‘Mustang Panda’ Hackers Actively Targeting Governments Worldwide
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A notorious advanced persistent threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been linked to a spate of spear-phishing attacks targeting government, education, and research sectors across the...
Hive Ransomware Attackers Extorted $100 Million from Over 1,300 Companies Worldwide
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The threat actors behind the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme have launched attacks against over 1,300 companies across the world, netting the gang $100 million in illicit payments...
North Korean Hackers Targeting Europe and Latin America with Updated DTrack Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Hackers tied to the North Korean government have been observed using an updated version of a backdoor known as Dtrack targeting a wide range of industries in...
Several Cyber Attacks Observed Leveraging IPFS Decentralized Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A number of phishing campaigns are leveraging the decentralized Interplanetary Filesystem (IPFS) network to host malware, phishing kit infrastructure, and facilitate other attacks.
"Multiple malware families are currently...
APT29 Exploited a Windows Feature to Compromise European Diplomatic Entity Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Russia-linked APT29 nation-state actor has been found leveraging a "lesser-known" Windows feature called Credential Roaming as part of its attack against an unnamed European diplomatic entity.
"The...
Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After 9.7 Million Customers Exposed in Ransomware Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Australian health insurer Medibank today confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 million of its current and former customers were accessed following a ransomware incident.
The attack,...
Chinese Hackers Using New Stealthy Infection Chain to Deploy LODEINFO Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Stone Panda has been observed employing a new stealthy infection chain in its attacks aimed at Japanese entities.
Targets include media,...
Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal.
This includes changes to its communication protocol and the ability to...
Twilio Reveals Another Breach from the Same Hackers Behind the August Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Communication services provider Twilio this week disclosed that it experienced another "brief security incident" in June 2022 perpetrated by the same threat actor behind the August hack...
