Tag: Cyberattacks
How Yandex Was Impacted by an Inside Job
Yandex, a popular internet company in Europe and search platform in Russia, disclosed an insider attack that affected thousands of its employees’ email systems....
Adorcam App Leaks Millions of User Records via ElasticSearch Database
ElasticSearch has been in the news for a very long time now. And mostly for all the wrong reasons. Yet again, an unsecured ElasticSearch...
FBI Warns About Outdated Windows 7 OS and TeamViewer
Potential threats of using outdated Windows 7 systems, weak passwords, and desktop sharing software TeamViewer have been doing rounds since early 2020. In a Private Industry...
Ukraine’s PrivatBank Suffers Data Breach; 40 Mn Customer Records on Sale
This is not the first time PrivatBank – Ukraine’s largest commercial bank – is in trouble. Security experts from Cybernews found an unknown cybercriminal...
SIM Swappers Detained for Stealing $100Mn in Cryptocurrencies from Celebrities
Eight cybercriminals have been arrested in England and Scotland for their involvement in a series of SIM Swapping attacks by hijacking phone numbers of...
Mobile Health Apps Expose Protected Health Information via APIs
Health care providers have become the primary targets of cybercriminals. In 2020, several data breaches and cyberattacks were reported on health care organizations globally....
Love is Blind but Cybercriminals Are Not! Valentine’s Day-themed Phishing Attacks...
Like hardcore lovers who go the extra mile to fulfill their love-life goals, cybercriminals also try hard to accomplish their malicious operations. They always...
Woodland Trust Hit by High-Level Cyberattack
Woodland Trust, a charitable trust organization that protects and restores woodland in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales, was hit by a sophisticated, high-level...
Scammers Use Bots and Automation to Make Cyberattacks Effective
Since organizations are working remotely, most IT and cloud security professionals globally are concerned about their cloud environment's security. Besides, the security vulnerabilities created...
NCIJTF Releases Ransomware Fact Sheet for Public Awareness
The U.S. National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF) published a new ransomware fact sheet intending to spread public awareness on the ransomware threat...