Tag: Cybercriminals
Europol and European Commission Launch New Decryption Platform to Combat Encryption...
Europol and the European Commission jointly launched a new decryption platform to boost Europol’s encryption capabilities during criminal investigations. The innovative decryption platform, controlled...
After U.S., Vietnam Government Suffers Supply Chain Attack
Security researchers identified a supply-chain attack targeting the Vietnam Government Certification Authority (VGCA) that compromised the agency's digital signature toolkit. According to an investigation...
PLEASE_READ_ME: A Malwareless Ransomware Targeting MySQL Servers
Security experts found a new “PLEASE_READ_ME” ransomware campaign distributed from the U.K.-based IP addresses targeting unsecured MySQL servers online. According to the researchers from...
Ransomware Attacks in 2020! These are 4 Most Affected Sectors
From a local food retailer to a multi-national company, ransomware attacks continue to loom over cyberspace. Ransomware operators target victims by encrypting their sensitive...
Microsoft.com Spoofed in Spear Phishing Campaign; Microsoft 365 Users Targeted
Cybersecurity experts from Ironscales identified an organized spear phishing campaign targeting Microsoft 365 users in multiple business sectors including financial services, insurance, health care,...
4 Times Data Regulators Slapped High Penalties in 2020
Apart from information leaks and reputation damage, data breaches cause a huge financial impact on organizations globally. Ever since the General Data Protection Regulation...
FireEye Discloses Breach and Theft of its Red Team Tools
Popular cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it is a victim of a sophisticated state-sponsored cyberattack. In an official release, the company stated that the...
From Data Leak to Dark Web: What Happens to Your Stolen...
There might be various cybercriminal activities operating online, but stealing users’ sensitive information and peddling it on darknet markets is the primary activity for...
Beware! Fake COVID-19 Vaccines Circulating on Dark Web
As the world begins preparations to deploy a vaccine for the Coronavirus, law enforcement authorities in the U.K. are warning about imposter vaccine versions...
Money Mule Activity Surges Amid Unemployment, FBI Warns
The FBI issued a warning about online scammers targeting unemployed youth in the U.S. by recruiting them into their cybercriminal activities. Various threat actor...
