News August 17, 2021

U.S. Names Ransomware Attacks a Similar Priority to Terrorism

2 min read - At the beginning of May, a U.S. pipeline company suffered a ransomware attack. The company halted operations for several days, causing a spike in gas prices and localized fuel shortages. It also decided to meet the threat actors’ demands of…

News May 31, 2021

Telegram Messenger Ads for ‘Hacker’ Software Hide Cryptocurrency Theft

2 min read - Digital attackers are leveraging ads on the Telegram messenger app to target cryptocurrency owners with samples of HackBoss malware. One notable element of this campaign is that it’s targeting people who want to make a buck through sketchy means themselves.…

Zero Trust May 27, 2021

Your May 2021 Security Intelligence Roundup: The DarkSide Ransomware Attack, Better Zoom Meetings, and How To Secure OpTech

3 min read - Gas shortages caused panic after the Colonial Pipeline attack two weeks ago. This highlights how digital attacks can break into the real world in a big way. Specifically, the Colonial Pipeline attack blends crypto-locking data with data exfiltration and extortion,…

Advanced Threats July 17, 2020

#TwitterHack: Power, Privilege and Pandemic

4 min read - On Wednesday, July 15, the Twitterverse was ablaze with what Twitter itself has described as a “coordinated social engineering attack” that was launched at around 4pm ET. The outcome of this breach was compromised Twitter accounts of many well-known people…

March 19, 2019

Threat Actors Use Fake Copyright Infringement Notifications in Instagram Hacking Campaign

2 min read - Security researchers discovered that attackers are using fake copyright infringement notifications as part of a recent Instagram hacking campaign.

January 16, 2017

Kettle, Meet Pot: Mobile Phone Hacking Firm Gets Hacked, Loses 900 GB of Data

2 min read - An anonymous actor compromised mobile phone hacking company Cellebrite and stole 900 GM of potentially compromising information.

December 23, 2016

‘Twas the Hack Before Christmas

< 1 min read - 'Twas the hack before Christmas, the time late December. While IT professionals are home with family members, cybercriminals are planning their next moves.

December 8, 2016

Millions of Accounts Exposed in Dailymotion Hack

2 min read - A recent Dailymotion hack means the account details and email addresses of 85 million users have potentially been compromised.

November 8, 2016

Indian Embassy Hack: Security Breached in Seven Countries, Citizen Data Compromised

2 min read - An Indian Embassy hack launched by supposedly well-intentioned penetration testers compromised more than 500 personal records of Indian citizens.

August 22, 2016

TeamViewer Trojan Makes it Spy on You

2 min read - Dr. Web has been monitoring a TeamViewer Trojan that exploits the popular remote control utility to carry out surveillance on Windows users.