Latest News: Cybersecurity

In a startling revelation, Q3 2023 has witnessed a record-breaking surge in phishing and malware attacks. According to a report by threat detection and response startup Vade Secure SASU, phishing attacks have skyrocketed by 173% compared to the previous quarter, marking a total of 493.2 million

A cyberattack campaign has targeted prominent figures involved in the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit in Brussels, along with European Union military personnel. The attack, identified by Trend Micro, uses an updated version of the RomCom Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as PEAPOD. The

A sophisticated malware camouflaged as a legitimate caching plugin has been discovered compromising WordPress sites. Researchers from Wordfence uncovered this malware, which allows attackers to gain control of affected websites. The initial discovery occurred during a routine site cleanup by

Major internet giants, including Google, Amazon, and Cloudflare, have recently fallen victim to the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever recorded. These unprecedented attacks have sent shockwaves throughout the tech industry, raising concerns about the vulnerability of the

More than 17,000 WordPress websites have fallen victim to the Balada Injector malware. The latest campaign, which occurred in September, specifically targeted popular premium themes, namely tagDiv Newspaper and tagDiv Newsmag. The attacks primarily centered on a vulnerability within the tagDiv

A malicious campaign targeting open-source platforms has been discovered, with hundreds of info-stealing Python packages found hiding within these repositories. These packages have been downloaded approximately 75,000 times and pose a significant threat to users. According to a report by

In a landmark collaborative effort, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) that uncovers the ten most frequently encountered cybersecurity misconfigurations in large organizations'

Recent investigations by cybersecurity experts have unveiled ShadowSyndicate, a clandestine cybercrime group that has been operational since July 16, 2022. Notably, this group is linked to deploying as many as seven distinct ransomware families over the past year. Formerly known as Infra Storm, the

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of a sinister scam dubbed "Phantom Hacker", which has caused alarming financial damages, particularly among the senior community. This elaborate fraud scheme has evolved from typical tech support scams, integrating an intricate web of deceit

Malicious advertisements, known as malvertising, have made their way into Microsoft’s Bing Chat AI-powered search engine. Responses from the chatbot may include links to deceptive domains that effectively trick the user into downloading malware. Microsoft introduced Bing Chat, which is powered