890 Universities’ Students’ SSNs, DoBs, PII Hacked and Leaked
National Student Clearinghouse, a non-profit organization that provides educational reporting, verification, and data exchange services, has disclosed a data breach that affected 890 colleges and universities. The breach occurred between May 17 and May 20, 2023, when an unauthorized actor exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer secure file transfer web application (CVE-2023-34362) that […]
Microsoft CoPilot AI – Coming to Win 11 Now!
Microsoft Copilot, the AI-powered assistant that aims to help users with various tasks across Windows, Microsoft 365, Bing, and Edge, will roll out with the Windows 11 22H2 update next week. The update, which will be available for free to eligible Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, will also bring over 150 new features and […]
Forget Spam – Microsoft Teams Phishing is The New Weapon
Ransomware groups are using a new tactic to gain access to corporate networks: phishing Microsoft Teams users. A security researcher has discovered a phishing campaign that targets Microsoft Teams accounts and steals them for sale on the dark web. The phishing campaign was spotted by Trusec researcher Cedric Pernet, who shared his findings with BleepingComputer. […]
Russia, China Take Lead in Who Has The Biggest Bot Farm
Bot attacks are a serious threat to the security and performance of websites, mobile apps, and APIs. They can be used to steal data, hijack accounts, disrupt services, or manipulate online markets. According to a recent report by Imperva¹, a cybersecurity company that specializes in bot mitigation, most of the bot attacks originate from China […]
International Criminal Court Cyberattack: Hackers Stole Confidential Data from Court Officials
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that it was the target of a cyberattack last week, which resulted in the theft of confidential data from some of its staff members. The attack was discovered on September 14, 2023, and the ICC said it immediately took measures to contain the incident and secure its systems. […]
A Criminal Profile on the Top 3 Ransomware Gangs
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, affecting businesses, governments, and individuals around the world. These attacks involve encrypting the victim’s data and demanding a ransom for its release, often threatening to expose or delete the data if the payment is not made. But who is behind these attacks, and what are their motives? There are […]
Mid-September 2023 CyberAttack Roundup
Ransomware attacks continue to plague organizations worldwide, as threat actors use various tactics to extort money and data from their victims. This week, we saw several high-profile incidents that affected critical infrastructure, healthcare, education, and other sectors. One of the most notable events was the ransomware attack on the Russian gas giant Gazprom, which disrupted […]
TikTok Fined $368 Million by Irish Data Protection Commission for Violating EU GDPR
TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, has been fined €345 million ($368 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to its handling of children’s personal data. The DPC, which is the lead regulator for TikTok in the EU, issued its decision on Friday […]
BlackCat ransomware targets Azure storage with Sphynx encryptor
A new ransomware variant called BlackCat has been discovered that targets Azure storage accounts and encrypts the files stored in them. The ransomware uses a custom encryption tool called Sphynx, which is written in Python and compiled into an executable file. The BlackCat ransomware was first reported by security researcher Rui Lopes, who found a […]
Windows 11 Snipping Tool Gets OCR Support to Copy Text from Images
One of the new features that Windows 11 brings to its users is the improved Snipping Tool, which now has the ability to recognize and copy text from screenshots. This feature, also known as optical character recognition (OCR), can be very useful for extracting information from images that contain text, such as road signs, documents, […]