Recorded Future just released a report in a series which sheds light on the breadth of sophisticated techniques used by the Chinese state against perceived domestic threats. This latest report is focused on threats to the Tibetan community. It is based on a detailed analysis of the malware targeting the… Read more

JJ Green at WTOP News produced a segment on a very virtuous yearly event called Spookstock which we would like to draw your attention to. JJ’s choice of words and sound in this report are impossible for me to do service to, it is very well done, so I would… Read more

DDoS attack volumes have increased by 50% to an average of 3.3 Gbps during May, June and July 2018, compared to 2.2 Gbps during the previous quarter, according to Link11. Attacks are also becoming increasingly complex, with 46% of incidents using two or more vectors. While attack volumes increased, researchers recorded a… Read more

Instagram has been hit by a widespread hacking campaign which appears to have affected hundreds of users, leaving them unable to recover their accounts. As first reported by Mashable, increasing numbers of Instagram users are finding themselves barred from their own accounts. Login attempts appear to be failing, and when password reset… Read more

Many organizations are still struggling to master basic firewall hygiene, promising increased complexity and risk associated with network security policy management for those planning to adopt hybrid cloud models and next-gen architectures, according to Firemon’s 2018 State of the Firewall report. Despite the prominent stature of firewalls within security infrastructures,… Read more

Almost a third of organisations say they’ve been hit by cryptojacking attacks in the last month, as cyber criminals continue their attempts to push malware designed to secretly use processing power to generate cryptocurrency. Cryptojacking attacks have become increasingly popular with attackers because users often won’t know they’ve been infected as… Read more

Representatives of Cosmos Bank, India’s second-largest cooperative bank, revealed this week that hackers breached the bank’s servers over the weekend and stole over 940 million rupees ($13.5 million) across three days. The incident is still under investigation, and the exact date of the intrusion is unknown, but the bank said… Read more

A new malware program called the Skygofree Trojan was discovered targeting Android smartphones and tablets with extensive spyware capabilities in order to gain access to user information and gather data from apps. Kaspersky Labs found the Skygofree Trojan, which is distributed via fake mobile operator websites and is disguised as an update to… Read more

Microsoft’s Windows Patch Tuesday resolves a total of 60 vulnerabilities, 19 of which are critical, including two zero-day security flaws which are being actively used in attacks today. The Redmond giant published a security advisory detailing the latest round of updates. The update impacts the Windows operating system, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft… Read more

A former Microsoft network engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in helping launder money obtained from victims of the Reveton ransomware. Uadiale admitted to helping cash ransom payments obtained by a cybercriminal who distributed Reveton ransomware. This happened in the early days of ransomware,… Read more