Tag: Cyber attack

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‘Warzone RAT’ malware service that stole users passwords dismantled, suspects arrested

U.S. authorities on Friday said they had seized websites used to sell cybercriminals malware called "Warzone RAT" that could be used to steal data from victims' computers.Two people in Malta and Nigeria have been arrested on related charges, they added. Federal prosecutors in Boston said law enforcement had taken down four domains that together offered to sell malware, which allowed cybercriminals to secretly connect to peoples' computers for malicious purposes. The malware, a so-called remote access trojan, allowed hackers to browse file systems, take screenshots, obtain a victim's user names and passwords, record keystrokes and watch computer users through their web cameras, prosecutors said.Jodi Cohen, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston office, called it sophistica...
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The growing cyber threat to global shipping

The cyberattack that paralyzed several major Australian ports was a sharp reminder of what governments and experts say is a growing threat to shipping, the lifeblood of the global economy.The attack on DP World's ports -- which handle 40 percent of Australia's freight trade -- forced them offline for days and was the latest in a series of breaches at ports around the world in recent years. - Who has been targeted? -Cyberattacks have disrupted or halted operations at some of the world's busiest ports in recent years. A ransomware attack in July at Japan's busiest port, Nagoya, disrupted operations for days.Oil terminals last year at some of western Europe's largest ports could not process vessels because of a cyberattack.And in 2017, the "NotPetya" malware spread into systems around the...
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Beware of Xenomorph! Know how to protect yourself from this dangerous malware

Cybersecurity has become a major concern because of the continuous development of new technologies and cybercriminals are using everything at their disposal to breach your bank accounts and empty it of its contents. Massive financial losses have happened to victims and getting back the same has proved to be virtually impossible. And malware is the medium through which these cybercriminals infiltrate your gadgets to spy on you, and discover your secret passwords. There is a constant threat hanging over everyone in the cyber world. The latest example to emerge is that of the Xenomorph Android malware. It has resurfaced again in its new version, and it is more dangerous than ever. Now, it has evolved into a greater threat and according to experts, it has infiltrated over 100 different ban...
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Elderly man from Navi Mumbai duped of ₹17 lakh by cyber fraudsters

A 66-year-old man from Navi Mumbai was allegedly cheated to the tune of ₹17 lakh by cyber fraudsters on the pretext of offering him payment for an online task, police said on Saturday. An offence in this connection was registered at the Nerul police station on Friday, an official said. "Four persons contacted the victim on phone on different dates, claiming to be representatives of a prominent e-commerce company. They offered to pay him for the task of posting his reviews on social media for various products," he said. Believing them, the victim paid a total of ₹17 lakh in several instalments from April to May 2023, he said. "The man, however, later realised that he had been cheated as he stopped receiving payments," the official said. Based on his complaint, a case was registered un...
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Cyberattack keeps hospitals’ computers offline for weeks

Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to come back online more than two weeks after a cyberattack that forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions.Progress is being made “to recover critical systems and restore their integrity,” Prospect Medical Holdings said in a Friday statement. But the company, which runs 16 hospitals and dozens of other medical facilities in California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas, could not say when operations might return to normal. “We do not yet have a definitive timeline for how long it will be before all of our systems are restored,” spokeswoman Nina Kruse said in a text message. “The forensic investigation is still underway and we are working closely with law enforcement officials." ...
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Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky says staffers’ iPhones were hacked

The Moscow-based antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said an undisclosed number of staffers' iPhones were hacked using sophisticated malware.Thursday's announcement came the same day that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot to break into Apple devices.Kaspersky did not immediately return a message seeking comment on their report's timing or its relationship to the FSB warning. Source link
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Beware of Google Ads danger! Bumblebee malware targeting victims

The most prominent thing you will notice while using a web browser or any application are Google Ads. Now, cybercriminals are using malicious Google Ads or SEO poisoning to spread malware which can lead to financial losses for common users. According to a recent blog post by Secureworks, Counter Threat Unit (CTU) researchers have observed a malware called Bumblebee, which is being distributed via Trojanized installers for popular softwares like Zoom, Cisco AnyConnect, ChatGPT, and Citrix Workspace.Bumblebee malware is a modular loader, historically distributed primarily through phishing, that has been used to deliver payloads commonly associated with ransomware deployments. Trojanizing installers for software that is particularly topical (e.g., ChatGPT) or software commonly used by rem...
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Haryana witnesses 5000% jump in cyber crime complaints since 2019

Haryana saw a jaw dropping rise of almost 5000 per cent in cyber crime incidents since 2019, registering 66,784 such complaints in 2022, officials said on Thursday.The state in 2019 had logged 1,362 cyber crime complaints, which rocketed by 4,803.40 per cent by the end of 2022, according to the data. In the first three months of 2023 alone 25,659 complaints of cyber crime have been recorded, the officials said. According to the police, the number of complaints have increased because helpline 1930 was operationalised in 2022, making it easy for the people to report.The average monthly receipt of complaints increased from 272 in 2019 to 956 in 2022, 1,313 in 2021, 5,565 in 2022, and 8,553 in the first three months of 2023, they said.To deal with the rising number of complaints received o...
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German airport websites hit by suspected cyber attack

The websites of seven German airports were hit by a suspected cyber attack on Thursday, the ADV airport association said, a day after a major IT failure at Lufthansa left thousands of passengers stranded.Among the airports affected were Dusseldorf, Nuremberg and Dortmund, but websites for Germany's biggest airports in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin were operating normally. "Once again, airports fell victim to large-scale DDoS attacks," ADV chief executive Ralph Beisel said in a statement, adding the websites of seven airports were temporarily down. A DDoS (denial-of-service) attack involves high volumes of internet traffic being directed to targeted servers in a relatively unsophisticated bid by so-called "hacktivists" to knock them offline."According to the information we have so far, ...
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Watch: Zomato And Google Share Internet ‘Safe-Tea’ Recipe To Deal With Cyber Threats

Cybersecurity has become an issue of major concern during the recent years. With the increasing reliance on technology for personal, business and government activities, there is a growing threat from cyber-attacks such as hacking, phishing, malware, and ransomware. These attacks can result in a loss of data, which is why it is crucial to take necessary steps to deal with such cyber threats. Recently, Zomato and Google India took to Instagram to share a creative video highlighting the importance of cyber security and how one can protect themselves from such attacks.Also read: Watch: Man Enacts How People Ask For Refund From Zomato; Internet ReactsThis video was shared jointly by Zomato and Google India on Instagram Reels. The video shows a person creating a strong password using a 'safe-...