Brand-New HavanaCrypt Ransomware Poses as Google Software Update App, Uses Microsoft Hosting Service IP Address as C&C Server

Recently, Trend Micro researchers found a brand-new ransomware family that employs a similar scheme: It disguises itself as a legitimate Google Software Update application and uses a Microsoft web hosting service IP address as its command-and-control (C&C) server to circumvent Read More …

To stop quantum hackers, the US just chose these four quantum-resistant encryption algorithms

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected four quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms for general encryption and digital signatures. NIST, a US standards setting body and research organization within the Department of Commerce, announced the Read More …

North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to provide information on Maui ransomware, which has been used by North Korean state-sponsored Read More …

Ransomware, hacking groups move from Cobalt Strike to Brute Ratel

Hacking groups and ransomware operations are moving away from Cobalt Strike to the newer Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit to evade detection by EDR and antivirus solutions. Corporate cybersecurity teams commonly consist of employees who attempt to breach corporate networks (red Read More …

Apple introduces Lockdown Mode to protect iPhones from state-sponsored hacking

Apple announced a new feature for iPhones called Lockdown Mode on Wednesday to protect high-profile users such as politicians and activists against state-sponsored hackers. Lockdown Mode turns off several features on the iPhone in order to make it less vulnerable Read More …