A lightweight method to detect potential iOS malware

In 2021 and 2022, Kaspersky researchers had the privilege of working on a few Pegasus malware infections on several iPhone devices. The iPhones were Initially given to them by their partners for general security checks before the researchers discovered the Read More …

Distributed Energy Generation Gateway (In)Security

Distributed energy generation (DEG) is a term used to describe the shift from centralized energy generation, such as power companies, to a source — typically a renewable energy source — closer to the user. It is most often seen in Read More …

Thailand: Elderly to get anti-scam education as cybercrime explodes

Alarmed by research indicating that the elderly are the most vulnerable to fraudsters, Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and CIB cybercrime investigators will collaborate with partners to provide digital literacy to senior people nationwide. The minister, Varawut Read More …

New York: Refuah Health to spend over $1M on cyber security following ransomware attack

A Hudson Valley health care provider will spend more than $1 million on cybersecurity after a ransomware attack leaked patients’ information. An investigation by the state attorney general found Refuah Healthdid not have proper precautions set up to prevent the Read More …

ECB to conduct mock cyber attacks at 109 banks

The European Central Bank (ECB) will stress test 109 banks over the next twelve months to see if they are adequately prepared for cyber attacks. The banks’ response and recovery capabilities will be prioritized, not the potential to prevent incidents. Read More …

Pakistan: Separate agency set up to tackle cybercrime challenge

The government has established a separate agency, National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, equipped with all the required equipment and skills with which Pakistan’s cyberspace, data of public and private institutions, business transactions, and online activities of citizens can be secured, Read More …

Israel’s Cyber Directorate warns of phishing attack by Iran-based hacking squad

Israel’s National Cyber Directorate issued a statement Tuesday warning of a phishing attack by Iranian hackers. Posing as American network security conglomerate F5, Iranian hackers sent an email to IT officials in multiple Israeli companies with instructions to download what Read More …

#StopRansomware: ALPHV Blackcat

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint CSA to disseminate known IOCs and TTPs associated with the ALPHV Blackcat ransomware as a service (RaaS) identified through FBI investigations as Read More …

Europol publishes IOCTA spotlight report on online fraud schemes

Europol’s spotlight report on online fraud highlights that online fraud schemes represent a major crime threat in the EU and beyond as online fraudsters generate multiple billions in illicit profits every year to the detriment of individuals, companies and public Read More …

Critical RCE vulnerability discovered in Perforce Helix Core Server

Microsoft discovered, responsibly disclosed, and helped remediate four vulnerabilities that could be remotely exploited by unauthenticated attackers in Perforce Helix Core Server (“Perforce Server”), a source code management platform largely used in the videogame industry and by multiple organizations spanning Read More …