Cyber security in critical industries: challenges, solutions, and the road ahead

In an era of rapid digital transformation, cyber security has emerged as a paramount concern, particularly for critical industries such as energy, healthcare, and transportation. As we approach the IET’s Cyber Security for Critical Industries 2024 conference, it is essential Read More …

North Korean threat actor Citrine Sleet exploiting Chromium zero-day

On August 19, 2024, Microsoft identified a North Korean threat actor exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Chromium, now identified as CVE-2024-7971, to gain remote code execution (RCE). Microsoft researchers assess with high confidence that the observed exploitation of CVE-2024-7971 can Read More …

Chennai bomb threat mails: Serious setback for police as Microsoft refuses to share vital information

Chennai cybercrime police has faced a serious setback in its investigations into the more than three dozen hoax bomb emails sent to schools, colleges, and the airport, ToI reported on August 30. Microsoft has refused to share crucial information regarding Read More …

85 cyber attacks on Việt Nam’s sites, portals last week

A total of 85 cases of cyber attacks on Việt Nam’s websites and information portals were reported in the past week, according to the Authority of Information Security (under the Ministry of Information and Communications). Seventy four were phishing attacks Read More …

#StopRansomware: RansomHub Ransomware

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and partners are releasing this joint advisory to disseminate known RansomHub ransomware IOCs and TTPs. These have been identified through FBI threat response activities and third-party reporting as recently as August 2024. RansomHub is Read More …

Spain’s Alcampo Acts Quickly To Mitigate Impact Of Cyber Attack

Spanish retailer Alcampo has reportedly suffered a cyber attack, however the group told local media that it acted quickly to mitigate its effects. The retailer experienced the cyber attack between Sunday 25 August and Monday 26 August, according to media Read More …

Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn network defenders that, as of August 2024, a group of Read More …

Deep Analysis of Snake Keylogger’s New Variant

Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs recently caught a phishing campaign in the wild with a malicious Excel document attached to the phishing email. Fortinet researchers performed a deep analysis on the campaign and discovered that it delivers a new variant of Snake Read More …