Russia: Massive DDoS attack on Kursk Region repelled

The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has reported that a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the Kursk Region’s local services has been successfully thwarted. “A massive DDoS attack on the regional services Read More …

Greece leaves spy services unchecked on Predator hacks

Greece’s 2022 espionage scandal dubbed “Predatorgate” had everything: eavesdropping on politicians, journalists and judges, exports of shady software to dictatorial regimes and high-profile resignations. Fast-forward two years and everyone in government is off the hook. In a 300-page report seen Read More …

Cloud Cover: How Malicious Actors Are Leveraging Cloud Services

The number of threat actors leveraging legitimate cloud services in their attacks has grown this year as attackers have begun to realize their potential to provide low-key and low-cost infrastructure. Traffic to and from well known, trusted services such as Read More …

UK: Port of Tyne website hit by cyber attack

A port has fallen victim to cyber attackers who targeted its website. The Port of Tyne confirmed its site was down for some time on Tuesday following a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack, which attempts to overload a website Read More …

INTERPOL: Police recover over USD 40 million from international email scam

LYON, France: A global stop-payment mechanism developed by INTERPOL has helped Singapore authorities make their largest ever recovery of funds defrauded in a business email compromise scam. On 23 July 2024, a commodity firm based in Singapore filed a police Read More …

Kadokawa confirms data leak of 254,000 people due to cyberattack

Japanese publisher Kadokawa has confirmed a data leak affecting 254,241 people due to a cyberattack. The finding, announced Monday, is based on an investigation by third-party experts. Of the leaked data, information of 186,269 people was related to Kadokawa Dwango Read More …

Chinese hackers hijacked an ISP software update to spread malware

Windows and macOS machines alike have been hit by malware after notorious Chinese hacker group StormBamboo used a compromised internet service provider (ISP) to target organizations with poisoned DNS responses. StormBamboo used altered DNS query responses tied to automatic update Read More …

Beware of Fake WinRar Websites: Malware Hosted on GitHub

A fake website seemingly distributing WinRar, a data compression, encryption, and archiving tool for Windows, has been seen also hosting malware. This fake website closely resembles the official website, uses typosquatting, and capitalizes on internet users who might incorrectly type Read More …

LianSpy: new Android spyware targeting Russian users

In March 2024, Kaspersky researchers discovered a campaign targeting individuals in Russia with previously unseen Android spyware they dubbed LianSpy. Kaspersky analysis indicates that the malware has been active since July 2021. This threat is equipped to capture screencasts, exfiltrate Read More …