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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed to CTV News on Friday that it was dealing with a cyber event that targeted its networks, forcing it to launch a criminal investigation into the breach. “At this time, there is no impact Read More …
China’s top anti-espionage authority warned on Friday that various smart wearable devices may become “cyber spies” used by foreign intelligence agencies to carry out espionage activities, posing a threat to national security. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) said on Read More …
In previous blogs, watchTowr researchers discussed some of the big players in the enterprise software space, but there is one that they have not mentioned before, that is – quite frankly – the heavy-weight champion of the world in terms Read More …
SonicWall Capture Labs Threat Research Team became aware of the ClamAV VirusEvent command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-20328), assessed its impact, and developed mitigation measures for the vulnerability. ClamAV is a notable, open-source anti-virus engine, widely recognized for its comprehensive suite of Read More …
Malawi’s government has suspended the issuing of passports following a cyber-attack on the immigration service’s computer network. President Lazarus Chakwera told MPs that the targeting of the department amounted to a “serious national security breach”. He revealed that the hackers Read More …
Chinese-manufactured unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, continue to pose a significant risk to critical infrastructure and U.S. national security, according to an FBI advisory. While any UAS could have vulnerabilities that enable data theft or facilitate Read More …
Data from a Chinese cybersecurity vendor that works for the Chinese government has exposed a range of hacking tools and services. Although the source is not entirely clear, it seems that a disgruntled staff member of the group leaked the Read More …
On January 25, 2024, SSD Secure Disclosure posted a disclosure titled Zyxel VPN Series Pre-auth Remote Command Execution. The writeup describes an unauthenticated remote command injection vulnerability affecting Zyxel VPN firewalls. That caught VulnCheck researchers attention. The Zyxel VPN series Read More …
The Australian Information Commissioner has launched an investigation into a law firm that provides legal and consulting services to the government, in relation to a data breach and the publication of some of that data on the dark web. At Read More …
Ransomware is a type of malware that locks your computer and mobile devices or encrypts your electronic files, demanding a ransom payment through certain online payment methods (and by an established deadline) in order to regain control of your data. Read More …
