Cybersecurity News
The Hellenic Cyber Security Team was invited on the “Me Nea Matia” show on ERT1
The Professor of the Department of Digital Systems of the Piraeus University and leader of the National Cybersecurity Team Mr. Christos Xenakis was on Sunday 17/10/2021 in the show “Me Nea Matia” with the contestant Elias Fiotakis and talked about the participation of the National Team in the European Competition,
SOVA: New Android Banking Trojan Emerges With Growing Capabilities
SOVA: New Android Banking Trojan Emerges With Growing Capabilities A mix of banking applications, cryptocurrency wallets, and shopping apps from the U.S. and Spain are the target of a newly discovered Android trojan that could enable attackers to siphon personally identifiable information from infected devices, including banking credentials and open
Critical Flaw Discovered in Cisco APIC for Switches — Patch Released
Critical Flaw Discovered in Cisco APIC for Switches — Patch Released Cisco Systems on Wednesday issued patches to address a critical security vulnerability affecting the Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) interface used in its Nexus 9000 Series Switches that could be potentially abused to read or write arbitrary files on
Microsoft, Google to Invest $30 Billion in Cybersecurity Over Next 5 Years
Microsoft, Google to Invest $30 Billion in Cybersecurity Over Next 5 Years Google and Microsoft said they are pledging to invest a total of $30 billion in cybersecurity advancements over the next five years, as the U.S. government partners with private sector companies to address threats facing the country in
Users Can Be Just As Dangerous As Hackers
Users Can Be Just As Dangerous As Hackers Among the problems stemming from our systemic failure with cybersecurity, which ranges from decades-old software-development practices to Chinese and Russian cyber-attacks, one problem gets far less attention than it should—the insider threat. But the reality is that most organizations should be at
Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts
Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts A new Android trojan has been found to compromise Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021 via fraudulent apps distributed through Google Play Store and other third-party app marketplaces. Dubbed “FlyTrap,” the previously undocumented