Cybersecurity News
Ransomware attack in two hospitals
The electronic systems in the hospitals “Sotiria” and “Asklipieio Voulas” fell “victim” to cyber blackmailers. The electronic systems in the hospitals “Sotiria” and “Asklipieio Voulas” fell “victim” to cyber blackmailers. On January 17, it was reported that they had been attacked by ransomware, in which the perpetrators locked their target
Mobile Banking Trojan BRATA Gains New, Dangerous Capabilities
The Android malware tracked as BRATA has been updated with new features that grants it the ability to record keystrokes, track device locations, and even perform a factory reset in an apparent bid to cover up fraudulent wire transfers. The latest variants, detected late last year, are said to be
Emotet Now Using Unconventional IP Address Formats to Evade Detection
Social engineering campaigns involving the deployment of the Emotet malware botnet have been observed using “unconventional” IP address formats for the first time in a bid to sidestep detection by security solutions. This involves the use of hexadecimal and octal representations of the IP address that, when processed by the
Hackers Creating Fraudulent Crypto Tokens as Part of ‘Rug Pull’ Scams
Misconfigurations in smart contracts are being exploited by scammers to create malicious cryptocurrency tokens with the goal of stealing funds from unsuspecting users. The instances of token fraud in the wild include hiding 99% fee functions and concealing backdoor routines, researchers from Check Point said in a report shared with The Hacker
U.K. Hacker Jailed for Spying on Children and Downloading Indecent Images
A man from the U.K. city of Nottingham has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for illegally breaking into the phones and computers of a number of victims, including women and children, to spy on them and amass a collection of indecent images. Robert Davies, 32, is
North Korean Hackers Stole Millions from Cryptocurrency Startups Worldwide
Operators associated with the Lazarus sub-group BlueNoroff have been linked to a series of cyberattacks targeting small and medium-sized companies worldwide with an aim to drain their cryptocurrency funds, in what’s yet another financially motivated operation mounted by the prolific North Korean state-sponsored actor. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which is