Cyber Attacks Strike Ukraine’s State Bodies in Espionage Operation
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting state bodies in the country as part of an espionage campaign. The intrusion set, attributed to a threat actor tracked by the authority as UAC-0063 since 2021, leverages phishing lures to deploy a variety of malicious tools on infected systems. The origins […]
Employee guilty of joining ransomware attack on his own company
A 28-year old IT Security Analyst pleaded guilty and will consequently be convicted of blackmail and unauthorized access to a computer with intent to commit other offences. It all started when the UK gene and cell therapy company Oxford BioMedica fell victim to a cybersecurity incident which involved unauthorized access to part of the company’s […]
AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter
Twitter’s recent changes to checkmark verification continue to cause chaos, this time in the realm of potentially dangerous misinformation. A checkmarked account claimed to show images of explosions close to important landmarks like the Pentagon. These images quickly went viral despite being AI generated and containing multiple overt errors for anyone looking at the supposed […]
The Pros and Cons of Smart Homes
By Owais Sultan The world is more connected than ever before, and the rise of the smart home is just one… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Pros and Cons of Smart Homes
Understand the Evolution of Captive Portal to Cloud Authentication Solutions
By Owais Sultan In today’s digital age, the use of the internet has become an integral part of our lives. Whether… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Understand the Evolution of Captive Portal to Cloud Authentication Solutions
5 Ways Smart Contracts Are Making A Real-World Difference
By Waqas One of the most promising innovations in the blockchain industry is the smart contract. They provide a superior… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Ways Smart Contracts Are Making A Real-World Difference
GoldenJackal: New Threat Group Targeting Middle Eastern and South Asian Governments
Government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia are the target of a new advanced persistent threat actor named GoldenJackal. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which has been keeping tabs on the group’s activities since mid-2020, characterized the adversary as both capable and stealthy. The targeting scope of the campaign is focused on Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, […]
Popular Android Screen Recorder iRecorder App Revealed as Trojan
By Waqas According to ESET, iRecorder was infected with a variant of AhMyth, which is an open-source remote administration tool capable of extracting sensitive data from Android devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Popular Android Screen Recorder iRecorder App Revealed as Trojan
North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Strike Again with Advanced Reconnaissance Malware
The North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Kimsuky has been observed using a piece of custom malware called RandomQuery as part of a reconnaissance and information exfiltration operation. “Lately, Kimsuky has been consistently distributing custom malware as part of reconnaissance campaigns to enable subsequent attacks,” SentinelOne researchers Aleksandar Milenkoski and Tom
New WinTapix.sys Malware Engages in Multi-Stage Attack Across Middle East
An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging a malicious Windows kernel driver in attacks likely targeting the Middle East since at least May 2020. Fortinet Fortiguard Labs, which dubbed the artifact WINTAPIX (WinTapix.sys), attributed the malware with low confidence to an Iranian threat actor. “WinTapix.sys is essentially a loader,” security researchers Geri Revay and […]