Cloudflare successfully blocked DDoS attacks up to 2 Tbps
In October 2016, a hacker used the Mirai Internet of Things worm to control millions of Internet of Things devices to launch an attack on the US DNS service provider DYN. After the attack,...
Category: Malware
CCleaner is infected with malware – everything you need to know
CCleaner is a more than 2 billion download of Internet security software, the latest version of the hacker attack hijacked to distribute the user with the back door of the malicious software, the infected...
Samsam ransomware creator has earned $6 million in ransom from victims
The SAMSAM ransomware that attacked the Atlanta City System in the United States earlier, the attacker has received a $6 million ransom in the past two years. SAMSAM attack method: Unlike normal ransomware...
9 B&BHG restaurants were infected by malware causing customer payment card data leakage
B&B Hospitality Group has been confirmed to be another victim of data breaches. The sales terminal (POS) of the group’s nine restaurants operating in New York City was infected by malware. According to preliminary investigations, the hacking...
Red Alert Android Trojan v2.0 aimed at multinational banks is being rented for $500 per month
SpiderLabs, a security lab of cybersecurity company’s Trustwave, released a report last week that the Red Alert Android Trojan v2.0, which was released in September last year, currently costs $500 per month in underground...
Hackers use IQY file to bypass AV and download malware through Microsoft Excel
According to an article posted by the technology blog Barkly last week, security researcher Derek Knight (@dvk01uk) has discovered a series of new spam email campaigns using a more novel approach to infect victims. Instead...
Brain Food botnet spreads malicious PHP scripts and has found 5,000 websites
Proofpoint researcher Andrew Conway analyzed a Brain Food botnet last week. According to Conway, the spam campaign promoted by the botnet was discovered as early as last March. The source of the botnet may have come...
Trustlook Labs found a trojan that target messenger app information
The security researcher at Trustlook Labs recently discovered a new type of Trojan horse from a Chinese Android application designed to steal data from mobile instant messaging (IM) software. According to the Trustlook laboratory,...
Proofpoint discovered a new document exploit builder, ThreadKit
According to cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, their security researchers have discovered a new Microsoft Office document exploit kit that has been used by many cybercriminals (such as Cobalt Gang) to spread the payload of various...
Hackers use ransomware to attack the city of Atlanta
On March 22, local time, the city of Atlanta, USA suffered a cyber attack. Then Atlanta International Airport shut down the airport’s WiFi system, leaving the airport’s approximately 275,000 daily passengers and 63,000 employees scrambling for internet...
