Cybercriminals using the Coronavirus outbreak to trick users into installing malicious corona virus-related apps. In the current panic, situation users are most vulnerable to apps like Coronavirus Trackers, symptoms identification, maps, etc. Security researchers from Domaintools observed a malicious Coronavirus

Operators behind a new piece of ransomware dubbed Nefilim have started threatening victims to release stolen data like other cybercrime gangs. A new ransomware dubbed Nefilim appeared in the threat landscape at the end of February, it borrows its code

Most of the ransomware attacks targeting the enterprises occur outside working hours, during the nighttime or during the weekend. Security experts from FireEye published an interesting report on the Ransomware deployment trends, it revealed that most of the attacks (76%)

A Florida company that offers guitar lessons online to millions of students around the world has suffered a data breach. Unauthorized access of TrueFire’s computer system went on for six months before the breach was detected on January 10, 2020.

Security experts from vpnMentor have discovered two corporate finance companies that leak half a million legal and financial documents online vpnMentor experts uncovered a database exposed online on Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is leaking a huge amount of sensitive legal and

Check Point researchers detailed the activity of a prolific cyber-criminal known as ‘Dton’ that earned at least $100,000 US from his operations. Over the past few months, experts at Check Point have monitored the activity of a prolific cyber-criminal known

The Student Loans Company (SLC) was hit by over five million email attacks last year, but appears to have weathered the cyber-storm from hackers. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request issued by law firm Griffin Law revealed the scale and

Use of virtual private networks (VPNS) has rocketed in some of the countries hardest hit by the Covid-19 virus, according to new data from a company that supplies these services. Atlas VPN analyzed data from its 50,000 weekly users, measuring

More than a quarter of security alerts fielded within organizations are false positives, according to new research from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC). The NISC surveyed senior security professionals across five European markets and the US, highlighting the risks

Coronavirus-themed attacks continue to increase, experts observed new Coronavirus ransomware that acts as a cover for Kpot Infostealer. Last week, security experts from MalwareHunterTeam detected new ransomware dubbed CoronaVirus has been distributed through a malicious web site that was advertising a legitimate

Researchers discovered a new ransomware strain dubbed Pxj that encrypts users’ files appends “.pxj” extension to the encrypted files. The new ransomware strain was discovered by IBM’s X-Force Incident Response team, and the ransomware malware is all known as “XVFXGW“.

Recently, the Brno University Hospital in the city of Brno, Czech Republic, has been struck by a cyberattack right in the center of a COVID-19 outbreak that is taking up steam in the small European country. Well, the hospital officials

An Illinois college is offering nearly free credit monitoring to over 1,700 current and former employees following a recent data breach. Officials at the College of DuPage confirmed on Monday that a cybersecurity incident had taken place recently. College president

Cyber-attackers have hacked the US Health and Human Services Department as America works hard to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 virus. The intrusion occurred on Sunday night and is thought to have been motivated by a desire to slow

Insight Partners has agreed to part with application and software security company Checkmarx in a billion-dollar deal. Once the deal is complete, Checkmarx will be owned by global private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, though Insight Partners will retain a

Security experts spotted a new stalkerware, dubbed MonitorMinor, that can track Gmail, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook user activity. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab spotted a new stalkerware, dubbed MonitorMinor (Monitor.AndroidOS.MonitorMinor.c), that can track Gmail, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook user activity.