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Cisco warned users that the hackers actively exploited a bug in carrier-grade-routers, and it was a zero-day vulnerability affecting the Internetwork Operating System (IOS) that boats with its networking devices. The security experts termed the vulnerability as CVE-2020-3566, and it
Hackers breached Norway ‘s Parliament, Stortinget, and accessed to email for a small number of parliamentary representatives and employees. Norway’s parliament announced Tuesday that it was the target of a major cyber-attack that allowed hackers to access emails and data
Cyber-Attack on Norwegian Parliament
A number of ministers have had their email accounts hacked in a cyber-attack on Norway’s parliament, the Storting. The Norwegian parliament’s director, Marianne Andreassen, confirmed that threat actors had targeted the parliament last week. “This has been a significant attack,”
Cybersecurity services company BlueVoyant has today announced a range of high profile appointments across its board of directors and advisory board. With immediate effect, Deborah Plunkett and Ariel Litvin have joined the firm’s board of directors while Ronald Moultrie has
The American Payroll Association (APA) has issued a data breach notification after being hit by a skimming attack. Threat actors installed skimming malware on both the login web page of the APA website and the checkout section of the association’s
Cyber-criminals are regularly mimicking the domain names of mainstream global brands to scam consumers, a practice known as cyber-squatting, according to a new study by Palo Alto Networks. It found that the types of domains most commonly impersonated for malicious
Iranian Hackers Advertise on Dark Web
A suspected Iranian state-backed group appears to have been moonlighting to drive additional income, according to a new report from CrowdStrike. The security vendor claimed that the newly discovered Pioneer Kitten has been active since at least 2017 and is
Lazarus APT Hackers Attack Japanese Organization Using Remote SMB Tool “SMBMAP” After Network Intrusion
Researchers from JPCERT/CC observed that the world’s most dangerous APT hackers attack Japanese organization with different malware for during and after the intrusion on the targeted network. Lazarus is also known as Hidden Cobra is a North Korean APT hacker
BEC Wire Transfer Losses Soar 48% in Q2 2020
Wire transfer losses from Business Email Compromise (BEC) have soared by over 48% from the previous quarter to hit an average of more than $80,000, according to Agari. The security vendor’s findings were revealed in the latest Phishing Activity Trends
Fastly to Acquire Signal Sciences
California edge cloud computing company Fastly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American cybersecurity company Signal Sciences. Stock in Fastly rose by over 7% to $95.98 a share following the announcement of the impending $775m deal on Thursday
Android Users Bugged by Fake Popups
Google Android users were pestered last week by a series of fake notifications popping up on their devices. According to Paul Ducklin of Naked Security by Sophos’, the string of phony popups first became an annoyance for users of the
QBot Trojan operators are using new tactics in their campaign to hijack legitimate email conversations to steal sensitive data from the victims. Researchers from Check Point are warning of a new trend observed in QBot Trojan campaign targeting Microsoft Outlook