Ransomware could pose a significant threat to the US election infrastructure, as aging software and potentially vulnerable voting machines could be targeted by criminal elements or by foreign-based cyber-attacks. According to NTT Ltd.’s global threat report for September, ransomware could

The Scottish Cyber Awards 2021 are now open for entry until November 25 2020. The awards, now in their fifth year, celebrate the individuals and organizations working to make a difference to Scotland’s cybersecurity across public and private sectors. Individuals

Malware authors use a new technique that lets them create macro-laden Excel workbooks without using Microsoft Office. Security researchers from NVISO detected the malicious Excel documents that deliver malware through VBA-activated spreadsheets. The campaign appears to be run by a

Visa has issued a warning about new digital skimming malware with a sophisticated design intended to circumvent detection by security tools. The card giant said its Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) group first discovered the “Baka” skimmer in February whilst analyzing

Millions of WordPress sites are being probed in automated attacks looking to exploit a recently discovered plugin vulnerability, according to security researchers. Wordfence, which itself produces a plugin for the platform, revealed news of the zero-day bug at the start

The White House has issued a new set of cybersecurity principles designed to protect its commercial and critical infrastructure investments in space. The Space Policy Directive-5 details a list of recommended best practices for securing the information systems, networks and

A recently discovered cybercrime gang, tracked as Epic Manchego, is using a new technique to create weaponized Excel files that are able to bypass security checks Security experts from NVISO Labs recently spotted the activity of a new malware gang,

WhatsApp disclosed 6 security bugs through their dedicated security advisory site that allows attackers to execute remote code. WhatsApp is a messaging app used by more than two billion users around the world. All the vulnerabilities are disclosed in dedicated

Argentina’s official immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, is the last victim of the Netwalker ransomware operators. Argentina’s official immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, was hit by a Netwalker ransomware attack that caused the interruption of the border crossing

Experts spotted a phishing campaign that employees overlay screens and email ‘quarantine’ policies to steal Microsoft Outlook credentials from the victims. Researchers from Cofense discovered a phishing campaign that uses overlay screens and email ‘quarantine’ policies to steal Microsoft Outlook

FBI issued a second flash alert about ProLock ransomware stealing data, four months after the first advisory published by the feds on the same threat. The FBI has issued the 20200901-001 Private Industry Notification about ProLock ransomware stealing data on

Recently, the Evilnum APT group used the Python-based RAT PyVil tool to spy and steal sensitive data; here, the main motive of the group is to spy on its victims and exfiltrate all the VPN passwords, email credentials, various documents,

Running a business in the age of technology is extremely challenging. Modern business owners have to find ways to both collect and secure consumer information. This usually requires the use of things like cloud-based servers, software, and data management systems.

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against online educational resources are over three times more prevalent in 2020 than they were last year, according to new research by Kaspersky. In a report published today, researchers found that between January and

Warner Music Group has issued a data breach notification following a prolonged skimming attack on an undisclosed number of its e-commerce websites. The cyber-attack was discovered by the multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate on August 5, 2020. E-commerce websites

A digital skimming solution has been described as “one of the most prolific and impactful parts of the Magecart ecosystem.” Reportedly used by several different Magecart actors, research by RiskIQ into the Inter skimmer found it had been used to