How CSVs Target Devices and Applications
A new publication from Google’s Threat Analysis Group focuses on commercial surveillance vendors, whose services are bought by governments for monitoring or spying purposes. Google is currently tracking more than 40 CSVs, most of which are highly technical with the ability to develop spyware and zero-day exploits to compromise their targets, particularly on Android and […]
5 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy
When you open your laptop or your mobile device, what is the first thing you do? Do you head to your favorite social media site to skim the latest news, or do you place your weekly grocery delivery order? No matter what your daily online habits are, even the slightest degree of caution can go a long way in staying secure online. That’s […]
Time to Leverage the USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program
Have you heard about the USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program? In 2023 the U.S. Congress appropriated $60 million to DLT for use by organizations that provide education and healthcare services to communities in rural areas. According to the USDA, this funding is provided to help rural communities connect with each other and beyond […]
20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider • Graham Cluley
Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer systems. Romania’s National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) said in a statement that the attackers encrypted hospital data using the Backmydata ransomware – […]
Alpha ransomware linked to NetWalker operation dismantled in 2021
Security researchers analyzing the Alpha ransomware payload and modus operandi discovered overlaps with the now-defunct Netwalker ransomware operation. Netwalker was a prolific ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) active between October 2019 and January 2021, when law enforcement seized its dark web sites, resulting in its operators going silent. The Alpha ransomware operation (not to be confused with ALPHV/BlackCat) emerged in […]
Anatsa Android Trojan Bypasses Google Play Security, Expands Reach to New Countries
Feb 19, 2024NewsroomMalware / Mobile Security The Android banking trojan known as Anatsa has expanded its focus to include Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia as part of a new campaign observed in November 2023. “Some of the droppers in the campaign successfully exploited the accessibility service, despite Google Play’s enhanced detection and protection mechanisms,” ThreatFabric said […]
Enterprises Worry End Users Will be the Cause of Next Major Breach
The sheer volume of data breaches and cyberattacks means these incidents are now more visible than ever. Long gone are those days when affected organizations would wait till late Friday afternoons to disclose incidents in hopes of burying the news. The heightened focus is driving security professionals to rethink their enterprise security strategy and investments […]