What is Remote Access Trojan (RAT)?
Remote access trojans (RATs) are malware designed to allow an attacker to remotely control an infected computer. Once the RAT runs on a compromised system, the attacker can send commands…
What is Smishing and How to Defend Against it?
Smishing meaning and definition Smishing is a phishing cybersecurity attack carried out over mobile text messaging, also known as SMS phishing. As a variant of phishing, victims are deceived into…
Ongoing ‘Roaming Mantis’ Smishing Campaign Hits Over 70,000 Users in France
A Chinese threat actor named Roaming Mantis has been targeting Android users in France with the MoqHao malware in a new smishing campaign, security researchers with Sekoia warn. The campaign…
Brand-New HavanaCrypt Ransomware Poses as Google Software Update App, Uses Microsoft Hosting Service IP Address as C&C Server
A new ransomware family dubbed ‘HavanaCrypt’ disguises itself as a Google software update app, using a Microsoft web hosting service IP address as its command and control server to circumvent…
Russian Hackers Using DropBox and Google Drive to Drop Malicious Payloads
The Russian state-sponsored hacking collective APT29 has been attributed to a new phishing campaign that uses legitimate cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox to deliver malicious payloads on compromised…
Why is everyone getting hacked on Facebook?
Social media scams are just one of the many ways cybercriminals are taking advantage of people online these days. If your social media networks are anything like mine, you’ve noticed…
Hacker Steals Database of Hundreds of Verizon Employees
The database contains information that could be used in social engineering and SIM swapping attacks. A hacker has obtained a database including hundreds of Verizon employees’ full names, email addresses,…
Russian Hackers Tried Attacking Ukraine’s Power Grid with Industroyer2 Malware
On Tuesday, the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) disclosed that it thwarted a cyberattack by Sandworm, a hacking group affiliated with Russia’s military intelligence, to sabotage the operations…
Stuxnet
Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered in 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems…
Removing Ransomware | Decrypting Data – How To Recover
Ransomware infection means that your data has been encrypted or cyber criminals are blocking your operating system. These criminals usually demand a ransom in return for decrypting the data. Ransomware…