DoS Attacks in the Age of Remote Work  – Why Modern ISPs can’t Look Over Internet of Things Security

In September 2016, the United States internet infrastructure took a heavy blow that left many of the Fortune 500 businesses in digital darkness. The attack, initially pinned on a hostile nation-state, was in fact the work of teenagers wielding a b… Continue reading DoS Attacks in the Age of Remote Work  – Why Modern ISPs can’t Look Over Internet of Things Security

Small DDoS Attacks Are Increasing; VPNs Could Fall Victim Next During Epidemic

While the COVID-19 is confining workers to home and keeping offices empty, cybercriminals and other bad actors have no compulsion in continuing their DDoS attacks. The only difference appears to be in the scale of attacks, which are slowly moving … Continue reading Small DDoS Attacks Are Increasing; VPNs Could Fall Victim Next During Epidemic

Zoom Removes Facebook SDK on iOS Because It Sent Back Unnecessary Information

After reports that the Zoom app on iOS was sending details about the users’ devices to Facebook, even if they had no Facebook account, the company announced that it removed the Facebook SDK from the application. The Facebook SDK sends telemetry b… Continue reading Zoom Removes Facebook SDK on iOS Because It Sent Back Unnecessary Information

ProtonVPN Discloses VPN Vulnerability in iOS

VPN services are available to iOS users, but they don’t seem to work as intended due to a bug in iOS that doesn’t allow all network connections to route through the VPN service as soon as it starts. ProtonVPN found a vulnerability in iOS 13… Continue reading ProtonVPN Discloses VPN Vulnerability in iOS

FBI Takes Down Russia-based Cyber Platform Selling Private Data and Contraband

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took down the DEER.IO website, a known cybercrime platform based in Russia, along with Kirill Victorovich Firsov, its alleged administrator. When you hear of personal information stolen in data breaches and sol… Continue reading FBI Takes Down Russia-based Cyber Platform Selling Private Data and Contraband

Canon Data Breach Affects General Electric’s Current and Former Employees

General Electric (GE) has revealed that a data breach at Canon Business Process Services (Canon), one of the company’s service providers, exposed details about GE employees, former employees, and other beneficiaries. Just because the world seems … Continue reading Canon Data Breach Affects General Electric’s Current and Former Employees

Fake Email from WHO Installs Malware

An email seemingly from the General Director of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, contains a new HawkEye malware variant, designed to steal valuable information from infected computers. The attackers are using the current C… Continue reading Fake Email from WHO Installs Malware

Spammers Use Coronavirus Message to Deploy Keylogger

Hackers are weaponizing the COVID-2019 coronavirus disease, trying to trick people into downloading malware so attackers can steal valuable information from victims’ computers. Malware deployed through infected emails and files is nothing new. St… Continue reading Spammers Use Coronavirus Message to Deploy Keylogger