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From Kaspersky to MacAfee, Most Antivirus Solutions Have Security Flaws Easily Exploited by Hackers

Hackers can exploit antivirus software's bugs to gain elevated privileges in a system through symlink attacks and DLL hijacking

Oct 7, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Chinese Hackers Using UEFI Malware That Cannot Be Removed by OS Reinstalls

Kaspersky Lab first noticed the malware in a series of cyberattacks on diplomats, NGO staff from Africa, Asia and Europe.

Oct 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Apple's Famed T2 Security Chips' Unfixable Vulnerability Allows Hackers Easy Access to Macs

Combining two iOS jailbreaking methods and exploiting a vulnerability in Mac's T2 security chips, hackers can decrypt data and plant malware

Oct 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Chinese Hackers Steal Personal Data of Half of Taiwan's Workforce, What Next?

The data sets belonged to Taiwan's popular online job site 104 and hackers were selling the data on the dark web for $500 to $1,000 each

Oct 5, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Cyberattack on US Software Provider Slows Down AstraZeneca Coronavirus Clinical Trial

The ransomware attack at eResearchTechnology that provides software to manage clinical trials data forced researchers to switch to pen and paper, halting their progress at a crucial time

Oct 4, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus Ransomware

Hackers Hijack Verified Twitter Profiles, Impersonating Elon Musk to Promote Cryptocurrency Scams

Verified Twitter accounts of Cincinnati Bengal player Jonah Williams and Canadian Olympian Nicole Sifuentes were hacked and altered to look like Elon Musk's

Oct 3, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Elon musk

New Strain of IPStorm Malware Infects Thousands of Smart Devices in 84 Countries

IPStorm malware uses brute force attacks to infect IoT devices that are run on Linux besides Android, Windows and Mac systems

Oct 3, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Chinese Hacker Group Hijacked Facebook Accounts Using SilentFade Malware, Report Says

The Chinese group infected thousands of victims with SilentFade malware to defraud $4 million by running fake ads from hijacked accounts

Oct 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Facebook Cybersecurity

Hackers Release Sensitive Data on Thousands of Students After US School District Refuses to Pay Ransom

Clark County School District was targeted by hackers last month and when it refused to pay the ransom, sensitive data including social security number and addresses were leaked

Sep 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Ransomware

Hackers Launch Major Cyberattack Targeting Top Hospital Chain UHS

Universal Health Service (UHS) with over 400 facilities across the globe has been hit with a Ryuk ransomware attack leaving doctors with no access to patient records

Sep 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Ransomware

Google Removes 17 Apps From Play Store With Joker Malware for WAP Billing Fraud

Those apps with over 120,000 downloads evaded Google's scrutiny with a dropper technique that could download the malware later through a multi-stage process

Sep 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Cisco Users Beware: 25 Severe Security Vulnerabilities Revealed in IOS and IOS XE Software

Networking product giant Cisco recently revealed 25 of its products are vulnerable to cyber attack and has released updates to fix them

Sep 26, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Sophisticated Malware Evaded Detection to Steal Data from Federal Agency, Says US Cybersecurity Dept

While CISA didn't name the hacker or the victim agency, it said in a report that the hacker planted a custom malware by exploiting Pulse Secure VPN to steal data

Sep 25, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Massive Dark Web Drug Bust Leads to 179 Arrests, Over $6.5 Million Seized

In a joint global operation, law and enforcement took down a dark web drug ring that sold opioids, weapons and illicit goods

Sep 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Coronavirus

Russian Hackers Spying on Government Agencies with Fake NATO Training Course

Hackers deployed Zebrocy Delphi malware on Azerbaijan's government agencies using fake NATO training course

Sep 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

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Cyber Security News - Latest Headlines, Top Stories, Breaking News - International Business Times

From Kaspersky to MacAfee, Most Antivirus Solutions Have Security Flaws Easily Exploited by Hackers

Chinese Hackers Using UEFI Malware That Cannot Be Removed by OS Reinstalls

Apple's Famed T2 Security Chips' Unfixable Vulnerability Allows Hackers Easy Access to Macs

Chinese Hackers Steal Personal Data of Half of Taiwan's Workforce, What Next?

Cyberattack on US Software Provider Slows Down AstraZeneca Coronavirus Clinical Trial

Hackers Hijack Verified Twitter Profiles, Impersonating Elon Musk to Promote Cryptocurrency Scams

New Strain of IPStorm Malware Infects Thousands of Smart Devices in 84 Countries

Chinese Hacker Group Hijacked Facebook Accounts Using SilentFade Malware, Report Says

Hackers Release Sensitive Data on Thousands of Students After US School District Refuses to Pay Ransom

Hackers Launch Major Cyberattack Targeting Top Hospital Chain UHS

Google Removes 17 Apps From Play Store With Joker Malware for WAP Billing Fraud

Cisco Users Beware: 25 Severe Security Vulnerabilities Revealed in IOS and IOS XE Software

Sophisticated Malware Evaded Detection to Steal Data from Federal Agency, Says US Cybersecurity Dept

Massive Dark Web Drug Bust Leads to 179 Arrests, Over $6.5 Million Seized

Russian Hackers Spying on Government Agencies with Fake NATO Training Course

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