The PC vendor Acer became the victim of a REvil ransomware attack. The requested ransom might be the largest one to date, REvil asking for $50,000,000. Acer is the 6th-largest PC vendor by unit sales in the world with more than 7,000 employees and over 234.29 billion in revenue. REvil declared to have stolen data from the vendor’s…
Prevalence of breach attempts can be attributed to reliance on cloud as work-from-home era continues March 17, 2021― An overwhelming percentage (90%) of cyberattacks on cloud environments in the last 12 months involved compromised privileged credentials, according to new research from , a leading provider of modern privileged access management (PAM) solutions. The new study,…
The notorious REvil ransomware gang recently targeted a Microsoft Exchange server on Taiwanese PC giant Acer’s domain, according to Advanced Intelligence CEO Vitali Kremez. Advanced Intel’s Andariel cyber-intelligence platform detected that an affiliate of REvil attempted had to weaponize Microsoft Exchange, Kremez told CRN. Data collected by Andariel on March 5 shows that Acer’s Exchange…
Campaigners call platform ‘a fertile recruitment ground’ and say it must take urgent action to protect childrenInstagram has become a hub for young neo-Nazis to recruit young people to far-right groups, a report from an anti-racism group has warned.The recommendations-driven platform and focus on visual media make it ideal for spreading propaganda, Hope Not Hate…
The malware can also intercept text messages regardless of the fact that SMS-based two-factor authentication may be in use. A Trojan malware dubbed “BlackRock” is disguising as an Android version of the invite-only audio chat app called Clubhouse. It is worth noting that the app has no Android version at this moment. The cybersecurity researchers…
There are more than 9,000 tonnes of space debris orbiting the Earth, according to the European Space Agency, but now Astroscale has plans to help clean up some of it. “The orbital environment is like a natural resource – and if we don’t clean it up, then we are polluting something that we benefit from…
Popular Netop Remote Learning Software Found Vulnerable to Hacking | IT Security News 22. March 2021 Cybersecurity researchers on Sunday disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities in remote student monitoring software Netop Vision Pro that a malicious attacker could abuse to execute arbitrary code and take over Windows computers.“These findings allow for elevation of privileges and ultimately remote…
Yemen is approaching six years of conflict, described by aid agency Unicef as the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”. The World Health Organization’s representative to Yemen, Dr Adham Rashad Abdel-Moneim, told BBC World News as well as trying to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the country was also trying to tackle other communicable and non-communicable diseases….
Supo is the security and intelligence agency of Finland that handles national security matters, such as counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism, under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry. According to Supo, the state cyber-espionage operation APT31 might be responsible for the cyber attack on Finland’s Parliament last autumn. Last year, the Security Police has identified a state…
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Sunday alerted NHAI, NHIDCL and its other wings besides automobile makers to augment their IT security systems after reports regarding threats of possible cyber attacks targeted at the Indian transport sector. The ministry said it has received an alert from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)…
