CVE-2021-1078
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver (nvlddmkm.sys) where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to system crash.
Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Social Engineering Graham Clark Sentenced to Serve 3 Years in Juvenile Facility Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • March 17, 2021 Graham Ivan Clark (Photo: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office) The Florida teen whom prosecutors call the mastermind behind last year’s hack of 130 high-profile Twitter accounts to…
DDoS extortion attacks have skyrocketed over the past year and are expected to trend upwards in the future too. DDoS attacks aren’t new threats. However, cybercriminals are leveraging these attacks to extort money from organizations by causing downtimes and preventing legitimate users from accessing the web application. With the global pandemic forcing organizations to adopt…
news, world Iran’s rail system has come under cyberattack, a semi-official news agency reports, with hackers posting fake messages about train delays or cancellations on display boards at stations across the country. The hackers posted messages such as “long delayed because of cyberattack” or “cancelled” on the boards. They also urged passengers to call for…
Major IPS in New Zealand hit by massive DDoS, Internet outages reported | IT Security News 5. September 2021 This article has been indexed from Security Affairs A massive DDoS hit New Zealand ‘s third-largest internet operator isolating parts of the country from the Internet. A massive DDoS hit Vocus ISP, New Zealand ‘s third-largest…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Malware as-a-Service Google: Attackers Leverage Social Media Accounts Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 2, 2021 Screenshot of the fake “SecuriElite” website (Source: Google TAG) A North Korean government-backed threat group that was detected targeting security researchers in January is once again staging a…
Governance & Risk Management , IT Risk Management , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Report Offers Risk Mitigation Advice, Stressing Prompt Patching Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 19, 2021 Example of Chinese attackers’ tactics and techniques (Source: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory) Three federal agencies released a 31-page Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Monday that describes 50…