image copyright Getty Images. About sharing Microsoft has blamed a Chinese cyber-espionage group for attacks on its mail server software.
The tech giant said the hackers belonged to a state-backed group, which was a “highly skilled and sophisticated actor”.
Unknown attackers recently attempted to carry out a large-scale supply-chain attack by introducing malicious code to the official PHP GIT repository. If the developers hadn’t noticed the backdoor in time, it could have ended up on many Web servers and led to the largest supply-chain attack in history. What happened with PHP The programmers who…
[Leer en español] Russia yesterday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, in response to the cyber espionage sanctions adopted by Washington, which include the expulsion of ten Russian diplomats. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova advanced that the conversation with the ambassador “will not be to the liking of the U.S. side.” “Such…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management ‘Unsophisticated’ Code Has Scant Resemblance to WannaCry Namesake, Researchers Say Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 16, 2021 DearCry ransomware appends “.CRYPT” to forcibly encrypted files. (Source: Sophos) Fresh ransomware targeting as-yet-unpatched on-premises Exchange servers appears to have been rushed…
One of the world’s biggest ride-hailing services has had its app removed from the web by the Chinese authorities over privacy concerns. Regulator the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered the country’s app store providers to remove Didi Chuxing from their platforms over the weekend. “After checks and verification, the Didi Chuxing app was found to be…
CopperStealer Malware Attacks Facebook and Instagram Business Accounts | IT Security News 23. March 2021 The cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint have recently issued all the details regarding a new undocumented malware, which is dubbed as “CopperStealer.” According to the report, the threat actors are spreading this undocumented malware via fake software that continuously destroying the…
A firm specialising in transferring cryptocurrency said Thursday that a hacker they are calling “Mr White Hat” was giving back all $613 million in digital loot from a record haul. Poly Network had put out word previously that nearly half of the digital assets swiped early this week had been returned. “As our communication with…
