Mozi, a peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet known to target IoT devices, has gained new capabilities that allow it to achieve persistence on network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE, according to latest findings. “Network gateways are a particularly juicy target for adversaries because they are ideal as initial access points to corporate networks,” researchers at…
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More than $90 million in cryptocurrency stolen after a top Japanese exchange is hacked | IT Security News 19. August 2021 This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid said some of its digital currency wallets have been “compromised.” Like this: Like Loading… Related Tags: cybersecurity Android App Android App with push…
Mozi P2P Botnet also targets Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE devices | IT Security News 20. August 2021 This article has been indexed from Security Affairs Mozi botnet continues to evolve, its authors implemented new capabilities to target Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE network gateways. Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news…
Researchers Find New Evidence Linking Diavol Ransomware to TrickBot Gang | IT Security News 19. August 2021 This article has been indexed from The Hacker News Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details about an early development version of a nascent ransomware strain called Diavol that has been linked to threat actors behind the infamous TrickBot syndicate.The…
Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Incident Comes Just Days After Theft From Poly Network Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • August 19, 2021 (Photo: WorldSpectrum via Pixabay) A hacker stole $97 million in cryptoassets from the Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Liquid, which announced the breach via Twitter late Wednesday and halted deposits and withdrawals….
Governance & Risk Management , Government , Incident & Breach Response OIG Report: Bureau Did Not Properly Maintain Security Logs of Incident Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • August 19, 2021 Photo: U.S. Census Bureau Following a breach of some of its servers in January 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau failed to follow standard cybersecurity…
Governance & Risk Management , Government , Industry Specific Will Help Lower-Income Nations Enhance Their Security Efforts Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • August 20, 2021 The World Bank has launched a cybersecurity fund for low- and middle-income nations to support public sector efforts to conduct cybersecurity maturity assessments, offer technical assistance and support training…
Web infrastructure and website security company Cloudflare on Thursday disclosed that it mitigated the largest ever volumetric distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack recorded to date.The attack, launched via a Mirai botnet, is said to have targeted an unnamed customer in the financial industry last month. “Within seconds, the botnet bombarded the Cloudflare edge with…
On August 16, 2021, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Order announcing that it had imposed a civil penalty of $1 million on Pearson plc, a London-based multinational educational publishing and services company, for misleading investors about a 2018 data breach that involved the theft of millions of student records. Compromised…
