CheckPoint experts found that the number of job search ads on the darknet and on hacker forums is growing – job seekers that were desperate to find a job are now ready to work for cybercriminals. Check Point reports that a new trend has emerged at the beginning of 2021: not hackers do not post… Continue reading Check Point: Desperate Job Seekers Are Ready To Work For Cybercriminals
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Check Point: hackers exploit BLM theme for attacks
Check Point analysts reported that hackers are actively exploiting the BLM (Black Lives Matter) theme for attacks and noted increase in the activity of cybercriminals, connecting it with weakening of the isolation regime. In June, the average number of attacks per week increased by 18% compared to May of this year. It is noted that… Continue reading Check Point: hackers exploit BLM theme for attacks
Fake COVID-19 contact tracking apps install banking trojans
Researchers from California-based IS company Anomali have discovered 12 fake COVID-19 patient contact tracking apps posing as official programs. Attackers are actively exploiting the panic around the coronavirus pandemic to trick users into revealing their credentials. “Fake applications are designed to download and install malware (Anubis, SpyNote, etc.) onto devices and steal users’ financial and… Continue reading Fake COVID-19 contact tracking apps install banking trojans
Google Maps helps users protect themselves from COVID-19
Google has added a number of new features to its mapping service to help users protect themselves from COVID-19. Google Maps now provides travelers and people on duty with public transport information on how the COVID-19 pandemic could affect their trip. Among other updates, now the Google Maps application will display notifications of restrictions imposed… Continue reading Google Maps helps users protect themselves from COVID-19
Cybercriminals attacked UCSF, US leading COVID-19 vaccine developer
Using ransomware, cybercriminals attacked the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), one of the leaders in developing a vaccine against COVID-19. The university administration confirmed to Bloomberg reporters that it was the victim of an “illegal invasion”, but did not specify which part of the IT infrastructure was damaged. UCSF experts are leaders in the… Continue reading Cybercriminals attacked UCSF, US leading COVID-19 vaccine developer
Europe’s largest private hospital operator Fresenius attacked with Snake ransomware
Fresenius, Europe’s largest private hospital operator and major provider of products and services for dialysis, was affected during Snake ransomware cyberattack. According to KrebsOnSecurity sources, the incident disrupted some systems, but care for the patients continues. Germany-based Fresenius company includes four independent companies: Fresenius Medical Care, a leading provider of services for people with kidney… Continue reading Europe’s largest private hospital operator Fresenius attacked with Snake ransomware
Techno giant Jio disclosed data of people tested for COVID-19
Recently, India’s technology giant Jio, partly acquired by Facebook, has disclosed the confidential data of people, tested for COVID-19. In March of this year, Jio released a service that allows users to identify COVID-19 symptoms with their phone or website. “The service was launched in March, right before India’s nationwide lockdown was announced, and allowed… Continue reading Techno giant Jio disclosed data of people tested for COVID-19
Conspiracy theorists accused Bill Gates in creating coronavirus
Microsoft founder Bill Gates fell victim of fake theories that he was allegedly involved in the creation of the coronavirus COVID-19. In fact, conspiracy theorists accused Bill Gates in creation of a coronavirus and intention to achieve material benefits from the pandemic. At TED conference in 2015, Bill Gates argued that the greatest threat to… Continue reading Conspiracy theorists accused Bill Gates in creating coronavirus
Due to the pandemic Google developers re-enabled FTP support for Chrome
Most recently, I wrote that Firefox developers plan to remove from their browser support for the FTP protocol, as consider it to be unsafe. At the same time, Google re-enabled FTP support for Chrome. Google developers have been talking about abandoning FTP since 2014, since very few browser users (0.1-0.2%) use the protocol. In 2018,… Continue reading Due to the pandemic Google developers re-enabled FTP support for Chrome
NASA staff faces exponential increase in number of hacker attacks
Representatives of the space agency said that recently NASA staff and home-based agency contractors suffered from increase in the number of hacker attacks, and their devices are constantly trying to gain access to malicious sites. Therefore, according to official figures, in recent days, NASA personnel have been suffering from: doubling the number of phishing attacks… Continue reading NASA staff faces exponential increase in number of hacker attacks