Multi-Stage ValleyRAT Targets Chinese Users with Advanced Tactics
Chinese-speaking users are the target of an ongoing campaign that distributes a malware known as ValleyRAT."ValleyRAT is a multi-stage malware that utilizes diverse techniques to monitor and control its victims and deploy arbitrary plugins to cause further damage," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers Eduardo Altares and Joie Salvio said.
Russian Hacker Jailed 3+ Years for Selling Stolen Credentials on Dark Web
A 27-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to over three years in prison in the U.S. for peddling financial information, login credentials, and other personally identifying information (PII) on a now-defunct dark web marketplace called Slilpp.
India ranks number 10 in cybercrime
India ranked number 10 in cybercrimes, with frauds involving people to make advance fee payment being the most common type, according to a new research that surveyed cybercrime experts around the world.
cyber scam of ₹1.3 crore in Bengaluru to 77-year old woman
In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 77-year-old woman from Bengaluru was defrauded of nearly ₹1.3 crore by scammers posing as telecom department officials and Mumbai Crime Branch officers
Gh0st RAT Trojan Targets Chinese Windows Users via Fake Chrome Site
Gh0st RAT is a long-standing malware that has been observed in the wild since 2008, manifesting in the form of different variants over the years in campaigns primarily orchestrated by China-nexus cyberespionage groups.
Telegram Zero-Day Vulnerability
Telegram has patched a zero-day flaw in its Android application that allows attackers to hide malicious payloads in video files. Learn more about the flaw and how it affects Telegram users
Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams
Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial sextortion scams."These included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts that we were able to link to a group of around 20 individuals," the company said. "They targeted primarily adult men in the U.S. and used fake accounts
Different Job Roles In Cyber Security
Cyber security is a vital area in this advanced world. With a surge of cyber attacks nowadays, ensuring the safety of your and your clients data has become a must-have for all companies. There are many different types of cyber security jobs available, some more technical than others. Often, you will need to have a few years of specialized education or training under your belt before you can apply
Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited to Install 'DSLog' Backdoor on 670+ IT Infrastructures
Threat actors are leveraging a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateways to deploy a backdoor codenamed DSLog on susceptible devices.
NetBIOS Enumeration
NetBIOS is an acronym that stands for Network Basic Input Output System. It enables computer communication over a LAN and the sharing of files and printers. TCP/IP network devices are identified using NetBIOS names (Windows)
SMTP Enumeration
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a set of communication guidelines that allow web applications to perform communication tasks over the internet, including emails. It is a part of the TCP/IP protocol and works on moving emails across the network. SMTP enumeration allows us to identify valid users on the SMTP server. This is done with the built-in SMTP commands using them