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VictoryGate botnet was primarily used for distributing crypto-mining malware With countless ransomware attacks[1] and COVID-19 phishing scams[2] covering the cybersecurity landscape in recent months, it is always nice to hear some good news. A botnet dubbed VictoryGate was temporarily shut down with the help of security firm ESET. According to the […]

AV maker ESET disrupts VictoryGate botnet

April 23, 2020 in Security / Virus tagged malware / News / Security / trojan / Virus by webmanager

New iPhone exploit discovered: Chinese hackers spy on Uyghur Muslims in the autonomous region of Xinjiang The digital forensic team reveals that new iOS exploit named Insomnia uses a flaw in WebKit browser engine to spy on China’s Uyghur minority.[1] The exploit works on iOS versions 12.3, 12.3.1, and 12.3.2 […]

Chinese Muslim minority targeted with spyware in new iPhone hack

April 22, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Cognizant began sending a list of relevant ICOs to clients amid Maze ransomware attack Cognizant, one of the largest American IT service providers, has suffered a cyberattack, and bad news is that the culprit is Maze ransomware. Immediately after the intrusion, indicators of compromise (IoCs) were identified and now are […]

Newest Maze ransomware victim – IT giant Cognizant

April 21, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Stolen passwords can be used to access internet networks of companies that have patched Pulse Secure VPN products Pulse Secure VPNs got compromised, and attackers managed to stole credentials, passwords, and other information that is possibly now used to hack customers.[1] CISA alerts[2] organizations to be cautious and change their […]

Patched Pulse Secure VPN customers still vulnerable for hacks

April 20, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Web browsers and vulnerabilities by webmanager

Twitch drops remain the only working method of retrieving Valorant beta keys With video game business booming, new titles are being produced regularly, and the next big thing is Valorant – a highly anticipated tactical first-person shooter by Riot Games. The closed beta was first opened on April 7th, which […]

Valorant beta key generators riddled with data-stealing malware

April 17, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Energies de Portugal attacked by RagnarLocker ransomware: 10 TB information from servers leaked The energy giant Energies de Portugal (EDP Group)[1] company has been hit hard by the infamous RagnarLocker ransomware. The company having 40 years of history and departments in 19 countries in Europe beyond and standing 4th in […]

RagnarLocker ransomware strikes EDP Group: $10M for 10TB demanded

April 16, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Another Ransomware-as-a-Service project is being shut down by its operators Nemty ransomware, which was first released back in the summer of 2019, is being shut down by its operators. The revelation came to light as security researchers have found a post on the underground hacking forums, written in Russian. The […]

Another one bites the dust: Nemty Project shut down

April 15, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager

Login credentials of 4 mln Quidd users shared on the black market for free Nearly 4 million credentials of registered Quidd users’ have been spotted circulated on the web hacking forum in an uncontrollable manner, researchers revealed. While the company stays silent, security experts express concern about 3.9 million email […]

Quidd data breach: nearly 4 million registered users affected

April 14, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Web browsers and vulnerabilities by webmanager

Critical security flaw forces Bisq Bitcoin exchange trading platform to stop services after a cyber attack The decentralized exchange reported that the trading would be temporarily halted while the hotfix tries to resolve the security vulnerability.[1] The cyberattack during which the critical flaw was exploited resulted in the theft of […]

Over $250k in cryptocurrency stolen from Bisq Bitcoin exchange users

April 13, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Web browsers and vulnerabilities by webmanager

Fresh IoT botnet called Dark_nexus spotted on the landscape Actively tracked by cybersecurity experts for quite a while, a rapidly elevating bonnet called Dark_nexus has been brought to the daylight, counting 1,372 bots under its authority. Revealed and investigated by the security vendor Bitdefender, the new cyber threat is expected […]

Experts warn: new Dark_nexus IoT botnet in the wild

April 11, 2020 in Virus tagged malware / News / trojan / Virus / Viruses and parasites by webmanager