by Sam | Jan 11, 2021 | Cyber Security, Data, Government, Malware, Ransomware
Capitol attack's cybersecurity fallout: Stolen laptops, lost data and possible espionage When hostile actors penetrated the Capitol Building on January 6, they gained access to individual chambers and offices and remained at large within the Capitol complex for well...
by Sam | Dec 17, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Azure, Cyber Security, Government, Hacking, Malware, Microsoft
SolarWinds Post-Compromise Hunting with Azure Sentinel Microsoft recently blogged about the Recent Nation-State Cyber Attacks that have impacted high-value targets both across the government and private sector. This attack is also known as Solorigate or Sunburst. This...
by Sam | Oct 23, 2020 | Bitcoin, Cyber Security, Hacking, Malware
Charities in a bind after cybercriminals donate $10,000 in bitcoin No charity wants to turn down donations, particularly in the middle of a funding crunch. But what if donations come from a surprising source – hackers? While it may sound like a modern-day version of...
by Sam | Oct 14, 2020 | Cyber Security, Government, Hacking, Malware, Microsoft, Ransomware
Microsoft disrupted Trickbot, a ‘prolific’ ransomware distributor and election security threat Microsoft announced Monday that it used a court order and technical collaboration with telecommunications providers to disrupt Trickbot, a ransomware distributor that could...
by Sam | Sep 18, 2020 | Cyber Security, Hacking, Healthcare, Malware, Phising, Ransomware
German hospital hacked, patient taken to another city dies German authorities said Thursday that what appears to have been a misdirected hacker attack caused the failure of IT systems at a major hospital in Duesseldorf, and a woman who needed urgent admission died...
by Sam | Aug 10, 2020 | Cyber Security, Hacking, internet, Malware, Phising, Ransomware
Fraudsters Conducting Malvertising Campaign Via Inactive Domains A number of inactive websites have been compromised and are redirecting visitors to unwanted URLs, many of which are malicious. This is according to a new study by Kaspersky, which uncovered over 1000...