More than a dozen threat actors are using a strong attack method in the domain name system (DNS). These hackers can take control of domain names without the owners realizing, and then use them for harmful activities. Infoblox, an IT automation and security company, cautions about this risk. The “Sitting …
Read More »Ransomware Attack Forces 300 Indian Banks To Temporarily Stop Payment Systems
A ransomware attack on a tech provider has caused payment systems in nearly 300 local Indian banks to temporarily shut down, according to two reliable sources. The attack affected C-Edge Technologies, a provider of banking technology systems to small banks across the country, they said. C-Edge Technologies did not respond …
Read More »SMS Stealer Targets 600 Global Brands: Over 105,000 samples identified
Zimperium’s zLabs found a new threat called SMS Stealer. It has been found in over 105,000 samples and affects more than 600 global brands. SMS Stealer poses risks like account takeovers and identity theft. SMS stealer: The SMS Stealer threat was discovered in 2022. It tricks victims by using fake …
Read More »Apple fixed multiple vulnerabilities in iOS and macOS
Apple released security updates for iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Safari to fix many vulnerabilities. The IT giant addressed numerous security vulnerabilities, such as authentication and policy bypasses, information disclosure, denial-of-service (DoS) issues, and bugs leading to memory leaks, unexpected application termination, or system shutdown, by releasing iOS 17.6 and …
Read More »A Fortune 50 company paid a record $75 million ransom
Zscaler found out that a company paid the Dark Angels ransomware group a huge ransom of $75 million. However, Zscaler did not reveal the company’s name or any further details about the attack.This is the largest ransomware payment by a company in history. The Dark Angels ransomware group was first …
Read More »Microsoft Confirms Outage Was Triggered By Cyberattack
Microsoft Azure suffered an outage on July 30 due to a cyberattack known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Users complained about not being able to access various Microsoft services yesterday, including Microsoft 365 products like Office, Outlook, and Azure. The incident—which lasted nearly 10 hours—took place less …
Read More »Microsoft Azure and 365 portal hit by global outage
Microsoft is looking into a big problem that is preventing people from accessing certain Microsoft 365 and Azure services. “We’re currently investigating access issues and degraded performance with multiple Microsoft 365 services and features. More information can be found under MO842351 in the admin center,” Redmond said. Many users are …
Read More »SQL database of Bangladesh RTHD’s Training Data compromised
Bangladesh Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) experienced a data breach recently. An attacker, who goes by the alias “frog,” successfully accessed the SQL data of RTHD’s Road and Road Training Department. The breach was discovered earlier this week and is being analyzed by the expert team at Bangladesh Cyber …
Read More »CISA Includes Three Recently Exploited Vulnerabilities in Catalog
CISA added three new vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog of actively exploited vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-4879 ServiceNow Improper Input Validation Vulnerability: ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in Vancouver and Washington DC Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the …
Read More »Bangladesh faces 50,000 cyber attack last 10 days: Minister Palak
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunayed Ahmed Palak said that 8 websites were attacked over 50,000 times in 10 days. He shared this at a press conference after a meeting on cyber security at the ICT Tower in Agargaon, Dhaka, on Tuesday (July 30). There is a …
Read More »