Malaysia is quickly becoming a leading choice for investing in data centers. It aims to generate RM3.6 billion (US$781 million) in revenue by 2025, compared to RM2.09 billion (US$462 million) in 2022. The growth is driven by investments and expansions by major technology companies, showcasing Malaysia’s increasing importance in the …

US authorities have issued a cybersecurity advisory about a ransomware group called RansomHub. The group is thought to have stolen data from at least 210 victims using encryption and double extortion techniques. The group targeted various organizations, including healthcare, IT, government, emergency services, food and agriculture, and water and wastewater. They …

There is a new way to attack Atlassian Confluence using the vulnerability CVE-2023-22527. The Confluence Data Center and Server products have the vulnerability that has been exploited using the Godzilla backdoor, which is a complex malware that doesn’t use files. Understanding CVE-2023-22527: CVE-2023-22527 is a critical vulnerability with a CVSS …

The Cicada3301 ransomware is made in Rust and attacks Windows and Linux/ESXi hosts. Truesec researchers examined a version that targets VMware ESXi systems, which seems to be a variant of the same malware for Windows. Experts mentioned that although many ransomware groups are now targeting ESXi systems, only a few, …

Lloyds Bank and Virgin Money’s internet banking services were down on Monday, causing trouble for users to access and view their transactions. Lloyds Bank customers in the UK had problems accessing their online banking on Monday. The issues started at 10 a.m., and users complained about not being able to …

Global Secure Layer (GSL) recently mitigated a huge volume of DDoS attack ever recorded. The attack targeted a Minecraft gaming customer which peak at a staggering 3.15 billion packets per second (Gpps) that surpasses previous records by a factor of 3.2 to 3.5, underscoring the escalating threat posed by DDoS …

CISA has moved its cyber incident reporting form to the new CISA Services Portal to improve cyber incident reporting. The Portal is a secure platform for reporting cyber incidents. It has extra features like saving and updating reports, sharing with others, and searching and filtering. Users can now have informal …

Trend Micro researchers identified a sophisticated malware campaign that aims at Middle East organizations. The campaign tricks victims into infecting their devices by pretending to be a real Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN client. The attack begins with the distribution of a malicious file named “setup.exe,” which masquerades as a legitimate …

Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) found a large Mirai botnet campaign that is using a new zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-7029) in AVTECH IP cameras. The vulnerability, which allows for remote code execution, has been leveraged to propagate a Mirai variant dubbed “Corona,” raising significant concerns about critical infrastructure security. CVE-2024-7029 …