Cyber Attack

CyberVolk ransomware, which appeared in May 2024, has increased attacks on government agencies and critical infrastructures in Japan, France, and the UK. CyberVolk, with pro-Russian views, targets countries seen as threats to Russia using advanced encryption that is very hard to break. This article analyzes CyberVolk’s encryption system, its execution …

Sophos fixed an authentication bypass vulnerability in its AP6 Series Wireless Access Points, preventing attackers from obtaining admin privileges. The company found the issue during internal security tests and has issued a firmware update to fix it. An attacker with network access to the access point’s management IP can bypass …

Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a database containing sensitive information from gym customers and staff, including names, financial details, and possible phone call, left unencrypted and unprotected. Jeremiah Fowler claims he discovered the wide-open AWS repository managed by HelloGym in late July. The database was open for a week, and …

Elastic reported a security incident caused by a breach at Salesloft Drift, leading to unauthorized access to an internal email account with valid credentials. The company’s main Salesforce system was unaffected, but the incident revealed sensitive information in a few emails. Salesloft Drift reported a security incident affecting its platform …

Researchers at Wiz discovered a complex phishing campaign using Amazon’s Simple Email Service (SES) for large-scale attacks, showing how hacked cloud credentials can evade standard email security measures. The attack, identified in May 2025, began with stolen AWS access keys a common attack vector that Wiz observes “tens of newly …

The global ransomware landscape continues to shift in 2025, with SafePay rapidly emerging as one of the most active and disruptive groups. In June, SafePay claimed responsibility for attacks on 73 victim organizations, a record-breaking monthly tally that placed it at the top of Bitdefender’s Threat Debrief rankings. The surge …

Bangladesh Cyber Threat Landscape 2024, by BGD e-GOV CIRT, reveals a sharp escalation in cyber threats across Bangladesh. The year saw a surge in ransomware, phishing, hacktivism, and data breaches, affecting both public and private sectors. Critical vulnerabilities in outdated systems, increased use of the dark web for trading stolen …

Investigations into the Nx “s1ngularity” NPM supply chain attack have unveiled a massive fallout, with thousands of account tokens and repository secrets leaked. According to a post-incident evaluation by Wiz researchers, the Nx compromise has resulted in the exposure of 2,180 accounts and 7,200 repositories across three distinct phases. Wiz …

Jeremiah Fowler, a cybersecurity researcher, found an unprotected server revealing 378 GB of Navy Federal Credit Union files, including operational Tableau data, but no customer details. The misconfigured server has been found with sensitive internal files from Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU), the largest credit union for military members. He …

Attackers attempted to steal $130 million from Brazil’s real-time payment system on Friday by wielding valid credentials for an IT service provider. Unauthorized funds were transferred through a breach of the IT system of Sinqia, a Brazilian subsidiary of Evertec. Some of the funds have been recovered. Sinqia, based in …