Cyber Attack

A post on a Telegram channel said that the Arab National Bank (ANB), one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest financial institutions, was targeted by a threat actor called SN_BLACKMETA. The attack targeted the bank’s infrastructure, as claimed by the threat actor. They said it was part of a larger campaign against …

DDoS attacks increased by 106% from the second half of 2023 to the first half of 2024. The average duration of a DDoS attack is now 45 minutes, marking an 18% increase from last year and costing unprotected organizations around $270,000 per attack, at an average rate of $6,000 per …

Researchers found that recently the ransomware attack on the digital payment system used by many of India’s banks started with a vulnerability in Jenkins, an open-source automation system for software developers. Juniper Networks recently published a study on the abuse of CVE-2024-23897, a vulnerability in Jenkins Command Line Interface. The …

Iran International reported a big cyber attack that disrupted the operations of the Central Bank of Iran and other banks in the country, causing their computer systems to be crippled. This incident coincides with intensified international scrutiny of Iran’s operations in Middle East, as Teheran announced attacks on Israel unless …

“At the upcoming Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, Sam Beaumont and Larry ‘Patch’ Trowell from NetSPI, a security firm, will showcase their new laser hacking device, the RayV Lite. They intend to release the design and component list of their tool as open source, enabling anyone to access …

Proofpoint is monitoring a group of cybercriminals using Cloudflare Tunnels to distribute malware. They are exploiting the TryCloudflare feature to create one-time tunnels without needing an account. Tunnels allow remote access to data and resources not on the local network, similar to using a virtual private network (VPN) or secure …

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 …

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 …

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 …