Cybersecurity

CISA eyes cross-pond cyber cooperation with London office

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will open its first-ever Attache Office in London, the agency announced Monday. The office is part of a larger effort to boost collaboration on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection and emergency…

Mapping Major Milestones in the Evolution of North Korea’s Cyber Program

Pyongyang has been developing an offensive cyber program for over 35 years through domestic innovation and foreign assistance. During that time, North Korea has undergone major transformations in its cybercrime modus operandi, shifting from disruptive cyberattacks and…

FBI warns of fake cryptocurrency apps used to defraud investors

The FBI has warned today that cybercriminals use fraudulent cryptocurrency investment applications to steal funds from US investors. So far, the US federal law enforcement agency estimates that cyber criminals have already successfully stolen roughly $42,7 million from…

Albania shuts down government websites, services due to wide ranging cyberattack

The government of Albania has been forced to take its websites offline due to a cyberattack, just a few months after shifting most public sector services to an online portal. In a statement shared with local news outlets, Albania’s National Agency of Information Society said it was…

Pegasus Spyware Used to Hack Devices of Pro-Democracy Activists in Thailand

Thai activists involved in the country's pro-democracy protests have had their smartphones infected with the infamous Pegasus government-sponsored spyware. At least 30 individuals, spanning activists, academics, lawyers, and NGO workers, are believed to have been infected…

Roaming Mantis hits Android and iOS users in malware, phishing attacks

After hitting Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the US, and the U.K. the Roaming Mantis operation moved to targeting Android and iOS users in France, likely compromising tens of thousands of devices. Roaming Mantis is believed to be a financially-motivated…

Indian flight booking site Cleartrip announces data breach

Popular Indian flight booking site Cleartrip announced a data breach on Monday involving the information of an unknown number of victims. The site, which is owned by e-commerce giant FlipKart, told The Record that it is still conducting an investigation into the issue and…

Hackers Distributing Password Cracking Tool for PLCs and HMIs to Target Industrial Systems

Industrial engineers and operators are the target of a new campaign that leverages password cracking software to seize control of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and co-opt the machines to a botnet. The software "exploited a vulnerability in the firmware…

Microsoft investigates ongoing Exchange Online, Outlook outage

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage impacting Microsoft 365 services after customers have reported experiencing issues while trying to sign into, access, and receive emails on the outlook.com portal and via Exchange Online. "We're investigating an issue with users…

Colorado police investigating ransomware attack on small town

The police department of Frederick, Colorado said it is investigating claims that the town government was hit with a ransomware attack. On Thursday, the LockBit ransomware group added the town of about 15,000 residents to its list of victims. A spokesperson for the town…