According to news reports, the Maze cybercrime gang is closing down its operations after rising to become one of the most leading players carrying out ransomware attacks. The Maze ransomware started operating in May 2019 but became more active in November, by introducing a double-extortion approach. Ransomware operations have always appreciated mocking Continue Reading
According to officials and reports, Donald Trump’s campaign website was allegedly hacked by cryptocurrency scammers on Tuesday, just a week before Election Day. A message that popped up on Trump’s website, which typically has details of rallies and fundraising appeals, read: “This site was seized.” The US media reported that Continue Reading
Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed new security risks linked with link previews in popular messaging apps that cause the services to leak IP addresses, expose links sent via end-to-end encoded chats, and even gratuitously download gigabytes of data furtively in the background. “Links shared in chats may contain private Continue Reading
This week, researchers noticed that Emotet attacks using a new prototype that feigns to be a Microsoft Office message exhorting the receiver to inform their Microsoft Word to add a new feature. Emotet junk messages influence templates to trick the victims into allowing macros to start the infection. Once malware Continue Reading
According to reports, Russia has granted permanent residency to US whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden, the former US security contractor who divulged in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens, has been living in exile in Russia for almost eight years. However, he has said that he would Continue Reading
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