Roskomnadzor (RKN), Russia’s telecoms and media regulator, imposed restrictions on the use of VyprVPN and Opera VPN services in the nation on Thursday. The state agency said in a…
Tag: Phishing
Peloton Bike+ vulnerability allows hackers to control it
The popular Peloton Bike+ had a vulnerability that, if exploited, would have given an attacker entire control of the gadget, including the camera and microphone, allowing them to spy on…
Paradise Ransomware source code released
The Paradise Ransomware source code was released on a hacking forum and may be used by any aspiring hacker to create their own customized ransomware operation. Only active members…
Russian cybercriminal arrested in US
In the United States, a Russian cybercriminal was found guilty of running a malware-masking service that assisted hackers in infecting victim computers all over the world with malware, including ransomware.…
Clop ransomware gang arrested by Ukraine police
The Clop ransomware gang cybercriminals were apprehended by Ukrainian law enforcement, and its infrastructure, which has been utilized in attacks targeting victims all over the world since at least 2019,…
REvil ransomware attacks US nuclear weapons contractor
The REvil ransomware gang, which claims to be auctioning data stolen during the attack, targeted US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens with a cyberattack. Sol Oriens describes itself as…
Instagram bug allowed anyone to access private accounts
Instagram has fixed a new bug that allowed anyone to access private accounts’ archived posts and stories without needing to follow them. On April 16, 2021, Fartade reported the…
Apple patched ninth zero-day bug exploited in the wild this year
Apple has patched two iOS zero-day flaws that “could have been actively exploited” to gain access to older iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. Memory corruption and use after free…
SEO poisoning used to backdoor targets with malware
Microsoft is investigating a number of cyberattacks that use SEO poisoning to infect targets with a remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive information and backdooring victims’ systems. …
McDonald’s suffers data breach: Reports
McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast-food company, has announced a data breach after hackers broke into company systems and took data from customers and employees in the United States, South Korea,…