Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered the modus operandi of an elusive threat group that hacks into the high-profile military and diplomatic entities in Eastern Europe for espionage.The findings are part of a collaborative analysis by cybersecurity firm ESET and the impacted firms, resulting in an extensive look into InvisiMole's operations and the group's tactics, tools, … [Read more...] about InvisiMole Hackers Target High-Profile Military and Diplomatic Entities
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Hackers Target Military and Aerospace Staff by Posing as HRs Offering Jobs
Cybersecurity researchers today took the wraps off a new sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign directed against aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East with an aim to spy on key employees of the targeted firms and, in some case, even to siphon money.The campaign, dubbed "Operation In(ter)ception" because of a reference to "Inception" in the malware … [Read more...] about Hackers Target Military and Aerospace Staff by Posing as HRs Offering Jobs
New Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users
High impact vulnerabilities in modern communication protocol used by mobile network operators (MNOs) can be exploited to intercept user data and carry out impersonation, fraud, and denial of service (DoS) attacks, cautions a newly published research.The findings are part of a new Vulnerabilities in LTE and 5G Networks 2020 report published by London-based cybersecurity firm … [Read more...] about New Mobile Internet Protocol Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Target 4G/5G Users
New Cache Poisoning Attack Lets Attackers Target CDN Protected Sites
A team of German cybersecurity researchers has discovered a new cache poisoning attack against web caching systems that could be used by an attacker to force a targeted website into delivering error pages to most of its visitors instead of legitimate content or resources.The issue affects reverse proxy cache systems like Varnish and some widely-used Content Distribution … [Read more...] about New Cache Poisoning Attack Lets Attackers Target CDN Protected Sites
A Look Into Continuous Efforts By Chinese Hackers to Target Foreign Governments
Phishing is still one of the widely used strategies by cybercriminals and espionage groups to gain an initial foothold on the targeted systems.Though hacking someone with phishing attacks was easy a decade ago, the evolution of threat detection technologies and cyber awareness among people has slowed down the success of phishing and social engineering attacks over the … [Read more...] about A Look Into Continuous Efforts By Chinese Hackers to Target Foreign Governments
Over A Billion Malicious Ad Impressions Exploit WebKit Flaw to Target Apple Users
The infamous eGobbler hacking group that surfaced online earlier this year with massive malvertising campaigns has now been caught running a new campaign exploiting two browser vulnerabilities to show intrusive pop-up ads and forcefully redirect users to malicious websites.To be noted, hackers haven't found any way to run ads for free; instead, the modus operandi of eGobbler … [Read more...] about Over A Billion Malicious Ad Impressions Exploit WebKit Flaw to Target Apple Users
1-Click iPhone and Android Exploits Target Tibetan Users via WhatsApp
A team of Canadian cybersecurity researchers has uncovered a sophisticated and targeted mobile hacking campaign that is targeting high-profile members of various Tibetan groups with one-click exploits for iOS and Android devices.Dubbed Poison Carp by University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, the hacking group behind this campaign sent tailored malicious web links to its targets over … [Read more...] about 1-Click iPhone and Android Exploits Target Tibetan Users via WhatsApp
Target Unveils Black Friday Shopping Deals, Offers Gift Card With iPad, iPhone or iPod Purchase
Target has unveiled its Black Friday deals, which starts November 28 and ends November 30. The company has announced that buyers of most Apple products (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch) will receive a free gift card with their purchase. Notably, the new iPad Air will be just $479 and buyers will receive a $100 gift card, technically making it $379 after the gift card. The iPhone … [Read more...] about Target Unveils Black Friday Shopping Deals, Offers Gift Card With iPad, iPhone or iPod Purchase