Hacks

A decommissioned Canadian satellite was hacked and used to broadcast films. At the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas, Karl Koscher, one of the members of a hacking enthusiasts group called Shadytel, give...

Hackers utilized the Teams and Skype messaging platforms to spread the DarkGate malware to the targeted businesses. When DarkGate malware is installed, a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) loader script is delivered to victims. The Windows-based...

Threat actors exploit underground markets by purchasing or selling stolen data, malware, and hacking tools to facilitate cybercrime.  These underground markets provide the following key facilities among threat actors that fuel the growth of cyber...

Well-known Scandisk drive manufacturer Western Digital (WD) disclosed a data breach on its network in which attackers accessed multiple systems' unauthorized data. WD is an American computer drive manufacturer and data storage company that produce and sell data storage...

Marquis Hooper, a former IT Manager in the Navy, was sentenced to five years in prison for unlawfully accessing and tampering with a computer database that contained highly sensitive and confidential information. Over 9,000...

Hackers called BlackTech APT have been doing bad things since 2010. They attack places like the government, factories, technology, media, electronics, phones, and the military. The group behind the attack employs custom-made malicious software, tools...

U.S Cyber security infrastructure and security Agency uncovered a potential cyber attack on the U.S Federal network where attackers compromised the organization’s DC and possibly deployed crypto Miner, credential Harvester. Iranian APT hackers launched an...

MSIX helps developers package Windows apps for easy installation. While it's user-friendly, it demands access to code signing certificates, making it an attractive target for resourceful threat actors. Additionally, MSIX packages can be distributed and...

Recently, Cluster25, a threat intelligence firm, uncovered a spear-phishing campaign dubbed "The Bear and the Shell," specifically targeting entities critical of the Russian government and aligned with dissident movements.  The campaign leverages social engineering tactics,...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed an indictment charging seven Chinese nationals with computer hacking and wire fraud conspiracies.  These individuals are accused of being part of a hacking group known as APT31,...