Back-to-School Season Disrupted by Ransomware, Zoom Bombing & Other Cyber Intrusions

As a result of Cyberattacks, several school systems have had to delay the new school year. In September of 2020,…

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Qbot Banking Trojan Reemerges & Hijacks Legitimate Email Threads to Steal Sensitive Data

Check Point Research has published its latest Global Threat Index for August 2020. Researchers have discovered that the Qbot trojan,…

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International Hacking Efforts Target COVID-19 Research and the 2020 U.S. Election

Reports in Summer of 2020 indicated that Russia attempted to steal COVID-19 vaccine research from facilities in the U.S., UK,…

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Election-Themed Ransomware Attacks Ramp Up in Advance of 2020 US Election 

In September of 2020, a ransomware attack hit an election technology vendor, and that has many cybersecurity experts worried about…

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Hackers Target Political Supporters with Phishing Scams & Emotet Malware

A new phishing campaign is targeting supporters of President Donald Trump with a banking Trojan. This new politically targeted campaign…

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Egregor Ransomware Gang Leaked Data Stolen from Gaming Giants Ubisoft & Crytek

The ransomware gang Egregor has begun to leak data it claims to have obtained from the internal network of two…

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Ways Cybercriminals are Trying to Steal Your Vote

The US election is just around the corner and candidates are battling over issues that include the Supreme Court, the…

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A DDoS Campaign is Extorting Businesses Posing as Fancy Bear & Lazarus Hacker Group

Recently, a new wave of attacks based around a unique form of misdirection has focused on digital extortion. In October…

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The Infamous Hacker Group Maze Claims They Are Shutting Down Its Ransomware Operations

​The Maze hacking gang that began operating in May of 2019 is thought to be shutting down its operations. The…

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Buer Loader Grows in Popularity for Malware-as-a-Service Attackers

Most followers of malware news have certainly heard of Emotet. Emotet is part of an extensive family of malware known…

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