Microsoft’s crises continue: Cyber-Attacks happening faster than can be counted

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Thousands of cyberattacks continue to target zero-day security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Servers as cybercriminals attempt to target organizations that have yet to apply the…

$30 Million: The highest ransomware demand ever recorded as the malicious attacks increase

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The highest attempted ransom demand during 2020 stood at $30 million – double the previous highest attempted demand of $15 million in previous years, reports…

Hackers are targeting telecom companies to steal 5G secrets

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In recent news, a few cybersecurity researchers at McAfee discovered that a cyber-espionage campaign is targeting telecommunication companies around the world with cyberattacks in order…

US advised not to criticize Russian & Chinese cyberattacks given its history of doing the same

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Revelations that the US has been the target of two significant hacking campaigns by Russia and China just weeks apart have ignited a debate about…

Microsoft’s troubles continue; Chinese hacks doubling every two hours

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Since the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities have still not been fixed, the Chinese hackers are taking advantage of the slowness of patching being done to end…

Tesla and Cloudfare’s security camera feeds get hacked in a major breach

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Verkada – a Silicon Valley-based startup providing cloud-based security camera services, has undergone a major security breach, with hackers gaining access to 150,000 of the…

The US gears up to launch a counter-attack in response to Russian hacking of SolarWinds

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The United States is planning to take action against Russia after reaching the conclusion that it was involved in a major cyberattack that affected government…

Outlook users’ hacked globally as four hacking groups launch offensive against Microsoft

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft Outlook users were hacked recently by “a Chinese government-backed hacking group” as per Microsoft It was further reported that a cybersecurity company was collaborating…

Undeterred Chinese hackers continue to challenge America. Warning issued after Microsoft’s mail server program hacked

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The US government has issued an official warning after Microsoft announced through a blog post that it has caught China hacking into its mail and…

Chinese group, APT10 comprising of world’s elite hackers, carries out cyberattacks against Indian vaccine manufacturers

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a security firm, a Chinese hacking group has attacked two Indian vaccine manufacturers. Cyfirma, which is based in Singapore and Tokyo, has found…

Major software company SolarWinds got hacked because an intern used “solarwinds123” as a password

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The government is still investigating the SolarWinds hack that was also termed the digital version of the famous Pearl Harbor. The precise vulnerability that led…

The rising threat of Indian hacking groups to Pakistan among other South Asian countries

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan continues to be the biggest target of Indian cyber-espionage, and China, with its cyber-espionage groups soliciting information on the Pakistani government, military, and other…

When hackers get hacked. China hijacked and used an American hacking tool for years

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A security firm, Check point has uncovered evidence that a Chinese group of hackers called APT31 was successful in gaining access to a Windows hacking…

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