Researchers at Google have been tracking various phishing cyber attacks, that are exploiting the Russia Ukraine conflict, but originate from other countries. China, Iran, North Korea, Russia and others using Ukraine invasion in phishing attacks: Google – The Record by Recorded Future Both state sponsored and financially motivated groups are …
Zero Day attacks – are always going to be a problem and now the cyber-criminals are getting faster at exploiting them
Hackers are getting faster at exploiting zero-day flaws. That’s going to be a problem for everyone | ZDNet For my full story on this cyber security problem we all face see here at Octagon Technology.
Seven arrests but Lapsus$ is still in operating -Okta and Globant UPDATED
This was first posted on 30 March 2022 There have been arrests associated with the Lapsus$ extortion gang but it appears they have run a new attack – attacking a software consultancy Globant based in Luxemburg: Lapsus$ extortion gang pulls new heist, say researchers • The Register This article also …
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Google block’s a North Korean Chrome exploit -UPDATED
This story was first posted on 25 March 2022 This story This attack used classic social engineering tactics – the hackers posed as recruiters for a dream job or set up a bogus websites aimed at financial and crypto-currency industries – to exploit a remote code vulnerability in Google Chrome. …
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If you use a Wyze Cam device – then patches are needed to keep them secure
A number of vulnerabilities have been found in Wyze Cam devices that allow for the security authentication to be bypassed. There are patches available for the many of the devices however some older Wyze devices are no longer receiving security updates. You need to check. Three vulnerabilities found in Wyze …
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