The number of vulnerability victims in enterprise content firewall Accellion is constantly increasing. Most recently, a Canadian airplane maker has been targeted. Hackers also targeted Microsoft’s e-mail accounts, whilst in other case Microsoft quite richly rewarded a security researcher. A Finnish company also had to disconnect its services and dozens of nurseries in Britain renounced…
In retrospect of the year 2020 it is obviously necessary to mention all the circumstances brought about by the pandemic. With the number of changes in social or economic life, the circumstances have also caused the emergence of lots of still unknown challenges, doubts and problems. From the point of view of cybersecurity, the most…
The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT (hereinafter referred to as “SK-CERT”) warns of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server product. The attacker can use these vulnerabilities to execute a malicious code, take control of a vulnerable system and access sensitive information. Abuse is possible without knowledge of the login name and password. These vulnerabilities are…
South Korea has caught its neighbour in the act again, a leading car maker in the country far beyond the ocean is experiencing worries “costing several millions” and the first malware optimised for Apple Silicon processors has emerged. The Ukrainian security authorities have had a successful intervention and the Dutch Police have issued a warning…
You will learn about an attempt to attack drinking water supply in the USA, as well as a popular android application or a streaming service Spotify. Security authorities have solved several successful cases, and North Korean hackers can say likewise, because they have enriched the state budget by hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies….
If anyone thought that we would no longer hear about the Solar Winds vulnerability case and that we are out of the woods, they were very wrong. A number of attackers has begun to exploit it. In the fifth week, ransomware attacks dominated, often without knowing the attacker and his ransom demands. On the contrary,…
In the fourth week of this year, at least on the surface, the security authorities’ achievements seemed to outweigh the successes of the attackers. Apple has successfully fixed a serious vulnerability exploited by the attackers, Proofpoint researchers have published a research on banking Trojan DanaBot and organisations haven’t again avoided ransomware attacks of a larger…
Hackers staked on a new, relatively cheap and efficient Trojan horse. Attackers tried to get data from Netflix users on the British Isles. However, the other side of the fence was also successful. Interpol has identified app fraudsters, several countries have successfully intervened against the dark web platform, and important leaks in the UN have…
The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT warns of critical vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways and AP controllers that can grant a remote attacker root access to vulnerable devices. The vulnerability affects more than 100 000 Zyxel devices. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-29583, is based on fact that the devices have a hidden, hardcoded admin-level…
Currently, a lot is being written about Chinese IT companies. They are the subject of suspicion of our intelligence services too, in implementing 5G technologies. Even the latest findings won’t help the damaged reputation of Huawei company. The Chinese IT giant has cooperated with security suppliers to develop surveillance products, some of which may serve…
