Credit Unions Targeted in Spear Phishing Campaign(February 8, 2019) A spear phishing attack targeted anti-money laundering officers at the credit unions around the US. The USA Patriot Act requires that all US financial institutions appoint a minimum of two Bank… Read More ›
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Top of the Cyber News (19th Jan 2019)
Cyber Thieves Targeting West African Banks(January 17, 2019) Symantec says that cybercriminals have been targeting West African banks since mid-2017. The attackers have been using off-the-shelf malware to establish a persistent presence in the banks’ systems and to exfiltrate data…. Read More ›
News of the day: China did remote Robotic surgery using 5G technology
Abstract To perform surgery remotely, four things are required: a patient, a surgeon, a robot, and a very fast and bulletproof internet connection. Three of those four are relatively easy to find, and 5G is promising to provide the fourth… Read More ›
CyberSecurity: The Rest of the Week’s News (Jan 7, 2019)
Attack Doubles Up on Malware (January 7, 2019) An attack that combines two known pieces of malware has been detected in the wild. The attack uses the Vidar data harvesting malware followed by GandCrab ransomware. Vidar has the ability to… Read More ›
CyberSecurity: Hacked Pakistani bank cards for sale on the dark web again
Abstract Hackers put the purloined details from 177,878 cards for sale on the dark web market Joker’s Stash around Nov. 13, according to Moscow-based cybersecurity company Group-IB, with 150,632 of those records appearing to come from Pakistani banks. An Oct. 27 breach led at least one… Read More ›
CyberSecurity: The Rest of the Week’s Cyber News
Bitcoin Stolen From Electrum Wallets (December 27, 2018) More than 200 bitcoin has been stolen from Electrum wallets since December 21. The attacker or attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Electrum architecture that allows Electrum servers to trigger custom… Read More ›
Blockchain: Facebook Set to Launch a ‘Stablecoin’ In India
Abstract Facebook is reportedly developing a cryptocurrency that will be backed by the US dollar making it more stable and reliable than other coins. Bloomberg reported the news that the tech giant was creating the coin for use within the WhatsApp messaging… Read More ›
