The past few months have been the most vulnerable time for the digital world. The upsurge in cyberattacks gives a clear indication that our current security practices need an upgrade. Incredible developments are being made, but when it comes to security we still need to pull our socks up. Firstly, the notion that cybersecurity professionals alone are responsible for security has to change for the better. The utmost importance should be given to making the common users aware of ‘cyber threat intelligence ‘.Everyone as an individual should be mindful of how adversaries operate and how we should defend ourselves from any jeopardy. The cybersecurity professionals are doing their part and we are expected to do ours. In this issue of CF Bytes, we shall highlight some of the biggest cyberattacks and the parallel cyber developments that have taken place in the last fifteen days.
Top 5 Cyberattacks
The most famous hacker group ‘Anonymous’ have raised their voice against the police brutality incident that took the life of George Bloyd. They have threatened the Minneapolis Police Department to disclose their secrets. Read More
A ransomware attack affected the public service of a village in Austria. Covid19 malicious links were used as a bait to deploy the ransomware. The ransomware belongs to a new ransomware family, that uses VBScripts and spreads throughout the windows network. Read More
Microsoft warns everyone, about a new ransomware attack ‘Ponyfinal’. The Microsoft Security Intelligence has shared the details and have requested to pay attention to its deployment. Read More
A flaw in email software being exploited by a Russian Group, called the ‘Sandworm team’. NSA has warned everybody, and has asked to immediately update the software to mitigate the current threat. Read More
Dark Web hosting Provider ‘Daniel’S Hosting’ database hacked and the data leaked online Read More
Top 5 Developments
Robots to maintain the Microsoft MSN page hereafter. The fear of Human jobs being eaten up by artificial intelligence is now becoming reality. Read More
Azure Sphere, a secure Microcontroller of Microsoft, now can be integrated with Azure IOT Central. IoT Central, can now onboard edge devices that manage sensors and actuators deployed at the edge. Read More
A new Ubuntu-based Linux Lite 5.0 ‘Emerald’ is introduced. This can be used as a replacement for Windows.Read More
The cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has introduced six essential toolkits for addressing cybersecurity risks. Read More
USBFuzz a new fuzzing tool, is being used in USB drivers to find bugs in Windows, Linux, and Mac. It can be used for dumb fuzzing, focused fuzzing, and coverage-guided fuzzing. Read More
Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way the world functions, and adapting to it has become the need of the hour. Millions have been invested to secure the company Infrastructures but the ‘work from home’ trend has turned the tables around. Cybersecurity empire is going through a rough patch, the threat actors are exploiting the vulnerability of this situation as the world wasn’t prepared for this dynamic change of workstyle. Our professionals are doing their best to keep up with this transition and developments that are being made during this outbreak, proves that ‘Human minds always have and always will continue to make this world a better place’. In this issue of cyberfrat, we highlight some of the cyberattacks that question the security of our existence and some of the cyber developments that light a ray of hope.
(more…)Almost every security agency today is alarmed due to cyberattacks, as data breaches and fraudulent activities surge amidst the deadly pandemic that is rocking the world. From government agencies to healthcare and educational institutions, from fintech firms to cyber insurance companies, numerous entities have been targeted by bad actors. At the same time, there have been positive developments in the field of cybersecurity that promise to build safer cyberspace for mankind. This issue of CF Bytes shall highlight some of the biggest cyberattacks and cybersecurity developments that took place in the last fortnight.
(more…)The novel Coronavirus outbreak has brought forth one of the biggest negative disruptions across the globe, adversely affecting organizations and humanity in general. There have been multiple small-scale cybersecurity incidents revolving round the pandemic, apart from the big events that continue to rattle us all. Focusing on the need to make our readers aware about the same, this issue of CF Bytes shall focus on some of the most impactful cyberattacks and developments in the field of cybersecurity that took place in the last two weeks.
(more…)If you heard that cyberattacks spare none, you’ve heard right. The globe is on fire following the spree of cyberattacks that have skyrocketed in a short span of time. Instances of attacks on individuals to nations (including a renowned football club!) have rattled the cybersecurity scenario, prompting researchers and organizations to up the ante against malpractices and develop products and strategies to combat them. Here, we present to you the latest issue of CF Bytes which talks about the major global cybersecurity developments and cyberattacks in the last fortnight.
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