Data breach

There is one thing small-time hackers and heavy-hitting black hats have in common—they both love the exploit known as EternalBlue. Evolved from the famous computer worms Conficker and Welchia, EternalBlue employs diverse exploits with new, brilliant-devised, and easy to deploy applications. As a hacker favorite, it leaves digital devastation in its wake while taking advantage of any unpatched

Ransomware nowadays might seem to be silent, but it is still around, and more attacks using the file-encrypting malware are just waiting for the right timing. Famous malware like WannaCry,NotPetya and Bad Rabbit made ransomware out of limelight. WannaCry and NotPetya are both associated to be the work of nation states -former North Korea and

We hear about various hacks through the news, and most of the time, we only tend to remember the statistics about how many accounts were affected, what details were leaked, and how much loss the company faced in the form of dollar bills. But honestly, these stories don’t hold much of a human appeal—and they

Another story of hacking cryptocurrency happened in Tokyo last January of this year. Hackers were able to take nearly $500 million digital tokens. It is considered to be one of the biggest crime in the history of cyrptocurrency. The incident has raised many speculations regarding the stability of cryptocurrency in the world. Method of hacking

A known critical vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player can serve as a gateway for cybercriminals to hijack your computer. Researchers from cyber security research group Morphisec spotted the vulnerability in use in a phishing campaign using Word documents. This is the second time this vulnerability code named CVE-2018-4878 appears as a tool for an

If you aren’t keen on updating your anti-virus solutions or your company isn’t keen on investing in cybersecurity, you might suddenly find yourself losing thousands of dollars or your company going bankrupt. Cybersecurity is not a joke. Here are five things you should know about cybersecurity and why you need to take it seriously. 5

Microsoft and Symantec are now collaborating to boost online security for Azure and Office 365, both of which need easier ways for users to adopt a hybrid cloud infrastructure. Through these efforts, the two tech giants will bring world-class security solutions to Azure customers who hope to stay protected from cyberattack and allow them to better protect corporate cloud use, prevent

A lot of useful features of the next-generation firewalls are not utilized because the IT people doesn’t configure them rightfully. According to one of the security company which deploys software that focuses network security, it has found on their testing that many users of so called next-generation firewalls(NGFWs) are not getting the full benefit of