The US government has made a formal accusation against Russia following the massive SolarWinds hack that came to light in mid-December last year. Four US agencies have also announced a joint task force “to coordinate the investigation and remediation of this significant cyber incident involving federal government networks”.
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What is Slither.io virus
Slither.io virus refers to various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and malware that may be using slither.io’s name to install on users’ computers. Slither.io is the website for the popular, and completely legitimate, browser game. Resembling the classic Snake game, Slither is a multiplayer game that has players controlling a worm that has to consume multicolored pallets to…
Driver Tonic is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), advertised as a system optimization tool that will update system drivers. It’s one of those fake system optimizers that install without explicit permission and try to trick users into purchasing full versions. While Driver Tonic may promise to enhance a computer’s performance, it’s not actually useful in any way.
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In the last edition of cybersecurity news headlines for 2020, we report on the SolarWinds hack which could have potentially dire long-term consequences, a cyber attack on EU’s regulatory body responsible for approving COVID-19 vaccines in Europe, and Norway claiming Russian hackers are responsible for the Parliament cyberattack in August 2020.
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Using publicly accessible computers is always risky, primarily because you have no way of knowing who used them before you and what they did with them. This is why users are recommended to only use public computers for basic browsing and not for personal use, such as logging into social media, email, or online bank accounts. The computer could easily…
November’s edition of cybersecurity news headlines reports on a ransomware attack on US’s largest fertility network, more than 300,000 Spotify accounts hacked using credentials stuffing, the most popular passwords of 2020, and a data leak that exposed personal information of 16 million COVID-19 patients in Brazil. In no particular order, here’s what made the biggest news in cybersecurity in November,…
The DoNot APT group, known for their attacks on Pakistani government officials and Kashmiri non-profit organizations, has started using Google’s own infrastructure to deliver their malicious payloads. Researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered a new Android malware named DoNot Firestarter, which is being controlled using Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google FCM) infrastructure. According to the researchers, victims are tricked into…
Cybersecurity news headlines for October 1-31, 2020
October’s edition of cybersecurity news headlines reports on three stories, Trump’s campaign website hacked to display a cryptocurrency scam, a cyber attack on Barnes & Noble, and state-sponsored Russian hackers charged by the US for some of the biggest cyber attacks in history.…