According to Tom’s Hardware report, the hacker shared a link to a 20 GB file-sharing folder containing chip engineering files that had been stolen earlier this year. The folder that it leads to is named - “Intel exconfidential Lake Platform Release ;)”.
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All the VPN servers were running a firmware version vulnerable to the 'CVE-2019-11510' vulnerability. As per ZDNet, these types of compromised devices can allow hackers easy access to a company's entire internal network.
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Twitter sent in-app notices to everyone who could have been vulnerable to let them know if they need to do anything and also updated Twitter for android to make sure external apps can't access Twitter in-app data.
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The 'Covid-19 Cybercrime Analysis Report - August 2020' by Interpol has also pointed out that a major challenge in Asia was the lack of cybersecurity awareness and hygiene.
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As per reports, a 17-year old is being considered as the "mastermind" of the hack. A phone spear-phishing attack was carried out to dupe employees into sharing sensitive information over the phone.
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The attackers used a strain of ransomware called Ragnar Locker, encrypting computer files and rendering them unusable until the victim pays for access to be restored.
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Last year, a contract programmer to Siemens pleaded guilty for planting #LogicBomb in spreadsheets that were set to go off every couple of years (went undetected for 2 years) thus requiring the company officials to call him again and again for fixing it.
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Recently,#Jackpotting attackers carried out an attack on Belgium's Argenta bank resulting in the bank shutting down 143 of their cash machines in order to avoid the criminals exploiting more cash machines of the same type.
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According to the report, Malware and Ransomware are among the top cyber threats in India and hackers are using keywords linked to COVID as a means to monetize their attacks.
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