Latest News: Cybersecurity

OpenAI has confirmed that a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are the culprits behind the recent outages affecting its widely used ChatGPT and API services. These outages, which had been occurring intermittently over November 8 and 9, have caused significant disruption to users

In a significant escalation of cyber warfare tactics, the Russian-backed hacker group Sandworm has launched a sophisticated operational technology (OT) attack on Ukraine's power grid, causing widespread disruptions. This attack, detailed in reports by cybersecurity experts, marks a concerning

The BlackCat (also known as ALPHV) ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on healthcare giant Henry Schein, announcing that they have successfully exfiltrated 35TBs of sensitive data from its network. The exposed data includes internal payroll information and shareholder

The notorious Arid Viper advanced persistent threat (APT) group, also recognized as APT-C-23, Desert Falcon, and TAG-63, has undertaken a sophisticated spyware campaign. The operation targets Arabic-speaking Android users through a sham dating application, which serves as a front to harvest

A startling revelation from cybersecurity firm Outpost24 has exposed a concerning trend among IT administrators: a widespread reliance on default passwords, with 'admin' being the most popular choice. Over 40,000 admin portal accounts were found to be using this rudimentary password, casting doubts

In a startling revelation, Q3 2023 has witnessed a record-breaking surge in phishing and malware attacks. According to a report by threat detection and response startup Vade Secure SASU, phishing attacks have skyrocketed by 173% compared to the previous quarter, marking a total of 493.2 million

A cyberattack campaign has targeted prominent figures involved in the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit in Brussels, along with European Union military personnel. The attack, identified by Trend Micro, uses an updated version of the RomCom Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as PEAPOD. The

A sophisticated malware camouflaged as a legitimate caching plugin has been discovered compromising WordPress sites. Researchers from Wordfence uncovered this malware, which allows attackers to gain control of affected websites. The initial discovery occurred during a routine site cleanup by

Major internet giants, including Google, Amazon, and Cloudflare, have recently fallen victim to the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever recorded. These unprecedented attacks have sent shockwaves throughout the tech industry, raising concerns about the vulnerability of the

More than 17,000 WordPress websites have fallen victim to the Balada Injector malware. The latest campaign, which occurred in September, specifically targeted popular premium themes, namely tagDiv Newspaper and tagDiv Newsmag. The attacks primarily centered on a vulnerability within the tagDiv