Ransomware attacks have returned with force. Following a slight decrease in 2022, there was a notable increase witnessed in 2023, with hackers starting to focus their attacks on critical infrastructure, hospitals, schools, and common businesses. Presently, these kinds of assaults...
If the internet and phone services were to go offline, the world would descend into chaos as the suspension of emergency services, online banking, transport, and navigation problems would bring everything to a standstill. On October 8, 2023, millions of...
Scores of Australian companies/entities have fallen victim to the machinations of cyber criminals in recent years. The rates of data breaches have risen phenomenally, and every stakeholder, notably the consumer, has become wary of the existing cybersecurity measures taken by...
Australian hospitals should hire the services of cybersecurity companies to ensure adherence to HIPAA security standards, and safeguard patients’ data.
Background The Log4Shell critical vulnerability in the widely used logging tool Log4j has caused concern beyond the cyber security community. This is because Log4j - rather than being a single piece of software - is a software component that’s used by millions of computers worldwide running online services....
Background Apache Log4j2 is a ubiquitous library used by millions for Java applications; the library is part of the Apache Software Foundation’s Apache Logging Services project. The vulnerability CVE-2021-44228, disclosed on December 9, 2021, allows for remote code execution against...
Background BlackMatter is a new ransomware threat discovered at the end of July 2021. BlackMatter is ransomware-as-a-service (Raas) tool that allows the ransomware's developers to profit from cybercriminal affiliates (i.e., BlackMatter actors) who deploy it against victims. This malware started...
Background The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has released information on the uncovering of a widespread malicious email campaign undertaken by the activity group that Microsoft tracks as NOBELIUM. Nobelium, which operates from Russia, is the name given to the threat actor behind...
In the previous installation, we delved into the history of the primary victim, Kaseya and the bad actors, REvil. From previous exploits to the final and most devastating one, REvil is and will continue to be a force to reckon...
In 2019, Cybernetic Global Intelligence had warned about REvil. Refer to our previous blog on GandCrab ransomware: Is it back under a new REvil guise? The fourth of July celebrations in America this year were slightly different for around 1500 organizations...