Sodinokibi, also known as REvil, was one of the most persistent and dangerous ransomware variants throughout 2020 and 2021, having demanded ransoms as high as $70 million. It’s understandable that the cybersecurity community breathed a sigh of relief when Sodinokibi abruptly disappeared in July. Alas, just a few months later, in September of 2021, the…
As if getting extorted by ransomware hackers wasn’t bad enough, scammers are increasingly taking advantage of people’s desperation to cash in with fake decryptor tools. This is one reason why we always emphasize the importance of staying calm when faced with a ransomware attack. If you act while in a panic, it’s much easier for…
Understanding the tools ransomware attackers use and how they work can be very helpful in protecting yourself against cyber intruders. The more you know about how hackers work, the more you will understand how to avoid falling into their traps. Hackers are using a tool called Mimikatz to help their ransomware spread through networks. Defending…
Wednesday, 6th January 2021 will be considered one of the darkest days in US history when the epicenter of democracy, Capitol Hill was rushed by an angry mob of Pro-Trump protestors. While mainstream media is discussing how it was a failure of law enforcement agencies their handling of the incident, one aspect that is raising…
Hackers and cybercriminals have been turning their attention to big-game hunting, which basically refers to targeting bigger and more secure businesses where they can demand larger ransoms. Big game hunting is usually carried out through spearfishing attacks. It’s a serious cybersecurity issue that has caused significant damage, service disruption, and at the same time crashing…
2020 was no exceptional year, filled with uncertainties. We saw a global pandemic COVID19 wreaking havoc on earth. We witnessed the biggest surge in cybersecurity attacks ever seen. We also noticed a record amount of employees change their routines by turning their homes into offices. And if that wasn’t it, there was also a huge…
Cobalt Strike is an important tool in the cybersecurity arena. It’s an intensive commercial penetration testing toolkit used for different levels of intrusion. Cobalt Strike gives your pen-testers access to a wide range of attack capabilities and can be used to test your entire network for spear-phishing and other unauthorized access attempts. The toolkit emulates…
If you thought drive-by downloads are a thing of the past, you may be surprised by the increasing number of these attacks in 2020. Drive-by downloads have become a prominent threat primarily due to the current increase in pre-packaged kits used by hackers to launch more sophisticated attacks with little technical skill requirements. In fact,…
Google was recently forced to patch a serious cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on your favorite email client, Gmail. The Gmail vulnerability was discovered by an ethical hacker and chief security researcher at Securitum, Michal Bentkowski. The serious vulnerability was found in one of Gmail’s features known as the Accelerated Mobile Pages for Mail (AMP4Email), which…
As working from home becomes the new normal, the increase in cyberattacks is also gaining momentum. It seems that cybercriminals are using every possible opportunity to target remote workers as the weakest link within corporations. 2020 has been anything but an ordinary year, especially for companies that had to scramble to continue business operations without…
