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India to require cybersecurity incident reporting within six hours

The Indian government has issued new directives requiring organizations to report cybersecurity incidents to CERT-IN within six hours, even if those incidents are port or vulnerability scans of computer systems. […]

29 Apr

Russian hacktivists launch DDoS attacks on Romanian govt sites

The Romanian national cyber security and incident response team, DNSC, has issued a statement about a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting several public websites managed by the state entities. […]

28 Apr

Hands on with Microsoft Edge’s new built-in VPN feature

Edge’s Secure Network is powered by Cloudflare – one of the most trusted DNS hosts in the industry – and it aims to protect your device and sensitive data as you browse. The feature is in the early stage of development available to select users in Edge Canary and it’s not a full-fledged VPN service offered in […]

28 Apr

WhatsApp is currently down with users reporting connection issues

WhatsApp is down according to user reports mentioning issues connecting to the messaging platform and the inability to send messages although still connected. […]

28 Apr

EmoCheck now detects new 64-bit versions of Emotet malware

The Japan CERT has released a new version of their EmoCheck utility to detect new 64-bit versions of the Emotet malware that began infecting users this month. […]

28 Apr

Synology warns of critical Netatalk bugs in multiple products

Synology has warned customers that some of its network-attached storage (NAS) appliances are exposed to attacks exploiting multiple critical Netatalk vulnerabilities. […]

28 Apr

Microsoft fixes ExtraReplica Azure bugs that exposed user databases

Microsoft has addressed a chain of critical vulnerabilities found in the Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server that could let malicious users escalate privileges and gain access to other customers’ databases after bypassing authentication. […]

28 Apr

Austin Peay State University resumes after ransomware cyber attack

Austin Peay State University (APSU) confirmed yesterday that it had been a victim of a ransomware attack. The university, located in Clarksville, Tennessee advised students, staff, and faculty to disconnect their computers and devices from the university network immediately as a precaution. […]

27 Apr

PSA: Onyx ransomware destroys large files instead of encrypting them

A new Onyx ransomware operation is destroying large files instead of encrypting them, preventing those files from being decrypted even if a ransom is paid. […]

27 Apr

New Black Basta ransomware springs into action with a dozen breaches

A new ransomware gang known as Black Basta has quickly catapulted into operation this month, claiming to have breached over twelve companies in just a few weeks. […]