Ionut Ilascu
Author Bio
Ionut Ilascu is freelancing as a technology writer with a focus on all things cybersecurity. The topics he writes about include malware, vulnerabilities, exploits and security defenses, as well as research and innovation in information security. His work has been published by Bitdefender, Netgear, The Security Ledger and Softpedia.
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FBI: Hackers Sending Malicious USB Drives & Teddy Bears via USPS
Hackers from the FIN7 cybercriminal group have been targeting various businesses with malicious USB‌ devices acting as a keyboard when plugged into a computer. Injected commands download and execute a JavaScript backdoor associated with this actor.
- March 27, 2020
- 03:31 PM
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Actively Exploited Windows Font Parsing Bugs Get Temporary Fix
Until Microsoft releases a patch for two critical vulnerabilities affecting the font parsing component in all supported versions of Windows, some users can apply temporary protection in the form of a micropatch that prevents exploitation.
- March 27, 2020
- 09:28 AM
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Russian-Speaking Hackers Attack Pharma, Manufacturing Companies in Europe
Malware belonging to Russian-speaking threat actors was used in attacks in late January against at least two European companies in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries.
- March 27, 2020
- 05:42 AM
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Tupperware Site Hacked With Fake Form to Steal Credit Cards
Hackers have compromised the website of the world-famous Tupperware brand and are stealing customers' payment card details at checkout. The risk existed for a while as researcher's attempts to alert the company remained unanswered.
- March 25, 2020
- 11:23 AM
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HPE Warns of New Bug That Kills SSD Drives After 40,000 Hours
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is once again warning its customers that certain Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drives will fail after 40,000 hours of operation, unless a critical patch is applied.
- March 24, 2020
- 06:26 PM
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Ginp Mobile Banker Targets Spain with "Coronavirus Finder" Lure
In today's deluge of malicious campaigns exploiting the COVID-19 topic, handlers of the Android banking trojan Ginp stand out with operation Coronavirus Finder.
- March 24, 2020
- 01:38 PM
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Unknown Hackers Use New Milum RAT in WildPressure Campaign
A new piece of malware that shows no similarities with samples used in known campaigns is currently used to attack computers in various organizations. Researchers named the threat Milum and dubbed the operation WildPressure.
- March 24, 2020
- 09:52 AM
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Food Delivery Service in Germany Under DDoS Attack
Cybercriminals found in the context of a public health crisis that caused unprecedented restrictions affecting the restaurant industry a perfect opportunity to launch an attack on the systems of Takeaway food delivery service in Germany.
- March 19, 2020
- 04:18 AM
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Hackers Hide Malware C2 Communication By Faking News Site Traffic
A cyber-espionage group active since at least 2012 used a legitimate tool to shield their backdoor from analysis attempts to avoid detection. In their effort, the hackers also used a fake host header named after a known news site.
- March 18, 2020
- 05:06 PM
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Google Chrome 82 to Enhance Privacy via New Cookie Settings
Google is making progress on expanding the control users have over cookies in the Chrome browser with a new flag in Canary that enables an improved interface with more buttons and information.
- March 16, 2020
- 04:29 PM
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COVID-19 Testing Center Hit By Cyberattack
Hospitals around the world struggle with ever-growing waves of COVID-19 infections but the efforts in one testing center in Europe are being hampered by cybercriminal activity.
- March 14, 2020
- 10:15 AM
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Hackers Get $1.6 Million for Card Data from Breached Online Shops
Hackers have collected $1.6 million from selling more than 239,000 payment card records on the dark web. The batch was assembled from thousands of online shops running last year a tainted version of Volusion e-commerce software.
- March 12, 2020
- 11:04 AM
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Advanced Russian Hackers Use New Malware in Watering Hole Operation
Two previously undocumented pieces of malware, a downloader and a backdoor, were used in a watering hole operation attributed to the Russian-based threat group Turla.
- March 12, 2020
- 08:23 AM
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DDR4 Memory Still At Rowhammer Risk, New Method Bypasses Fixes
Academic researchers testing modern memory modules from Samsung, Micron, and Hynix discovered that current protections against Rowhammer attacks are insufficient.
- March 11, 2020
- 02:27 PM
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Malware Unfazed by Google Chrome's New Password, Cookie Encryption
Google's addition of the AES-256 algorithm to encrypt cookies and passwords in the Chrome browser had a minor impact on infostealers.
- March 10, 2020
- 03:32 AM
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