Bluetooth has a vulnerability that can be used to launch attacks. It is related to the device pairing function. Specialists warn that the failure exposes a lot of devices to potentially dangerous digital interference. Hackers can access data that is sent via Bluetooth.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/hacking-bluetooth-vulnerability.html
The researchers confirm that the recently discovered ‘Ramsay’ cyber-espionage campaign can infect computers to steal confidential documents such as Word, PDF, and ZIP from networks with air gaps. Through a hidden folder, they can easily filter them out.
Hackers from the “PentaGuard” group have built malware like the remote access Trojan, ransomware. Fortunately, their wicked desires were quickly thwarted. Romanian law enforcement arrested cyber criminals who planned ransomware attacks.
https://www.cisomag.com/pentaguard-hacking-crew-busted-in-romania/
Unfortunately, due to the vulnerability in SaltStack, hackers can exploit defects in server violations and devastate LineageOS, Ghost, DigiCert Servers.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/saltstack-rce-exploit.html
A cybersecurity company study reveals that the lack of resources and strategies is leading to an increase in the number of cyberattacks on many financial institutions.
https://www.cisomag.com/7-in-10-financial-organizations-globally-have-suffered-a-cyberattack/
The campaign against diplomatic entities in Europe has begun. A new version of the COMpfun remote access trojan (RAT) has been discovered. Malicious spyware uses HTTP codes to control infected systems targeted by the campaign.
We can perceive our world with five senses – sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. The brain can learn to use even those we never had. Research results give great hope for providing the possibility of efficient navigation for blind people.
In the research report, it turns out that when the world closed the door, cybercriminals quickly adapted to the situation and undoubtedly created new security challenges.
https://www.cisomag.com/research-finds-changes-in-adversarial-cyber-activity/
The fraudsters spent many months in the system; they managed to extort from the Norwegian state investment fund $ 10 million. They gained access to email, which allows monitoring of communication between employees and partners. They also had access to people who were responsible for money transfers.
Malware “Ramsay” is still developing, but two variants have been detected in the wild, they are not yet a very complex attacker structure. For now !!! Ramsay infiltrates target computers via malicious documents, sent as spear-phishing emails, or using a USB drive, using an old security vulnerability when executing code in Microsoft Office and taking control of the system.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/05/airgap-network-malware.html