Tag: Security

DDoS extortion campaign targets financial firms, retailers

August 28, 2020

The extortionists attempt to scare the targets into paying by claiming to represent some of the world’s most notorious APT groups. Over the last few weeks, a cybercrime group has been extorting various organizations all over the world by threatening to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against them unless they pay thousands of dollars in Bitcoin. The … More DDoS extortion campaign targets financial firms, retailers

New Chrome, Firefox versions fix security bugs, bring productivity features

August 27, 2020

Chrome gets a new way of managing tabs while Firefox now features a new add-ons blocklist. Google and Mozilla have each released new stable versions of their web browsers for desktop platforms, with both Chrome and Firefox bringing a slew of new features and security fixes that are being rolled out to Windows, Mac and … More New Chrome, Firefox versions fix security bugs, bring productivity features

Cyber attacks: Several Canadian government services disrupted

August 25, 2020

Several services, including the national revenue agency, had to be shut down following a series of credential-stuffing attacks. Cybercriminals set their sights on the Canadian government at the beginning of August, when several government services were disabled following a series of cyberattacks. On August 15, the Treasury Board Secretariat announced that approximately 11,000 online government … More Cyber attacks: Several Canadian government services disrupted