April 26, 2024 at 05:44PM Performanta, a multinational cybersecurity firm, has identified a trend of developing countries being targeted by nation-state actors using ransomware-as-a-service. The CEO emphasizes the increasing threat in Africa and the impact on global organizations. The report highlights the prevalence of cyber attacks in South Africa and a rise in financial trojans … Read more
March 14, 2024 at 04:35PM CVE-2024-48788, a recent Fortinet flaw, is expected to be a prime target, particularly for nation-state sponsored actors, due to its similarity to other vulnerabilities. Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaway is that CVE-2024-48788, similar to other recent Fortinet vulnerabilities, is expected to be a highly desirable target, particularly … Read more
February 1, 2024 at 03:59PM Cloudflare revealed today that its internal Atlassian server was infiltrated by a ‘nation state’ attacker, who gained access to its Confluence wiki, Jira bug database, and Atlassian Bitbucket source code management system. The company detected the breach on November 23, severed access on November 24, and assured that customer data … Read more
October 16, 2023 at 02:44PM The Women Political Leaders Summit 2023 conference attendees were targeted by a cyber espionage campaign through a spoofed event website loaded with a malware called ROMCOM 4.0. The campaign focused on individuals promoting gender equality in the European Union. The cybercriminal group behind the attack, Void Rabisu, has evolved from … Read more