Posts for category: Asia

Global Weekly Executive Summary, August 11, 2107

eLoran: New Interest in Radio Navigation Technology after GPS Jamming Incidents Recent incidents of GPS interference and jamming and the possibility of cyberattacks have renewed interest in ...

NotPetya Ransomware Disrupts Merck Vaccine Production

Merck, a global leader in drug and vaccine production, may be unable to produce hepatitis B vaccines until 2018 because of worldwide production disruptions resulting from the NotPetya ransomware ...

International Cybersecurity Headlines in Review, July 14, 2017

NotPetya Follow up Forbes, 'NotPetya' Hackers Demand $256,000 In Bitcoin To Cure Ransomware Victims Graham Cluley, Petya ransomware developer releases master decryption key, giving hope for ...

Petya Group Bitcoins on the Move, New Message Posted

Petya Group Bitcoins on the Move, New Message Posted The hacking group behind Petya/NotPetya/ExPetr withdrew all bitcoins from the bitcoin wallet associated with the ransomware on Tuesday, July ...

Thai Police Bust Large Chinese Click Fraud Operation

Thai police dismantled a Chinese click fraud operation that used nearly 500 mobile phones and over 300,000 Thai SIM cards to generate fraudulent page views, positive reviews, “likes” and ...

The Persirai Botnet

Persirai, the latest botnet family to take advantage of unsecured IOT devices, has overtaken Mirai as the most common webcam botnet, according to new research from the security software company Trend ...

Global Weekly Executive Summary June 2, 2017

WannaCry Attribution Security researchers around the world have identified clues linking the global WannaCry cyberattacks to Lazarus Group, a prolific hacking group with suspected ties to North ...

Hajime vs. Mirai, A Botnet Battle?

The Hajime worm spreading through unsecured IoT devices seems to be purposely making them more secure. Hajime vs Mirai Last October, the Mirai botnet launched the largest ever distributed ...

Malware Found Pre-Installed on Android Phones Indicates Supply Chain Security Breakdown

Check Point Software Technologies recently detected “severe infection” in multiple models of Android devices and determined that the malware was pre-installed, indicating an issue with supply ...

Data Breach of Singapore’s Ministry of Defence

Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) detected a data breach in their I-net system that allowed the “basic personal data” of 850 national servicemen and MINDEF employees to be ...