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Freelancers Being Targeted With Malware Disguised as Job Offers in freelancing Marketplace

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www.itechblog.net Hackers are using freelancing web applications such as the Fiverr and Freelancer to distribute malware disguised as job offers which contain attachments that are pretending to be a job description but are actually installing keyloggers in victim files Hackers are using freelancing web applications such as the Fiverr and Freelancer to distribute malware disguised as job offers which contain attachments that are pretending to be a job description but are actually installing keyloggers in victim files. There are keyloggers such as AgentTesla and Remote Access Trojans (RATs) which can be installed in a victim’s computer system. According to a report from the MalwareHunterTeam, these type of attacks are being implemented on freelancing platforms Fiverr and Freelancer. As you can see in the Screenshot below the attacker is trying to create a fake job offer for multiple users. How Are Victims Being Infected? Most of these offers look legitimate but a
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Russian Hacking Group “Silence” Made Over $800,000 From Attacking Bank ATMs

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The world has seen its fair share of cybercriminal gangs. The cyber criminal group “Silence” is rising among the ranks it would seem. Group-IB, a cybersecurity company was able to identify and expose the crimes committed by Silence. The gang’s main targets are banks, especially those in Russia, although attacks have been noted to be on a global scale. Judging by the tactics used by the group during their attacks, it has been assumed that at least one member from the team must have been a security specialist relating to banking before turning rogue. So far, Silence has stolen over $800,000 from banks. Silence started out as a small group, with underdeveloped tactics of attack at first. They were identified back in 2017 after stealing $100,000. Autumn 2017 saw a rise in the group’s activity. Silence has ramped up it’s efforts as can be seen from its previous confirmed thefts, which accumulated to above $550,000 in 2018. That’s over a fivefold increase in just one year. Tal
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Android apps carrying windows malware

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A total of 45 different Android apps were recently removed by Google from the company’s Play Store after it discovered that the applications were carrying malicious Windows .exe (executable) files, according to Palo Alto Networks. A group of researchers from Palo Alto  revealed  that the vast majority of the affected apps had essentially been uploaded to Google’s Play Store sometime between October and November of last year, and they had remained in the Play Store for more than six months. After being alerted about the malicious apps, Google immediately took action and removed all of them. Although the apps in question did not pose any threat to the users who had actually downloaded and installed them on their Android devices, the malicious code contained in the Android package kit (APK) was evidence of the risks that supply chain attacks can pose. The developers of these apps had essentially built them on Windows systems that had been comprised. A few of the af
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Singapore under cyber attack: About 1.5 million health database steal including PM by the hackers

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database stole the personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the government said on Friday. Singapore under cyber attack-www.itechblog.net The attack, which the government called “the most serious breach of personal data” that the country has experienced, comes as the highly wired and digitalized state has made cyber security a top priority for the ASEAN bloc and for itself. Singapore is this year’s chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) group. “Investigations by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the Integrated Health Information System (IHiS)confirmed that this was a deliberate, targeted and well-planned cyberattack,” a government statement said. “It was not the work of casual hackers or criminal gangs,” the joint statement by the Health Ministry and the Ministry of Communications and In
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How to Fix iPhone X Battery Life Problems With These 10 Tips

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According to Apple, iPhone X offers up to 2 hours longer battery life than iPhone 7. It is one of my favorite things about the iPhone X. But if you’re having battery life problems with your iPhone X then check out the tips below to see how to troubleshoot and fix the battery life issues on your new iPhone. I’ve noticed that people are quite cynical about such articles as most of them tell you to disable features. The aim of the article is not to tell you to disable features on your iPhone, but the purpose is to provide you information about the various settings that are available, so you can disable the features that you don’t use as it would help in extending your iPhone’s battery life. I will promise you that you will learn something new that will help you extend your iPhone X’s battery life whether you are a long time iPhone user or a new iPhone user. Settings Expectations Before we proceed further giving you tips on how to improve battery life, we think it is
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DomainFactory Hacked—Hosting Provider Asks All Users to Change Passwords

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Besides  nother data breach was discovered last week that affects users of one of the largest web hosting companies in Germany, DomainFactory, owned by GoDaddy The breach initially happened back in last January this year and just emerged last Tuesday when an unknown attacker himself posted a breach note on the DomainFactory support forum. It turns out that the attacker breached company servers to obtain the data of one of its customers who apparently owes him a seven-figure amount, according to  Later the attacker tried to report DomainFactory about the potential vulnerability using which he broke into its servers, but the hosting provider did not respond, and neither disclosed the breach to its customers. In that situation, the attacker head on to the company's support forum and broke the news with sample data of a few customers as proof, which forced DomainFactory to immediately shut down the forum website and initiate an investigation. At
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