Cybersecurity Attacks

Securezoo Cybersecurity Threat Center blog posts of new cybersecurity attacks.

Hackers target European think tanks and non-profit organizations

Microsoft has seen a rise in recent cyberattack activity against European think tanks and non-profit organizations. The warning comes as European leaders warn attacks will continue across Europe in 2019.

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U.S. Department of Justice announces charges against two Chinese hackers

In an announcement made last Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein said the charges include a “conspiracy to commit computer intrusions against dozens of companies in the United States and around the world.” The two defendants allegedly committed cyber crimes in association with a Chinese intelligence service, Ministry of State Security.

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Linux Rabbit and Rabbot Malware threats

Security researchers from Anomali Labs have discovered a new malware dubbed “Linux Rabbit” that has targeted Linux servers and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US.

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UPnProxy opens up networks to Eternal family of exploits

Earlier this year, researchers from Akamai discovered attackers were abusing Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) vulnerabilities to conceal traffic, thus creating a malicious proxy system dubbed “UPnProxy.”

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DNSpionage campaign threat targets Middle East

Cisco’s Talos security group has discovered a new cyber campaign dubbed “DNSpionage” that targets organizations in the Middle East. The cyber attacks have impacted .gov domains in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as a Lebanese airline company.  “This particular campaign utilizes two fake, malicious websites containing job postings that are used to compromise targets via

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