(NASA Hacked) On 21 June, 2019 major news channels disclosed a major hack on NASA. Hackers were able to gain unauthorized access using Raspberry Pi and stole ‘Mars Mission Data’ and breached ‘NASA’s satellite dish network’. This happened around April 2018 and went unnoticed for for almost a year. It is advisable to do an… Read More »NASA Hacked : Why It Happened & What Can You Learn?
Microsoft has issued an warning that another ransomware outbreak similar to Wannacry can shut down the internet. There is a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) in its RDP/Remote Desktop Services that can be exploited remotely, via RDP, without authentication and can be used to run arbitrary code. An attacker could then install programs, view, change, or delete data; or create… Read More »RDP:Remote, ‘Wormable’ Pre-Authentication Windows Vulnerability”
Recently, you might have heard in news about COSMOS Bank Breach, a 112-year old cooperative bank in India and the second largest in the country being hacked and crores were siphoned off. COSMOS Bank has faced monetary losses because of recently happened COSMOS Bank hack. And also they might have to face non-monetary losses like any other… Read More »Business Impact Of COSMOS Bank Breach
Credential stuffing is a method that hackers use to infiltrate a company’s system by automated injection of breached username & password pairs. Attackers use credentials to bypass anti-spam and firewall devices and access users accounts. Once they were inside the company network, they can send phishing emails or compromise company systems/data. Note that attackers just… Read More »Credential Stuffing: 8.7 Identity-Record Data Are On Surface, Deep & Dark Web
A recently disclosed data leak impacts around 700,000 AmEx India customers, exposing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) like Names, Emails & Telephone numbers. This leak highlights the perils of Shadow IT, and why organizations should look into building a continuous digital risk monitoring program. Here’s a brief on what you need to know: What Was Exposed?… Read More »700K Amex Customer Data Exposed: What You Need To Know