ICE and Qatari Security Forces at the Winter Olympics Put Italians on Edge

The influx of security personnel from around the world is sparking concern among Italians ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympic Games...

Hackers Who Hit Winter Olympics 2018 Are Still Alive and Kicking

Remember the 'Olympic Destroyer' cyber attack? The group behind it is still alive, kicking and has now been found targeting biological and chemical threat prevention laboratories in Europe and Ukraine, and a few financial organisation in Russia. Earlier this year, an unknown group of notorious...

DDoS attacks in Q1 2018

News overview In early January, it was reported that an amateur hacker had come close to pulling off a botnet attack using "improvised" materials. Armed with information gleaned from hacker forums, the DIYer created a Trojan using a zero-day exploit in Huawei routers and released it online. The...

OlympicDestroyer is here to trick the industry

A couple of days after the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, we received information from several partners, on the condition of non-disclosure TLP:Red, about a devastating malware attack on the Olympic infrastructure. A quick peek inside the malware revealed a...

Russia hacked Winter Olympics & framed N.Korea in false-flag attack: US

By Carolina On February 9th, 2017, during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russia hacked Winter Olympics & framed N.Korea in false-flag attack: US...

Hackers Hit the Olympics, While Patch Tuesday and Meltdown / Spectre Keep IT Departments On Edge

This week offered a representative sampling of different corners of the cyber security world: The monthly Patch Tuesday, a brazen attack against the Olympics, new Meltdown and Spectre concerns, and a boost for Intel’s bug bounty program. Oh, and the gargantuan Equifax data breach may have been ev...

Researchers Find New Twists In ‘Olympic Destroyer’ Malware

Researchers have uncovered new wrinkles in the “Olympic Destroyer” malware attack that targeted the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Cisco Talos researchers now believe the malware also wipes files on shared network drives. Originally researchers believed the malware only targeted...

‘Olympic Destroyer’ Malware Behind Winter Olympics Cyberattack, Researchers Say

Winter Olympics officials have confirmed that a cyberattack occurred during the games’ opening ceremony on Feb. 9, but are remaining mum on the source of the attack. Researchers say the attack employed malware, dubbed Olympic Destroyer, that was written with the sole intention of destroying...

February 12, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Luge” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! February 12, 2018 - Headlines Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, top U.S...

Olympic Destroyer Takes Aim At Winter Olympics

This blog post is authored by Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres. Ben Baker and Matthew Molyett contributed to this post. Update 2/13 08:30 We have updated the information regarding the use of stolen credentials Update 2/12 12:00: We have updated the destructor section with action taken against...

Cyber Attack Disrupts Winter Olympics Website During Opening Ceremony

By Waqas The Winter Olympics Games Organizing Committee is investigating a cyber This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber Attack Disrupts Winter Olympics Website During Opening Ceremony...

This Week in Security News: Botnets and Breaches

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, North Korean hackers overtook Adobe, Trend Micro Safety Solutions discovered new a botnet, and the threat of third-party cyber breaches made...

A week in security (January 8 – January 14)

It's very early in the year, yet everyone has already had a complete meltdown pun intended over a number of serious vulnerabilities found in legacy and modern microprocessors. Last week, rightly so, vendors released patches for hardware and OSes to help mitigate these threats. However, problems i...

A week in security (January 1 – January 7)

New year, new threats, as 2018 gets underway. On our blog, we had dubious searches aplenty for those hunting for Malwarebytes information, and we also covered the huge Meltdown/Spectre bug, affecting hardware going back to 10 years. Other news Coin miners are at it again, with a proof of concept...

New Malware Campaign Launched to Disrupt Winter Olympics 2018

By Uzair Amir The 2018 Olympic Winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Malware Campaign Launched to Disrupt Winter Olympics 2018...

Winter Olympic Search Results Exploited by Malware

Cybercriminals have been capitalizing on the world’s interest in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver to spread malware, experts warned. Attackers have been using Twitter and black hat search engine SEO optimization tactics to promote fake Olympics videos that are spreading malware. Read the full...