If we take the thriving mobile spyware industry as an indicator, this form of malware is on the rise. The notorious mobile spyware strain called Pegasus has been repeatedly used against politicians, journalists, and activists around the world. And while the developers of other “mobile monitoring...
An attackercanfeed a carefully crafted input into a program to cause the program to try and store the input in a buffer. The input can then overwrite portions of memory connected to the buffer space. If the memory layout of the program is well-defined, the attacker can intentionally overwrit...
Backing up your data to an external hard drive or cloud server is one of the easiest risk mitigation practices. In the case of a ransomware attack, the user can wipe the computer clean and reinstall the backup files. Ideally, organizations should be backing up their most important data at ...
we need to know more information, such as: open ports, information about the server used, etc. If we find that some insecure ports are open on the server or the deployed service is a vulnerable version, we can launch an attack directly. Investigate scripts such as: ...
This attack is very rare on large blockchains but can be prevented by not accepting unconfirmed transactions or using a wallet that doesn't let you accept them. Sybil Attack A Sybil attack is when multiple nodes are created in an attempt to gain influence over a network. This sounds like ...
What is a cyberattack? An intentional attempt to gain access to, interfere with, or harm computer networks, devices or computer systems is known as a cyberattack. It entails unlawful acts carried out by malevolent people or organizations looking to take advantage of weaknesses for espionage, fina...
When armed police officers arrived at his house, the 60-year-old victim suffered a heart attack and died.What Are The Legal Implications Of Swatting?Swatting is an offense, and is dealt with in various ways depending upon the local authority. In the United States, swatters can be...
First of all, what is a DDoS attack? The DDoS attack is one cyber attack that is designed to influence the availability of a target system, such as a website or application, to legitimate end users. As usual, an attacker will generate a large number of packets or requests that eventually...
YouTube took countermeasures within minutes, first trying to reclaim its network by narrowing its 1,024 broadcast to 256 addresses. Eleven minutes later, YouTube added an even more specific additional broadcast claiming just 64 addresses--which, under the Border Gateway Protocol, is more ...
An eavesdropping attack is the theft of information from a smartphone or other device while the user is sending or receiving data over a network. Eavesdropping attacks can be prevented by using a personal firewall, keeping antivirus software updated, and using a virtual private network (VPN). ...