Cyber threats refer to the actors and actions attempting to execute successful cyber attacks aimed at gaining unauthorized access, damaging, disrupting, or stealing information technology assets, computer networks, intellectual property, personally identifiable information, or any other form of sensitive data. Cyber threats can originate from within an organization by trusted users or from outside the organization by external malicious actors. This page provides information on some of the cyber threats that Atlas Cybersecurity is tracking.
Monday, November 30th, 2020
Thanks to COVID-19 and its associated lockdowns, Zoom has become a major player in the social-distancing era of 2020. Those Americans forced to spend Thanksgiving... Read More
Cyber Threats, News, News & Media
Monday, November 30th, 2020
Microsoft has recently patched a bug in the Xbox website that could have allowed hackers to link Xbox ‘gamer tags’ (usernames) to users’ real email... Read More
Cyber Threats, News, News & Media
Saturday, November 28th, 2020
Facebook has been fined approximately six million USD in South Korea for sharing user data without their consent. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), an... Read More
Cyber Threats, News, News & Media
Saturday, November 28th, 2020
Researchers have discovered serious security and privacy issues in 11 different ‘smart’ doorbells, sold by popular online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay. The identified flaws... Read More
Cyber Threats, News, News & Media
Friday, November 27th, 2020
A joint INTERPOL, Group-IB, and Nigeria Police Force investigation has resulted in the arrest of three Nigerian nationals, believed to be responsible for a massive... Read More
Cyber Threats, News, News & Media
Monday, November 23rd, 2020
Facebook has released a patch to their popular Messenger application for Android phones. The discovered flaw would allow attackers to spy on users through both... Read More
Cyber Threats, News, News & Media
Saturday, November 21st, 2020
Internet-of-thing devices have seen a 100 percent increase in infections over last year, proving them to a new favorite of hackers and threat actors. IoT... Read More
Cyber Threats, News, News & Media
Saturday, November 21st, 2020
The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, which was unanimously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in September, was passed by the... Read More
Cyber Threats, News
Friday, November 20th, 2020
Robot vacuums, known colloquially as ‘Roombas’ after the popular brand, have gained popularity over the years. A new attack known as ‘LidarPhone’ by researchers, targets... Read More
Cyber Threats
Monday, November 16th, 2020
Two recent ransomware campaigns have targeted Israeli companies and have been traced back to Iranian threat actors. Occurring since mod-October, the ransomware attacks have since... Read More
Cyber Threats