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Former CISA director becomes SolarWinds' consultant

The former CISA director, Chris Krebs, became a consultant for SolarWinds. This comes as a help after the attack infected SolarWinds’ software and spread to important government and private customers. After the attack, the company hired Krebs to counsult on the…
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The Ryuk ransomware operators made $150m in crypto

The researchers assume that the operators of the Ryuk ransomware managed to make more than $150m, in cryptocurrency. The security specialists studied the flaw of Bitcoin to the ransomware operators. The AdvIntel company, together with the Hyas vendor came with a report which…
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Hackers put the COVID-19 vaccine integrity at risk

The COVID-19 vaccine storage and shipment became the new target of hackers, according to the IBM researchers. This happens just after the UK became the first country to authorise the Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine and the first people will take it next week. COVID-19…
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Trump announced he fired a US cybersecurity official

Trump fired Chris Kerbs, one of the senior US cybersecurity officials in the U.S. government. Kerbs was the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), since November 2018. But Donald Trump removed him from this position. US cybersecurity…
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Google Drive - Ready to pay for the storage space?

Users could store their photos, videos or documents on Google Drive, for free, if these do not exceed 15GB. Starting June 1st 2021, Google will ask users to pay if they go over this limit. Otherwise, it will delete their excess data. No fear for what is on Google Drive…
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Remote working: NATO warns about the vulnerabilities

Remote working during the pandemic increases the vulnerability to cyber attacks, according to NATO’s representatives. As Estonia hosts two cyber facilities of the alliance, working from home for these brings new challenges for the employers. So, the alliance set up…
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92 Iranian government domains spread propaganda

The US authorities blocked 92 government domains that spread propaganda and fake news, from Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were in control of those domains. According to the The Department of Justice (DoJ), IRGC used these domains in order to…