Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
July 25, 2024
Via: SecureWorldKnowBe4, a cybersecurity company specializing in awareness training and simulated phishing, recently disclosed an attempted infiltration by a North Korean operative posing as a software engineer. This incident sheds light on the evolving tactics of state-sponsored threat actors and underscores […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
July 18, 2024
Via: The RegisterProlific Russian cybercrime syndicate FIN7 is using various pseudonyms to sell its custom security solution-disabling malware to different ransomware gangs. AvNeutralizer malware was previously thought to be solely linked to the Black Basta group, but fresh research has uncovered various […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
July 11, 2024
Via: The RegisterYet another new ransomware gang, this one dubbed EstateRansomware, is now exploiting a Veeam vulnerability that was patched more than a year ago to deploy file-encrypting malware, a LockBit variant, and extort payments from victims. Veeam fixed the flaw, tracked […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
July 9, 2024
Via: The RegisterWhen it comes to surveillance malware, sophisticated spyware with complex capabilities tends to hog the limelight – for example NSO Group’s Pegasus, which is sold to established governments. But it’s actually less polished kit that you’ve never heard of, like […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
June 21, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe vendor behind the software on which nearly 15,000 car dealerships across the US rely says an ongoing “cyber incident” has forced it to pull systems offline for a second time in as many days. CDK Global first shut down […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
June 17, 2024
Via: The RegisterNotorious cyber gang UNC3944 – the crew suspected of involvement in the recent attacks on Snowflake and MGM Entertainment, and plenty more besides – has changed its tactics and is now targeting SaaS applications According to Google Cloud’s Mandiant threat […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
June 13, 2024
Via: The RegisterLife360, purveyor of “Tile” Bluetooth tracking devices and developer of associated apps, has revealed it is dealing with a “criminal extortion attempt” after unknown miscreants contacted it with an allegation they had customer data in their possession. After being contacted […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
June 5, 2024
Via: Security WeekSeveral London hospitals said Tuesday that they had to cancel operations and send patients away because of a cyberattack on a company that supplies pathology laboratory services. The firm, Synnovis, said it had been hit with a ransomware attack. Chief […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 29, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe Internet Archive has been under a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack since Sunday, and is trying to keep services going. While the San Francisco institution has assured users that its collections and web archives are safe — that’s the good news […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 29, 2024
Via: The RegisterA brand-new cybercrime group that Microsoft ties to North Korea is tricking targets using fake job opportunities to launch malware and ransomware, all for financial gain. Microsoft tracks this group as “Moonstone Sleet” and says it has been active since […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 28, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe revelation follows an incident from earlier in May that forced the auction house’s online bidding system offline, an event which the company said at the time was due to a “technology security issue.” It also closely follows the RansomHub […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 24, 2024
Via: CSO OnlineIn its frontline threat intelligence report for the first quarter of 2024, risk and financial advisory firm Kroll revealed that, as in virtually every other industry, cyber criminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to further their goals. Well-known tactics such […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 23, 2024
Via: The RegisterChief information security officers around the globe “are nervously looking over the horizon,” according to a survey of 1,600 CISOs that found more than two thirds (70 percent) worry their organization is at risk of a material cyber attack over […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 22, 2024
Via: The RegisterCanadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has confirmed that ransomware thugs stole some of its corporate files containing employee information and says it is “unwilling and unable to pay ransom to these cybercriminals.” In a statement to The Register, the British […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 17, 2024
Via: The RegisterAustralian prescriptions provider MediSecure is the latest healthcare org to fall victim to a ransomware attack, with crooks apparently stealing patients’ personal and health data. “While we continue to gather more information, early indicators suggest the incident originated from one […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 15, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe FBI, in combination with police around the world, have taken control of the website and Telegram channel of ransomware brokerage site BreachForums. The action occurred on Wednesday, just days after the site hosted information apparently stolen from Europol’s databases […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 13, 2024
Via: The RegisterOrganizations across the Asia Pacific need to urgently ramp up their IT security infrastructures in response to a significantly increasing level of cyber threats, security experts have warned. Cloudflare – which specializes in content delivery networks, cloud cybersecurity, DDoS mitigation, […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 9, 2024
Via: Help Net SecurityRansomware and extortion incidents surged by 67% in 2023, according to NTT Security Holdings’ 2024 Global Threat Intelligence Report. Global ransomware crisis After a down year in 2022, ransomware and extortion incidents increased in 2023. More than 5,000 ransomware victims […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 7, 2024
Via: The RegisterRansomware infections have morphed into “a psychological attack against the victim organization,” as criminals use increasingly personal and aggressive tactics to force victims to pay up, according to Google-owned Mandiant. “We saw situations where threat actors essentially SIM swap the […]
Mobile, Mobile security, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
April 15, 2024
Via: The Hacker NewsCybersecurity researchers have discovered a “renewed” cyber espionage campaign targeting users in South Asia with the aim of delivering an Apple iOS spyware implant called LightSpy. “The latest iteration of LightSpy, dubbed ‘F_Warehouse,’ boasts a modular framework with extensive spying […]
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