July 25, 2024
Via: SecurityWeekThe National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and more than three dozen healthcare providers from 22 U.S. states have filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare, Optum, and UnitedHealth Group. The lawsuit stems from the catastrophic ransomware attack and subsequent data breach […]
July 19, 2024
Via: Security AffairsSentinelOne researchers warn that the financially motivated group FIN7 is using multiple pseudonyms to advertise a security evasion tool in several criminal underground forums. FIN7 developed a tool called AvNeutralizer (also known as AuKill) that can bypass security solutions. The […]
July 17, 2024
Via: The RegisterCosts associated with ransomware attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations skyrocketed in the past year. According to Sophos’ latest figures, released today, the median ransom payments rose to $2.54 million – a whopping 41 times last year’s sum of […]
July 9, 2024
Via: The RegisterEvolve Bank & Trust says the data of more than 7.6 million customers was stolen during the LockBit break-in in late May, per a fresh filing with Maine’s attorney general. The filing lists the total number of persons affected (including […]
June 27, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe US Department of Justice has indicted a 22-year-old Russian for allegedly attacking Ukrainian government computers and destroying critical infrastructure systems in the so-called “WhisperGate” wiper attack that preceded Russia’s illegal invasion of the European nation. If convicted, Amin Timovich […]
June 27, 2024
Via: The RegisterA South Korean media outlet has alleged that local telco KT deliberately infected some customers with malware due to their excessive use of peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading tools. The number of infected users of “web hard drives” – the South Korean […]
June 25, 2024
Via: The RegisterYou know that a technology problem is serious when the White House holds a summit about it. Ransomware is no longer a simple nerd-borne irritation; it’s an organized criminal scourge. Research from the Enterprise Systems Group (ESG) found 79 percent […]
June 20, 2024
Via: The RegisterA fresh report into the Nobelium offensive cyber crew published by France’s computer emergency response team (CERT-FR) highlights the group’s latest tricks as the country prepares for a major election and to host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. Most […]
June 13, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe Netherlands’ cybersecurity agency (NCSC) says the previously reported attack on the country’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) was far more extensive than previously thought. The NCSC first published details of a Chinese state-sponsored malware campaign in February, but has continued […]
June 11, 2024
Via: The RegisterJapanese media conglomerate Kadokawa and several of its properties have been offline for four days after a major cyber attack. A Sunday statement posted to a temporary website reveals that the group detected an issue that prevented access to multiple […]
June 5, 2024
Via: Dark ReadingAfrica has had the most exponential growth in phishing-related cybercrime out of any region over the past few years, especially when aimed against small and midsize businesses. That’s according to KnowBe4’s “2024 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report,” out this week, […]
May 31, 2024
Via: The RegisterUnknown miscreants broke into more than 600,000 routers belonging to a single ISP late last year and deployed malware on the devices before totally disabling them, according to security researchers. The cyber attack, which wasn’t reported at the time, took […]
May 31, 2024
Via: The RegisterCloudflare’s threat intel team claims to have thwarted a month-long phishing and espionage attack targeting Ukraine which it has attributed to Russia-aligned gang FlyingYeti. While this crew typically targets the Ukrainian military, this phishing expedition went after financially strapped citizens […]
May 22, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to clarify guidelines for public companies regarding the disclosure of ransomware and other cybersecurity incidents. According to the breach reporting rules the federal agency adopted in July, public companies must disclose material […]
May 17, 2024
Via: Security AffairsOn May 5th, 2024, the City of Wichita, Kansas, was the victim of a ransomware attack and shut down its network to contain the threat. The city immediately started its incident response procedure to prevent the threat from spreading and […]
May 13, 2024
Via: The RegisterEuropol is investigating a cybercriminal’s claims that they stole confidential data from a number of the agency’s sources. Among the sources referenced by the cybercriminal, the Europol Platform for Experts (EPE) is confirmed to be the main subject of the […]
May 10, 2024
Via: Security AffairsCERT Polska and CSIRT MON teams issued a warning about a large-scale malware campaign targeting Polish government institutions, allegedly orchestrated by the Russia-linked APT28 group. The attribution of the attacks to the Russian APT is based on similarities with TTPs […]
May 6, 2024
Via: Security AffairsThe City of Wichita, Kansas, was the victim of a ransomware attack and shut down its network to contain the threat. The security breach took place on May 5th, 2024, and immediately started its incident response procedure to prevent the […]
May 6, 2024
Via: TechRadarWe now know how APT28, a known Russian state-sponsored threat actor, managed to compromise multiple email accounts belonging to the Executive Committee of the German Social Democratic Party back in 2022 – it was via a security flaw in Microsoft […]
Cyber-crime, Malware, Mobile, Mobile security
May 6, 2024
Via: Security AffairsTraficom, Finland’s Transport and Communications Agency, issued a warning regarding a current Android malware campaign aimed at bank accounts. Traficom reported that clients of multiple banks received text messages in the Finnish language that instruct recipients to call a service […]
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