January 29, 2024
Via: TechRadarConsumers in China looking to access banned communications apps such as Telegram are being targeted by threat actors looking to deploy various malware. This is according to a new report from Malwarebytes’ Jérôme Segura, who found unnamed hackers have been […]
January 25, 2024
Via: Help Net SecurityESET researchers have discovered NSPX30, a sophisticated implant used by a new China-aligned APT group, which they dubbed Blackwood. Blackwood has carried out cyberespionage operations against individuals and companies from China, Japan, and the United Kingdom. It leverages adversary-in-the-middle techniques […]
January 23, 2024
Via: The RegisterSouthern Water confirmed this morning that criminals broke into its IT systems, making off with a “limited amount of data.” The Black Basta ransomware group claimed the attack while publishing a snippet of the data it allegedly stole, which included: […]
January 22, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe LockBit ransomware gang is claiming an attack on submarine sandwich slinger Subway, alleging it has made off with a platter of data. LockBit’s post to its leak blog, published on January 21, suggests one of its affiliates breached Subway’s […]
January 18, 2024
Via: The RegisterRussian cyberspies linked to the Kremlin’s Federal Security Service (FSB) are moving beyond their usual credential phishing antics and have developed a custom backdoor that they started delivering via email as far back as November 2022, according to Google’s Threat […]
January 18, 2024
Via: The RegisterRansomware attacks are being linked to a litany of psychological and physical illnesses reported by infosec professionals, and in some cases blamed for hospitalizations. A cybersecurity worker in the financial services industry, for example, pinned the stress of remediating ransomware […]
January 17, 2024
Via: The RegisterScammers are buying up cheap domain names to host sites that sell dodgy health products using fake articles, according to cybercrime disruption outfit Netcraft. The firm on Tuesday noted that purveyors of legal-but-dubious health products often run fake news campaigns […]
January 11, 2024
Via: The RegisterSecurity experts believe Chinese nation-state attackers are actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in security products made by Ivanti. If you’re an admin or a user of the two products affected, VPN service Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and network access control […]
January 10, 2024
Via: The RegisterRansomware victims already reeling from potential biz disruption and the cost of resolving the matter are now being subjected to follow-on extortion attempts by criminals posing as helpful security researchers. Researchers at Arctic Wolf Labs publicized two cases in which […]
January 9, 2024
Via: Security AffairsThe LockBit ransomware operation has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that hit the Capital Health hospital network in November 2023. Capital Health Regional Medical Center is a member of Capital Health System. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, Capital Health Regional […]
January 9, 2024
Via: Security AffairsCyfirma researchers observed threat actors called ‘Anonymous Arabic’ distributing a C# remote access trojan called Silver RAT. The malware supports multiple capabilities, including bypassing anti-viruses and covertly launching hidden applications, browsers, and keyloggers. The hacker group is active on multiple […]
January 8, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe British Library is denying reports suggesting the recovery costs for its 2023 ransomware attack may reach highs of nearly $9 million as work to restore services remains ongoing. The institution said in a statement today that the final costs […]
January 5, 2024
Via: The RegisterRussia’s Sandworm crew appear to have been responsible for knocking out mobile and internet services to about 24 million users in Ukraine last month with an attack on telco giant Kyivstar. The criminals lurked in the telco’s systems for at […]
January 5, 2024
Via: TechRadarCybersecurity researchers have discovered a new piece of malware targeting Windows devices, so be on the lookout. Experts from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs claim to have found a previously undetected version of a remote access trojan called Bandook. This malware was […]
January 4, 2024
Via: The RegisterA weak password exposed by infostealer malware is being blamed after a massive outage at Orange Spain disrupted around half of its network’s traffic. The network provider is Spain’s second most popular and on Wednesday evening confirmed its RIPE account […]
January 2, 2024
Via: The RegisterSecurity researchers say info-stealing malware can still access victims’ compromised Google accounts even after passwords have been changed. A zero-day exploit of Google account security was first teased by a cybercriminal known as “PRISMA” in October 2023, boasting that the […]
December 28, 2023
Via: The RegisterThe same cybercrime crew broke into two high-profile Las Vegas casino networks over the summer, infected both with ransomware, and stole data belonging to tens of thousands of customers from the mega-resort chains. But despite the similar characters and plots, […]
December 27, 2023
Via: TechRadarHackers are now using an old form of banking malware to launch damaging ransomware attacks, new research has claimed. In their latest Monthly Threat Pulse, cybersecurity experts from NCC Group broke down how a well-known banking malware called Carbanak returned […]
December 26, 2023
Via: Security AffairsThe cybersecurity firm NCC Group reported that in November the banking malware Carbanak was observed in ransomware attacks. The Carbanak gang was first discovered by Kaspersky Lab in 2015, the group has stolen at least $300 million from 100 financial […]
December 26, 2023
Via: Security AffairsAbdali Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital located in the modern development of Al-Abdali, Amman, Jordan. Abdali Hospital provides care to patients in numerous specialties. Apart from its general surgery section, it has specialists in orthopedics and rheumatology, gynecology, urology and […]