ALPHV Second Most Prominent Ransomware Strain Before Reported Downtime
ALPHV was the second-most leveraged ransomware strain in North America and Europe between January 2022 and October 2023, just before...
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Qbot Malware Returns In Campaign Targeting Hospitality Industry
The QakBot malware is once again being distributed in phishing campaigns after the botnet was disrupted by law enforcement over...
WordPress Hosting Service Kinsta Targeted By Google Phishing Ads
WordPress hosting provider Kinsta is warning customers that Google ads have been observed promoting phishing sites to steal hosting credentials....
Rhadamanthys Stealer Malware Evolves With More Powerful Features
The developers of the Rhadamanthys information-stealing malware have recently released two major versions to add improvements and enhancements across the...
What To Do When Receiving Unprompted Mfa Otp Codes
Receiving an unprompted one-time passcode (OTP) sent as an email or text should be a cause for concern as it...
Incident Response and Management: A Comprehensive Tip for the Week
Cyber-attacks are an ever-looming threat in our increasingly digital world. These incidents can be disastrous, leading to the theft, alteration...
Mongodb Says Customer Data Was Exposed In A Cyberattack
MongoDB is warning that its corporate systems were breached and that customer data was exposed in a cyberattack that was...
Qnap Viostor Nvr Vulnerability Actively Exploited By Malware Botnet
A Mirai-based botnet named 'InfectedSlurs' is exploiting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in QNAP VioStor NVR (Network Video Recorder)...
Microsoft Unveils New More Secure Windows Protected Print Mode
Microsoft announced a new Windows Protected Print Mode (WPP), introducing significant security enhancements to the Windows print system. "WPP builds...
3cx Warns Customers To Disable Sql Database Integrations
VoIP communications company 3CX warned customers today to disable SQL Database integrations because of risks posed by what it describes...
Ex Amazon Engineer Pleads Guilty To Hacking Crypto Exchanges
Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency...
The Week In Ransomware December 15th 2023 Ransomware Drama
Today's column brings you two weeks of information on the latest ransomware attacks and research after we skipped last week's...
Ransomware Gang Behind Threats To Fred Hutch Cancer Patients
The Hunters International ransomware gang claimed to be behind a cyberattack on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) that...
Delta Dental Of California Data Breach Exposed Info Of 7 Million People
Delta Dental of California and its affiliates are warning almost seven million patients that they suffered a data breach after personal...
Cisa Urges Tech Manufacturers To Stop Using Default Passwords
Today, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged technology manufacturers to stop providing software and devices with default...
UK Plans Tough New Security Rules For Datacenters
The UK government has proposed new rules designed to regulate the datacenter sector, in a bid to improve baseline cybersecurity and...
Ten New Android Banking Trojans Targeted 985 Bank Apps In 2023
This year has seen the emergence of ten new Android banking malware families, which collectively target 985 bank and fintech/trading...
New Nkabuse Malware Abuses Nkn Blockchain For Stealthy Comms
A new Go-based multi-platform malware identified as 'NKAbuse' is the first malware abusing NKN (New Kind of Network) technology for...
Ledger Dapp Supply Chain Attack Steals 600k From Crypto Wallets
Ledger is warnings users not to use web3 dApps after a supply chain attack on the 'Ledger dApp Connect Kit'...
Microsoft Disrupts Cybercrime Gang Behind 750 Million Fraudulent Accounts
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group (Storm-1152) that registered over 750 million fraudulent...
Discord Adds Security Key Support For All Users To Enhance Security
Discord has made security key multi-factor authentication (MFA) available for all accounts on the platform, bringing significant security and anti-phishing...
Us Nuclear Research Lab Data Breach Impacts 45 000 People
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirmed that attackers stole the personal information of more than 45,000 individuals after breaching its...
Kraft Heinz Investigates Hack Claims Says Systems Operating Normally
Kraft Heinz has confirmed that their systems are operating normally and that there is no evidence they were breached after...
Protect Your Active Directory From These Password Based Vulnerabilities
Active Directory (AD) is a highly attractive target for threat actors due to its critical role as the identity (or...
