Microsoft SQL servers hacked to deploy Trigona ransomware
Attackers are hacking into poorly secured and Interned-exposed Microsoft SQL (MS-SQL) servers to deploy Trigona ransomware payloads and encrypt all...
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Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams last year
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams in 2022, an 80%...
US, UK warn of govt hackers using custom malware on Cisco routers
The US, UK, and Cisco are warning of Russian state-sponsored APT28 hackers deploying a custom malware named 'Jaguar Tooth' on...
The Attacks that can Target your Windows Active Directory
Active Directory is at the center of many attacks as it is still the predominant source of identity and access...
New sandbox escape PoC exploit available for VM2 library, patch now
A security researcher has released, yet another sandbox escape proof of concept (PoC) exploit that makes it possible to execute...
Microsoft: Iranian hackers behind retaliatory cyberattacks on US orgs
Microsoft has discovered that an Iranian hacking group known as 'Mint Sandstorm' is conducting cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure in...
Hackers abuse Google Command and Control red team tool in attacks
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT41 was found abusing the GC2 (Google Command and Control) red teaming tool in data...
New Chameleon Android malware mimics bank, govt, and crypto apps
A new Android trojan called ‘Chameleon’ has been targeting users in Australia and Poland since the start of the year,...
New QBot email attacks use PDF and WSF combo to install malware
QBot malware is now distributed in phishing campaigns utilizing PDFs and Windows Script Files (WSF) to infect Windows devices. Qbot...
Ex-Conti members and FIN7 devs team up to push new Domino malware
Ex-Conti ransomware members have teamed up with the FIN7 threat actors to distribute a new malware family named 'Domino' in...
CISA warns of Android bug exploited by Chinese app to spy on users
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of a high-severity Android vulnerability believed to have been exploited...
LockBit ransomware encryptors found targeting Mac devices
Image: Norebbo The LockBit ransomware gang has created encryptors targeting Macs for the first time, likely becoming the first major...
Cybersecurity Tip: Protecting Yourself Against Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks are a type of cyber attack where an attacker tries to trick you into revealing sensitive information, such...
Android malware infiltrates 60 Google Play apps with 100M installs
A new Android malware named 'Goldoson' has infiltrated Google Play through 60 legitimate apps that collectively have 100 million downloads....
Hackers start abusing Action1 RMM in ransomware attacks
Security researchers are warning that cybercriminals are increasingly using the Action1 remote access software for persistence on compromised networks and...
NCR suffers Aloha POS outage after BlackCat ransomware attack
Source: NCR Aloha NCR is suffering an outage on its Aloha point of sale platform after being hit by an...
Police disrupts $98M online fraud ring with 33,000 victims
Europol and Eurojust announced today the arrest of five individuals believed to be part of a massive online investment fraud ring...
Darktrace: Investigation found no evidence of LockBit breach
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace says it found no evidence that the LockBit ransomware gang breached its network after the group added...
Google Chrome emergency update fixes first zero-day of 2023
Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year. "Google...
Vice Society ransomware uses new PowerShell data theft tool in attacks
The Vice Society ransomware gang is deploying a new, rather sophisticated PowerShell script to automate data theft from compromised networks....
The Week in Ransomware – April 14th 2023 – A Focus on Stolen Data
It has been mostly a quiet week regarding ransomware, with only a few bits of info released on older attacks...
Russia accuses NATO of launching 5,000 cyberattacks since 2022
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has accused the United States and other NATO countries of launching...
Legion: New hacktool steals credentials from misconfigured sites
A new Python-based credential harvester and SMTP hijacking tool named ‘Legion’ is being sold on Telegram that targets online email...
Russian hackers linked to widespread attacks targeting NATO and EU
Poland's Military Counterintelligence Service and its Computer Emergency Response Team have linked APT29 state-sponsored hackers, part of the Russian government's...
