Cybersecurity

Indian Hack-for-Hire Group Targeted U.S., China, and More for Over 10 Years

An Indian hack-for-hire group targeted the U.S., China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Kuwait, and other countries as part of a wide-ranging espionage, surveillance, and disruptive operation for over a decade. The Appin Software Security (aka Appin Security Group), according to an in-depth analysis from SentinelOne, began as an educational startup offering offensive security training programs, while carrying […]

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8Base Group Deploying New Phobos Ransomware Variant via SmokeLoader

The threat actors behind the 8Base ransomware are leveraging a variant of the Phobos ransomware to conduct their financially motivated attacks. The findings come from Cisco Talos, which has recorded an increase in activity carried out by cybercriminals. “Most of the group’s Phobos variants are distributed by SmokeLoader, a backdoor trojan,” security researcher Guilherme Venere […]

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Multiple colleges, K-12 schools facing outages after cyberattacks

Several K-12 schools, colleges and universities are dealing with significant technology outages due to cyberattacks this week. A spokesperson for North Carolina Central University told Recorded Future News that the school was alerted to a cyberattack on its campus technology systems on the morning of November 12. “Certain systems, including the campus wi-fi network and […]

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Stanley Steemer hack breached data of almost 67K customers

Stanley Steemer International was the target of an external hack that impacted almost 67,000 customers, according to a consumer breach notification posted Wednesday with the Maine Attorney General’s office.  The Dublin, Ohio-based carpet cleaning company said it originally detected suspicious activity on March 6. After an initial investigation, the company determined the attackers gained access […]

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Yamaha and WellLife Network confirm cyber incidents after ransomware gang claims attacks

Japanese manufacturer Yamaha Motor and the healthcare organization WellLife Network have confirmed cyberattacks after being added to the leak site of a ransomware gang this week. Yamaha Motor published a notice on Thursday confirming that a server managed by its motorcycle manufacturing and sales subsidiary in the Philippines had been hit with a ransomware attack […]