DIY cult heroes may visit UK early next year Sheer Mag have announced the arrival of their third album, Playing Favorites, and shared the video for its title track. [embedded content] The song is about life on the road as a band, something which the indie/punk fusionists must be getting very used to, given the size […]
One of the world’s largest banks is dealing with a ransomware attack, according to media reports on Thursday. The Financial Times first reported that the state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) — China’s biggest, with revenues of $214.7 billion in 2022 — was hit with ransomware this week. The Securities Industry and Financial […]
Dolly.com pays ransom, attackers release data anyway Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2023 On-demand moving and delivery platform Dolly.com allegedly paid a ransom but crooks found an excuse not to hold their end of the bargain. Cybercriminals are hardly a trustworthy bunch. Case in point: Dolly.com. The Cybernews research team believes that the platform suffered a […]
Bitdefender researchers and the cybersecurity community speculate that Hunters International might be a revival or successor to the Hive Ransomware, especially in the absence of any reported arrests by the authorities. Hive, one of the most notorious global ransomware operators, targeted over 1,300 companies and amassed $100 million in ransom payments. However, it was dismantled […]
The government of Maine has confirmed over a million individuals had personal information stolen in a data breach earlier this year by a Russia-linked ransomware gang. In a statement published Thursday, the Maine government said hackers exploited a vulnerability in its MOVEit file-transfer system, which stored sensitive data on state residents. The hackers used the […]
Chess.com, a prominent online gaming platform catering to chess enthusiasts, has allegedly fallen victim to a significant data breach, resulting in the exposure of over 800,000 user records. The Chess.com data breach, claimed by an individual operating under the name ‘DrOne,’ has prompted concerns regarding the platform’s cybersecurity measures and the safety of user information. […]
When users click on the ad, they are redirected to a fake Windows news site, where they are prompted to download a digitally signed CPU-Z installer. This installer contains a malicious PowerShell script known as the ‘FakeBat’ malware loader.
Nov 10, 2023NewsroomCyber Warfare / Network Security The notorious Russian hackers known as Sandworm targeted an electrical substation in Ukraine last year, causing a brief power outage in October 2022. The findings come from Google’s Mandiant, which described the hack as a “multi-event cyber attack” leveraging a novel technique for impacting industrial control systems (ICS). […]
A group with links to Iran has been conducting watering-hole attacks against Israeli transportation, logistics, and technology sectors over the last two years, an investigation has uncovered. According to research by CrowdStrike released today, the cyber-espionage attacks were conducted by a state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) named “Imperial Kitten” (aka Yellow Liderc, Tortoiseshell, TA456, and […]