Cybersecurity

Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates

Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2023 Resecurity research found that the ‘Smishing Triad’ cybercrime group has expanded its phishing campaign into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Resecurity research recently found that ‘Smishing Triad,’ a group specializing in phishing scams conducted via SMS (smishing attacks), has expanded […]

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Decade of newborn child registry data stolen in MOVEit mass-hack | TechCrunch

Ontario’s government-funded birth registry has confirmed a data breach affecting some 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care, including the personal health data of close to two million newborns and children across the Canadian province. BORN Ontario said in a statement on Monday that hackers copied more than a decade’s worth of data including fertility, […]

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ShadowSyndicate: A New Cybercrime Group Linked to 7 Ransomware Families

Cybersecurity experts have shed light on a new cybercrime group known as ShadowSyndicate (formerly Infra Storm) that may have leveraged as many as seven different ransomware families over the past year. “ShadowSyndicate is a threat actor that works with various ransomware groups and affiliates of ransomware programs,” Group-IB and Bridewell said in a new joint […]

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Kuwait isolates some government systems following attack on its Finance Ministry

The government of Kuwait is in the process of recovering from a ransomware attack that affected its Ministry of Finance. The ransomware attack began on September 18 and government officials immediately tried to separate and shut off affected systems. Officials sought to preempt concerns that workers would not be paid, reiterating that payment and payroll […]

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Stratascale acquires Vector0 to strengthen its cybersecurity services – Help Net Security

Stratascale, an SHI company, announced the acquisition of Vector0, an Attack Surface Management (ASM) provider. Through the acquisition, Stratascale professionals and their customers gain visibility of attack vectors and points of vulnerability, enhancing Stratascale’s ability to deliver proactive cybersecurity services. “Vector0 enables us to offer a comprehensive and proactive approach to Attack Surface Validation (ASV), […]