Cybersecurity
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Oct 16, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Hacking Pro-Russian hacking groups have exploited a recently disclosed security vulnerability in the WinRAR archiving utility as part of a phishing campaign designed to harvest credentials from compromised systems. “The attack involves the use of malicious archive files that exploit the recently discovered vulnerability affecting the WinRAR compression software versions prior […]
Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2023 The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the technology services giant CDW and threatens to leak the stolen data. The technology services giant CDW announced it has launched an investigation into claims made by the Lockbit ransomware gang that […]
Personal information of around 8,000 global employees, which was exposed in an alleged Decathlon data breach two years ago, has been shared on the dark web. According to a recent blog published by vpnMentor, an online hacker has shared the data from a previously reported breach, which affected Decathlon employees and customers worldwide. This revelation […]
Oct 16, 2023NewsroomMalware / Mobile Security The Android banking trojan known as SpyNote has been dissected to reveal its diverse information-gathering features. Typically spread via SMS phishing campaigns, attack chains involving the spyware trick potential victims into installing the app by clicking on the embedded link, according to F-Secure. Besides requesting invasive permissions to access […]
The Alphv ransomware gang stole 5TB of data from the Morrison Community Hospital Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2023 The Alphv ransomware group added the Morrison Community Hospital to its dark web leak site. Threat actors continue to target hospitals. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claims to have hacked the Morrison Community Hospital and added it to […]
ALPHV ransomware group named the internationally known ITM and ATM solutions provider QSI Inc. as its victim. Quality Service Installation (QSI), Inc. is among the largest financial resellers of NCR products and offers full-service bank equipment solutions. The QSI Banking cyberattack claim by the BlackCat ransomware group could mean a significant amount of sensitive data […]
The UK’s cybersecurity professionals believe they have excellent career prospects and are employed in a “booming” sector, but many are working unsafe hours, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). Published today, the institute’s 2022/2023 State of the Profession report is compiled from interviews with 302 security professionals. On […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific New Ransomware Group Appears to Be an Offshoot of Defunct Avaddon Gang Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 13, 2023 Image: NoEscape Federal authorities are warning the healthcare and public health sector of threats involving NoEscape, a relatively new multi-extortion ransomware-as-a-service group believed to […]
Credit bureau company, Equifax, has been fined US$13.4 million by The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a UK financial watchdog, following its involvement in “one of the largest” data breaches ever. This cyber security incident took place in 2017 and saw Equifax’s US-based parent company, Equifax Inc., suffer a data breach that saw the personal data of up […]