The Malawi government reportedly has suspended issuing passports for the past two weeks due to what appears to be a ransomware attack on the immigration service’s computer network. President Lazarus Chakwera said the hackers are demanding a ransom, but the Malawi government has no intention of paying as it refuses to “appease criminals” or negotiate […]
The leaked data, containing names, phone numbers, and addresses, appears to be accurate according to users listed in the file. Customers should be cautious of potential smishing attacks and the misuse of their information for fraudulent purposes.
A bug on a popular Yahoo sports betting platform appears to have allowed people to cheat by placing bets after the games had already been decided. The issue affecting Yahoo’s Survival Football game was discovered by a discerning player who noticed that one of his opponents kept winning thanks to games played on Thursday nights. […]
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 […]
The UK government appears to have pulled back on a controversial clause in its forthcoming Online Safety Bill that would have forced tech companies to snoop on users’ messages. Clause 110 of the mammoth piece of legislation enables regulator Ofcom to force messaging providers to use “accredited technology” to perform so-called “client-side scanning.” That is, […]
⚠️ September 5, 2023: This appears to be an ongoing campaign with additional packages published. The package timeline table has been updated to reflect this. Phylum has been extremely busy in the past few weeks, reporting on multiple malware campaigns, including malicious updates to npm packages, malware masquerading as a GCC binary, and a package […]