Collaborate Disseminate
Users could potentially use a coding error in some variants of LockerGoga to halt the ransomware’s encryption routine in its tracks. In its analysis of LockerGoga, Alert Logic Threat Research found that the ransomware performs an initial reconnai… Continue reading Coding Error Could Enable Users to Halt LockerGoga Ransomware
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) improperly shared the personally identifiable information (PII) of 2.3 million hurricane and disaster survivors with a contractor. The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector Gener… Continue reading FEMA Improperly Shared 2.3 Million Hurricane Survivors’ PII with Contractor
A county government in North Carolina has suffered a ransomware infection for the third time in the past six years. According to a statement published on its website, the Orange County government observed on 18 March that a virus had infected its netwo… Continue reading NC County Government Suffers Third Ransomware Infection in 6 Years
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) suffered a ransomware infection in which crypto-malware affected several systems at its headquarters. According to a statement posted about the security incident, the law enforcement association’s… Continue reading Headquarters of Police Federation Suffered Ransomware Infection
Extortionists have launched a new sextortion scam campaign that leverages a fake Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) investigation to try to scare users. In an email I obtained from a wary user, the scammers pose as a fake CIA technical collection office… Continue reading New Sextortion Scam Tries to Scare Users with Fake CIA Investigation
A spam campaign is using two recent crashes involving Boeing 737 Max aircraft to distribute malware to unsuspecting users. Discovered by 360 Threat Intelligence Center, a research division of 360 Enterprise Security Group, the campaign sends out attack… Continue reading Spam Campaign Uses Recent Boeing 737 Max Crashes to Push Malware
Digital attackers are targeting high-profile Instagram users with fake copyright infringement notifications in a bid to hijack their accounts. Detected by Kaspersky Lab, this scheme begins when an Instagram influencer receives an email notification inf… Continue reading Attackers Sending Fake Copyright Infringement Notices to Instagram Users
Digital attackers are sending out fake flu warnings that appear to come from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) in order to distribute GandCrab ransomware. An attack begins when a user receives a fake CDC email. The sender field claims that the … Continue reading Attackers Sending Out Fake CDC Flu Warnings to Distribute GandCrab
Outdoor apparel and equipment retail chain Kathmandu said it’s in the process of notifying customers about a security incident involving its website. On 13 March, Kathmandu released a notification disclosing how the company became aware of the se… Continue reading Kathmandu Notifies Customers of Security Incident Involving Its Website
A new sextortion scam is informing victims that their computers suffered a malware infection after they visited an adult website. In this latest ruse, digital criminals claim that they infected a user with malware after they visited a child pornography… Continue reading New Sextortion Scam Says Adult Sites Infected Victims with Malware