Collaborate Disseminate
The oddly named “Barack Obama’s Everlasting Blue Blackmail Virus Ransomware” was first spotted by the MalwareHunterTeam and was noted for only encrypting .exe files. Continue reading Barack Obama ransomware only encrypts .exe files
Huazhu reportedly said more than 123 million records that include customer ID numbers, email and phone numbers, login credentials and other personally identifiable pieces of data were compromised. Continue reading Huazhu breach compromised 123M records
The site revealed the partial or full social security numbers of at least 80 persons and in one case, a violent crime victim described the crime while looking for additional information on the incident. Continue reading FOIA portal upgrade error exposes SSNs, PII
Researchers are warning users of a Chinese-language threat actor named Rocke who has been leveraging Git repositories to infect systems with Monero-mining malware. Continue reading Rocke threat actor on Monero cryptominer infection campaign
Researchers with CrowdStrike yesterday partially confirmed reports from the mysterious APT-hunting group Intrusion Truth, verifying several findings that allegedly draw connections between the threat group APT10 and a Chinese foreign intelligence agency. Continue reading CrowdStrike verifies portions of report linking APT10 activity to Chinese government actors
Nightwatch Cybersecurity researchers identified a sensitive data exposure via Wifi Broadcast vulnerability in Android OS. Continue reading Android vulnerability exposes users data via WiFi
The FBI is launching a website to help educate the public regarding on-going campaigns that spread disinformation with the goal of influencing American society and lowering citizen’s confidence in specific U.S. individuals and institutions. Continue reading FBI launches Protective Voices site to combat malicious foreign influence
A North Branford, Conn. man who was a key player in the Celebgate hacking affair was sentenced in federal court today to eight months in person, followed by three years of supervised release. Continue reading Convicted Celebgate hacker sentenced to eight months for phishing iCloud accounts
Business email compromises (BEC) — commonly referred to as CEO Fraud because the CEO’s identity is being impersonated — continues to grow and, more significantly, succeed due to the simplicity and urgency of the attacks, according to recent study from … Continue reading BEC fraud burgeoning despite training
An FBI official has denied an accusation from President Donald Trump that Chinese hackers infiltrated Hillary Clinton’s private server and accessed classified information. Continue reading FBI rejects Trump’s claims that Chinese firm hacked Hillary Clinton’s server