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The average payment to ransomware operators increased in the Q1 2020, according to a new Coveware report. The COVID-19 pandemic and the troubling economic times are making their mark on ransomware attacks, leaving companies more willing pay. … Continue reading Average Enterprise Ransomware Payments Surge 33% in First Quarter
A massive data leak is hitting Nintendo as source code, demos, videos and other content for Wii, N64 and GameCube become available online, following the publishing of a steady stream of information on 4Chan in the past few weeks. The first information … Continue reading Wii, N64, and GameCube Source Codes Leak Online
A new campaign is targeting people with messages that seem to come from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL), trying to trick them into opening a DOC file, enabling macros, and eventually deploying the TrickBot malware. Like many of today’s malicio… Continue reading New Trickbot Campaign Uses Fake Emails from U.S. Department of Labor
A phishing attack using a notification from Microsoft Teams in an effort to trick people into revealing their credentials is spreading through emails that use convincing content. While Microsoft Teams might not seem like an obvious target, the fact tha… Continue reading Microsoft Teams Phishing Attack Wants Your Office 365 Credentials
The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for criminals who try to take advantage of people’s thirst for information. Unfortunately, Android users can fall prey to malware attacks using the COVID-19 cover, especially if they sideload apps by cir… Continue reading Android SLocker Variant Uses Coronavirus Scare to Take Android Hostage
People in lockdown are watching more movies and TV shows, and some users are getting their content from pirate streaming services and torrents. It turns out that attackers are using those channels to install and run coin miners. Using torrents and pira… Continue reading Pirated Movies Are Used to Distribute Malware
Epic Games announced that two-factor authentication (2FA) will now be required periodically for people who claim free games from April 28 to May 21. The reasons for this particular decision are unclear, but any added layer of protection is welcome. Oth… Continue reading Epic Games Stores to Require 2FA when Claiming Free Games
The economics behind the current COVID-19 pandemic creates gateways for possible cybersecurity intrusions, and consumers and small business owners (SMB) are among the most affected, according to a survey from IBM Security and Morning Consult. … Continue reading Some Small Business Owners Expect IRS and WHO to Send them Emails, Survey Reveals
The group behind the Shade ransomware has closed up shop and distributed around 750,000 decryption keys, along with decryption software, apologizing to everyone that was affected by their malware. There are numerous types of ransomware in use today, an… Continue reading Shade Ransomware Groups Shuts Down Operation and Releases Decryption Keys
A company named CivicSmart from Milwaukee that’s selling smart parking meters was hit by Sodinokibi ransomware, and the attackers manage to steal a large amount of data which they then used for further leverage. These days, it seems that the most… Continue reading Smart Parking Meter Company Hit by Sodinokibi