Collaborate Disseminate
Plastic surgeries have been warned that they are being targeted by cybercriminals plotting to steal sensitive data – ncluding patients’ medical records and photographs – that will be later used for extortion.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire… Continue reading Plastic surgeries warned by the FBI that they are being targeted by cybercriminals
In Q2 2023, 95% of malware now arrives over encrypted connections, endpoint malware volumes are decreasing despite campaigns growing more widespread, ransomware detections are declining amid a rise in double-extortion attacks, and older software vulner… Continue reading Endpoint malware attacks decline as campaigns spread wider
The number of victim organizations hit by Cl0p via vulnerable MOVEit installations has surpassed 2,000, and the number of affected individuals is now over 60 million. The victim organizations are overwhelmingly based in the US. “The most heavily … Continue reading Cl0p’s MOVEit attack tally surpasses 2,000 victim organizations
US educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has revealed that the breach of its MOVEit server ended up affecting almost 900 colleges and universities, and resulted in the theft of personal information of their students. T… Continue reading National Student Clearinghouse MOVEit breach impacts nearly 900 schools
Social engineering is a sophisticated form of manipulation but, thanks to AI advancements, malicious groups have gained access to highly sophisticated tools, suggesting that we might be facing more elaborate social engineering attacks in the future. It… Continue reading Emerging threat: AI-powered social engineering
Comprehensive security plans and programs must focus on defense, but also on answering these key question: “How will the organization respond to a ransomware attack?”, and “At what point will the option of paying the ransom be on the table?” What are t… Continue reading Ransomware: To pay or not to pay
The number of known Cl0p victims resulting from its Memorial Day attack on vulnerable internet-facing MOVEit Transfer installations has surpassed 420, according to IT market research company KonBriefing Research. The cyber extortion group has lately sw… Continue reading Has the MOVEit hack paid off for Cl0p?
A London court has heard that two British teens hacked and blackmailed a series of companies, causing millions of dollars worth of damage.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading British teens accused of hacks against Uber and Rockstar Games’s Grand Theft Auto 6
Lockbit 3.0 is currently the most active ransomware group, NCC Group says in its most recent Threat Pulse report, but new ransomware groups like 8Base and Akira are rising in prominence. Collectively, the various ransomware groups revealed 436 victim o… Continue reading 8Base ransomware group leaks data of 67 victim organizations
Progress Software has asked customers to update their MOVEit Transfer installations again, to fix a third SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-35708) discovered in the web application in less that a month. Previously, the Cl0p cyber extortion gang exp… Continue reading A third MOVEit vulnerability fixed, Cl0p lists victim organizations (CVE-2023-35708)