Collaborate Disseminate
Two firms have been fined $26 million by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for scaring consumers into believing their computers were infected by malware.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Scareware scam: Restoro and Reimage fined $26 million by FTC
An affiliate of the LockBit ransomware gang has been sentenced to almost four years in jail after earlier pleading guilty to charges of cyber extortion and weapons charges.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading LockBit affiliate jailed for almost four years after guilty plea
The Philippines division of Taiwanese tech firm Acer has confirmed that information related to its employees has been leaked after a third-party vendor suffered a security breach.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Leak of Acer Philippines employee database appears on hacking forum
Streaming company Roku has revealed that over 15,000 customers’ accounts were hacked using stolen login credentials from unrelated data breaches.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hackers target Roku: 15,000 accounts compromised in data breach
If you have been optimistically daydreaming that losses attributed to cybercrime might have reduced in the last year, it’s time to wake up.
The FBI’s latest annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report has just been published, and makes for s… Continue reading $12.5 billion lost to cybercrime, amid tidal wave of crypto investment fraud
Ukraine claims its hackers have gained possession of “the information security and encryption software” used by Russia’s Ministry of Defence , as well as secret documents, reports, and instructions exchanged between over 2,000 units of Russia’s securit… Continue reading Ukraine claims it hacked Russian Ministry of Defence, stole secrets and encryption ciphers
Someone is hacking 3D printers to warn owners of a security flaw
Do you have an Anycubic Kobra 2 Pro/Plus/Max 3D printer? Did you know it has a security vulnerability?
If you answered “yes” to both those questions, then chances are that I can gu… Continue reading Someone is hacking 3D printers to warn owners of a security flaw
The US government has warned the healthcare sector that it is now the biggest target of the BlackCat ransomware group.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Healthcare sector warned of ALPHV BlackCat ransomware after surge in targeted attacks
Matthew Perry’s official Twitter account was hijacked by scammers this week who attempted to solicit donations from well-meaning fans of the much-loved late actor.
The post asked for cryptocurrency donations “to support our mission in battling addic… Continue reading Matthew Perry’s Twitter account hacked by cryptocurrency scammers
Surprise! The LockBit ransomware group has re-emerged, just days after a high-profile law enforcement operation seized control of its infrastructure and disrupted its operations.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading The LockBit ransomware gang rears its ugly head again, after law enforcement takedown