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A ransomware attack by the BlackSuit gang against South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has put lives at risk and created chaos for healthcare services across the country.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Ransomware attack on blood-testing service puts lives in danger in South Africa
OpenAI’s ever-so-clever ChatGPT’s software was doing something really-rather-stupid: storing users’ chats on their Mac computers in plaintext.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading ChatGPT for Mac app flaw left users’ chat history exposed
Security researchers have warned that a new ransomware group has taken an unusual twist on the traditional method of extorting money from its corporate victims.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Volcano Demon ransomware group rings its victims to extort money
More of Microsoft’s clients are being warned that emails they exchanged with the company were accessed by Russian hackers who broke into its systems and spied on staff inboxes.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Russian hackers read the emails you sent us, Microsoft warns more customers
Car dealerships have been brought to a standstill across the United States after a software provider was hit by a ransomware attack.
The attack, believed to be by the BlackSuit ransomware gang, forced CDK Global, makers of a platform widely used by … Continue reading Supply-chain ransomware attack cripples thousands of car dealerships
There’s some possibly good news on the ransomware front.
Companies are becoming more resilient to attacks, and the ransom payments extorted from businesses by hackers are on a downward trend.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Secur… Continue reading Graham Cluley 2024-06-28 09:05:22
Four alleged members of the FIN9 cybercrime gang have been charged in relation to a series of hacks that caused over US $71 million of losses for companies across the United States.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading US charges four FIN9-linked hackers after $71 million cybercrime spree
Qilin (also known as Agenda) is a ransomware-as-a-service criminal operation that works with affiliates, encrypting and exfiltrating the data of hacked organisations and then demanding a ransom be paid.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State … Continue reading Qilin ransomware: What you need to know
Newly-released research indicates that ransomware attacks reached a record high in May, with the surge primarily fueled by a massive increase in the number of attacks perpetrated by the LockBit ransomware group and its affiliates.
Read more in my ar… Continue reading Ransomware attacks skyrocket, with LockBit 3.0 at the forefront
UK-based gym chain Total Fitness has been accused of sloppy security, following the discovery of an unsecured database containing the images of 470,000 members and staff – all accessible to anyone on the internet, no password required.
Read more in … Continue reading Data breach at Total Fitness exposed almost half a million people’s photos – no password required