Collaborate Disseminate
We find ourselves in strange times. In response to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, organizations have swiftly closed their offices and mandated that all employees begin working from home. This development has created security challenges with which ma… Continue reading Expert Thoughts on How Infosec Pros Can Make the Most of Working From Home
DoppelPaymer ransomware allegedly struck a U.S. coastal city in Los Angeles County by stealing its unencrypted data and then encrypting its devices. As reported by Bleeping Computer, the operators of DoppelPaymer updated their “Dopple Leaks”… Continue reading DoppelPaymer Ransomware Struck City in Los Angeles County
An internal government letter revealed that Zoom-bombers had disrupted a meeting held by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In a letter sent to Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on … Continue reading U.S. House Oversight Committee Meeting Disrupted by Zoom-Bombers
Ragnar Locker ransomware demanded 1580 bitcoin (approximately $11 million) as ransom from Portuguese electric utilities company Energias de Portuga (EDP). As reported by Bleeping Computer, the operators of Ragnar Locker published a new post on their da… Continue reading Ragnar Locker Ransomware Demands 1580 BTC from EDP
A new wiper malware falsely informed victims in its infection notice that two security researchers had been responsible for attacking them. According to Bleeping Computer, users who downloaded programs from free software and crack sites found that they… Continue reading New Wiper Malware Blames Two Security Researchers for Infection
A survey revealed that approximately half of employees didn’t know how to respond in the event their organization suffered a ransomware infection. In its survey of North American business employees, Kaspersky found that 45% of respondents overall… Continue reading Nearly Half of Employees Don’t Know What to Do When Ransomware Hits
The current pandemic has certainly shown the utility of electronic collaboration tools such as videoconferencing platforms. Once an expensive perk of solely enterprise companies, the video call is now used not only for executives remotely attending boa… Continue reading We’re All Remote Here: Videoconferencing Securely
An attack campaign leveraged the Excel VelvetSweatshop encryption technique to deliver samples of the LimeRAT malware family. According to Mimecast, those responsible for this attack campaign turned to VelvetSweatshop to enhance the efficacy of their e… Continue reading VelvetSweatshop Technique Used by Attack Campaign to Deliver LimeRAT
Digital attackers compromised the website of kitchen and household products manufacturer Tupperware with a credit card skimmer. On March 20, researchers at Malwarebytes observed that attackers had compromised tupperware[.]com by hiding malicious code w… Continue reading Tupperware Website Compromised with Credit Card Skimmer
A couple of years ago it felt like you couldn’t turn your head in any direction without seeing another headline about cryptomining and – its more evil sibling – cryptojacking. Countless websites were hijacked, and injected with crypto… Continue reading Whatever happened to cryptojacking?