Collaborate Disseminate
Security researchers learned that the Maze digital crime gang is in the process of shutting down its ransomware operations. Bleeping Computer began hearing rumors of the shutdown in early September 2020. In an email conversation, a ransomware attacker … Continue reading Maze Ransomware Gang to Shut Down Operations
Amazon informed some of its customers about a security incident that involved the unauthorized disclosure of their email addresses. News of the security incident emerged over the weekend of October 23 when multiple users took to Twitter to voice their … Continue reading Amazon Discloses Security Incident Involving Customers’ Email Addresses
The Australian Government is committed to protecting the essential services all Australians rely on by uplifting the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. Increasingly interconnected and interdependent critical infrastructure is deliverin… Continue reading Australia Proposes Security Law to Protect Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks
Loginizer, a popular plugin for protecting WordPress blogs from brute force attacks, has been found to contain its own severe vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers. The flaw, discovered by vulnerability researcher Slavco Mihajloski, opened… Continue reading Over one million WordPress sites receive forced update to security plugin after severe vulnerability discovered
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Iran was responsible for an attack campaign that targeted American voters with threatening emails. On October 21, the Justice Department held a press conference in which FBI Director Christopher Wray and Direct… Continue reading DOJ Says Iran Targeted American Voters with Threatening Emails
There are two significant trends occurring right now that shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone reading this post. First, businesses are gathering and leveraging more and more data to improve their core services. Second, more compliance and regulatory stan… Continue reading The 5 Best Ways to Handle Sensitive Data
A public transport agency operating in Montréal announced that a ransomware attack had affected its website and other systems. The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) disclosed the infection on a web page it created to keep customers updated about i… Continue reading Montréal Public Transport Agency Discloses Ransomware Attack
A budding ransomware group donated part of the ransom demands that it had previously extorted from its victims to two charities. On October 13, the Darkside ransomware group announced the donations in a blog post on its dark web portal. As quoted by ZD… Continue reading Ransomware Gang Donated Part of Ransom Demands to Charities
Cybersecurity is in the news again with the disclosure that Tesla, working in conjunction with the FBI, prevented a ransomware attack from being launched at its Gigafactory in Nevada. The cybercriminals targeted Tesla through one of its employees, whom… Continue reading A Closer Look at the Attempted Ransomware Attack on Tesla
Security researchers discovered that an APT group known as “Silent Librarian” is actively targeting universities with spear phishing attacks. Malwarebytes learned in mid-September that Silent Librarian, also known as “TA407” and “COBALT DICKENS,” had l… Continue reading Silent Librarian APT Targeting Universities with Spear Phishing Attacks