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The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) suffered a ransomware infection in which crypto-malware affected several systems at its headquarters. According to a statement posted about the security incident, the law enforcement association’s… Continue reading Headquarters of Police Federation Suffered Ransomware Infection
Extortionists have launched a new sextortion scam campaign that leverages a fake Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) investigation to try to scare users. In an email I obtained from a wary user, the scammers pose as a fake CIA technical collection office… Continue reading New Sextortion Scam Tries to Scare Users with Fake CIA Investigation
A spam campaign is using two recent crashes involving Boeing 737 Max aircraft to distribute malware to unsuspecting users. Discovered by 360 Threat Intelligence Center, a research division of 360 Enterprise Security Group, the campaign sends out attack… Continue reading Spam Campaign Uses Recent Boeing 737 Max Crashes to Push Malware
Digital attackers are targeting high-profile Instagram users with fake copyright infringement notifications in a bid to hijack their accounts. Detected by Kaspersky Lab, this scheme begins when an Instagram influencer receives an email notification inf… Continue reading Attackers Sending Fake Copyright Infringement Notices to Instagram Users
Digital attackers are sending out fake flu warnings that appear to come from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) in order to distribute GandCrab ransomware. An attack begins when a user receives a fake CDC email. The sender field claims that the … Continue reading Attackers Sending Out Fake CDC Flu Warnings to Distribute GandCrab
Outdoor apparel and equipment retail chain Kathmandu said it’s in the process of notifying customers about a security incident involving its website. On 13 March, Kathmandu released a notification disclosing how the company became aware of the se… Continue reading Kathmandu Notifies Customers of Security Incident Involving Its Website
A new sextortion scam is informing victims that their computers suffered a malware infection after they visited an adult website. In this latest ruse, digital criminals claim that they infected a user with malware after they visited a child pornography… Continue reading New Sextortion Scam Says Adult Sites Infected Victims with Malware
Citrix Systems’ networks were infested with hackers, who stole terabytes of data. So says a security service provider who nobody’s heard of—and who seems to have popped out of nowhere. It was Iran, alleges the dubitable company. And so the mainstream … Continue reading Citrix Systems Breached ‘for 10 Years by Iran,’ Claims Unknown Infosec Firm
A variant of the STOP ransomware family is downloading the Azorult infostealer onto victim’s machines as part of its infection process. Security researcher Michael Gillespie was the first to detect this malicious activity. While testing some of t… Continue reading STOP Ransomware Variant Installing Azorult Infostealer
Two smart car alarm systems suffered from critical security vulnerabilities that affected upwards of three million vehicles globally. Researchers at Pen Test Partners independently assessed the security of products developed by Viper and Pandora, two o… Continue reading Vulnerabilities in Two Smart Car Alarm Systems Affected 3M Vehicles