New Australian Law Requires Victims To Disclose Ransom Payments

Maybe some victims will decide not to pay ransom since they will have to disclose the payment anyway?  Jayant Chakravart reports: The Australian government’s proposed cybersecurity legislation passed both houses of the Parliament on Monday, forma… Continue reading New Australian Law Requires Victims To Disclose Ransom Payments

Cybercriminals used a gaming engine to create undetectable malware loader

Threat actors are using an ingenious new way for covertly delivering malware to a wide variety of operating systems and platforms: they have created a malware loader that uses Godot Engine, an open-source game engine. The loader – dubbed GodLoade… Continue reading Cybercriminals used a gaming engine to create undetectable malware loader

What’s up India? PixPirate is back and spreading via WhatsApp

Quick recap This blog post is the continuation of a previous blog regarding PixPirate malware. If you haven’t read the initial post, please take a couple of minutes to get caught up before diving into this additional content. As a reminder, PixPirate malware consists of two components: a downloader application and a droppee application, and […]

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Starbucks Shifts to Manual Processes After Contractor Ransomware Attack

Waqas reports: As the holiday season kicks off, a ransomware attack on Blue Yonder, the world’s leading supply chain management software provider, has disrupted operations for Starbucks and other retailers worldwide. The attack, reportedly, affected th… Continue reading Starbucks Shifts to Manual Processes After Contractor Ransomware Attack

UK: All outpatient appointments cancelled as Arrowe Park Hospital hit with ‘cyber attack’

Emma Dukes reports: Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust said the incident began on Monday evening (November 25), with staff members at the hospital telling LiverpoolWorld that a “cyber attack” had caused the computer systems to go down. The Trust… Continue reading UK: All outpatient appointments cancelled as Arrowe Park Hospital hit with ‘cyber attack’

UK: All outpatient appointments cancelled as Arrowe Park Hospital hit with ‘cyber attack’

Emma Dukes reports: Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust said the incident began on Monday evening (November 25), with staff members at the hospital telling LiverpoolWorld that a “cyber attack” had caused the computer systems to go down. The Trust… Continue reading UK: All outpatient appointments cancelled as Arrowe Park Hospital hit with ‘cyber attack’

Malware linked to Salt Typhoon used to hack telcos around the world

A report from Trend Micro details the highly sophisticated ways Salt Typhoon carries out its operations.

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