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A new data wiper malware has been observed deployed against an unnamed Ukrainian government network, a day after destructive cyber attacks struck multiple entities in the country preceding the start of Russia’s military invasion. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET dubbed the new malware “IsaacWiper,” which it said was detected on February 24 in an organization that […]
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Suex for helping facilitate and launder transactions from at least eight ransomware variants as part of the government’s efforts to crack down on a surge in ransomware incidents and make it difficult for bad actors to profit from such attacks using digital currencies. […]
Global IT consultancy giant Accenture has become the latest company to be hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to a post made by the operators on their dark web portal, likely filling a void left in the wake of DarkSide and REvil shutdown. “These people are beyond privacy and security. I really hope that […]
Threat actors behind the notorious REvil cybercrime operation appear to have pushed ransomware via an update for Kaseya’s IT management software, hitting around 40 customers worldwide, in what’s an instance of a widespread supply-chain ransomware attack. “Beginning around mid-day (EST/US) on Friday, July 2, 2021, Kaseya’s Incident Response team learned of a potential security incident […]
A new variant of Vega ransomware family, dubbed Zeppelin, has recently been spotted in the wild targeting technology and healthcare companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. However, if you reside in Russia or some other ex-USSR countries like Ukraine, Belorussia, and Kazakhstan, breathe a sigh of relief, as the ransomware terminates its operations […]
Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state government of Louisiana. The state government of Louisiana was hit by a large-scale coordinated ransomware attack yesterday, which forced the state to take several state agency servers offline, including government websites, email […]
Hackers are going crazy with malware campaigns of ransomware, screen lockers, remote access trojan that use political figures to attract victims, according to Cisco Talos. While the US President Donald Trump is the popular demand, security researchers say that Hillary Clinton and Russian President Vladimir Putin are also being used as a decoy. Despite political […]
Everis, one of the largest IT consulting companies in Spain, suffered a targeted ransomware attack on Monday, forcing the company to shut down all its computer systems until the issue gets resolved completely. Ransomware is a computer virus that encrypts files on an infected system until a ransom is paid. According to several local media, […]
Yesterday, some residents of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa, were left without electricity after the city’s power company got attacked by a ransomware virus. City Power, the company responsible for powering South Africa’s financial capital Johannesburg, confirmed Thursday on Twitter that it had been hit by a Ransomware virus that had encrypted all […]
Security researchers at Microsoft have released details of a new widespread campaign distributing an infamous piece of fileless malware that was primarily being found targeting European and Brazilian users earlier this year. Dubbed Astaroth, the malware trojan has been making the rounds since at least 2017 and designed to steal users’ sensitive information like their […]
The Antivirus Company Avast issued an alert on Monday about the spread of a virus that attempts to infect Brazilians smartphones and steal consumers’ banking data. The malware is called WannaHydra, which has the capabilities to hijack information, collect call logs, access contacts and take photos from the infected device. According to Avast, the virus […]
In the last two weeks, Florida has paid more than $1.1 million in bitcoin to cybercriminals to recover encrypted files from two separate ransomware attacks—one against Riviera Beach and the other against Lake City. Lake City, a city in northern Florida, agreed on Monday to pay hackers 42 Bitcoin (equivalent to $573,300 at the current […]
Any person who has ever used a computer has probably heard the term “malware.” It is everywhere, and the general consensus is that we have to be careful and protect ourselves from it. But what is the malware definition? What is it and why are people afraid of it? The first thing you have to […]
Did you patronize one of the Rally’s food joints and Checkers Drive-In restaurants since December 2015? Then this news is for you: The two drive-through food chains with 100+ branches in the United States had 15% of their cash registers infected by POS malware since late 2015. Customer information was harvested by the malware, with […]
Tax Accounting Firm Wolters Kluwer, valued at $4.8 billion is currently suffering a severe malware attack that forced the company to take down their tax returns database since May 6, 2019. A huge portion of the company’s clients are Fortune 500 companies (93%), U.S. banks (90%) and accounting firms (number undisclosed). As a host of […]
Dharma Ransomware is out on the loose and is evolving by the minute. The latest report from Trend Micro has spotted instances of Dharma Ransomware encrypting files by distracting users with an antivirus installation. Dharma ransomware is a version of Crysis, which is another dangerous malware. Dharma encrypts user files using Asymmetric Cryptography. It is […]
Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware. As suspected, a recently-disclosed critical vulnerability in the widely used Oracle WebLogic Server has now been spotted actively being exploited to distribute a never-before-seen ransomware […]
Remember the CCleaner hack? CCleaner hack was one of the largest supply chain attacks that infected more than 2.3 million users with a backdoored version of the software in September 2017. Security researchers today revealed another massive supply chain attack that compromised over 1 million computers manufactured by Taiwan-based tech giant ASUS. A group of […]
Adult websites have been prone to various malware activities and cyber threats, and a new research report by Kaspersky Lab further sheds light on the trend of malware attacks on porn sites in 2018. According to the survey, the use of popular porn tags is in full swing by cybercriminals, with around 87,227 unique users […]
Discussing the different stages of web malware attack, explaining how the malware makes its entry, how it gets distributed and then the other stages, namely exploit, infection and the execution. Protect yourself from web malware attacks. Also, Reads Malware Attack Using Google Cloud Computing Malware Attack Would Increase in 2018, Says Report
Threat actors using Google computing platform (GCP) to deliver the malware through malicious PDF files. The attack targeting governments and financial firms worldwide. According to Netskope Threat Research Labs detected the targeted based on its 42 customers instances and likely the attacks to be launched by the infamous hacking group Cobalt Strike. Last year Cybercriminals […]