BlackCat ransomware shuts down in exit scam, blames the "feds"
The BlackCat ransomware gang is pulling an exit scam, trying to shut down and run off with affiliates' money by pretending the FBI seized their site and infrastructure. [...]
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Exploit available for new critical TeamCity auth bypass bug, patch now
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-27198) in the TeamCity On-Premises CI/CD solution from JetBrains can let a remote unauthenticated attacker take control of the server with administrative permissions. [...]
BlackCat ransomware turns off servers amid claim they stole $22 million ransom
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has shut down its servers amid claims that they scammed the affiliate responsible for the attack on Optum, the operator of the Change Healthcare platform, of $22 million. [...]
LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin
The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets associated with the operation. [...]
Turla hackers backdoor NGOs with new TinyTurla-NG malware
Security researchers have identified and analyzed new malware they call TinyTurla-NG and TurlaPower-NG used by the Russian hacker group Turla to maintain access to a target's network and to steal sensitive data. [...]
LockBit claims ransomware attack on Fulton County, Georgia
The LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind the recent cyberattack on Fulton County, Georgia, and is threatening to publish "confidential" documents if a ransom is not paid. [...]
Researchers link 3AM ransomware to Conti, Royal cybercrime gangs
Security researchers analyzing the activity of the recently emerged 3AM ransomware operation uncovered close connections with infamous groups, such as the Conti syndicate and the Royal ransomware gang. [...]
Over 20,000 vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers exposed to attacks
Tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange email servers in Europe, the U.S., and Asia exposed on the public internet are vulnerable to remote code execution flaws. [...]
Russian hackers use Ngrok feature and WinRAR exploit to attack embassies
After Sandworm and APT28 (known as Fancy Bear), another state-sponsored Russian hacker group, APT29, is leveraging the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR for cyberattacks. [...]
Ransomware gang files SEC complaint over victim’s undisclosed breach
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation has taken extortion to a new level by filing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against one of their alleged victims for not complying with the four-day rule to disclose a cyberattack. [...]
New Samsung data breach impacts UK store customers
Samsung Electronics is notifying some of its customers of a data breach that exposed their personal information to an unauthorized individual. [...]
Samsung hit by new data breach impacting UK store customers
Samsung Electronics is notifying some of its customers of a data breach that exposed their personal information to an unauthorized individual. [...]
LockBit ransomware leaks gigabytes of Boeing data
The LockBit ransomware gang published data stolen from Boeing, one of the largest aerospace companies that services commercial airplanes and defense systems. [...]
Russian hackers switch to LOTL technique to cause power outage
Russian state hackers have evolved their methods for breaching industrial control systems by adopting living-off-the-land techniques that enable reaching the final stage of the attack quicker and with less resources [...]
Massive cybercrime URL shortening service uncovered via DNS data
A threat actor that security researchers call Prolific Puma has been providing link shortening services to cybercriminals for at least four years while keeping a sufficiently low profile to operate undetected. [...]
Exploit released for critical Cisco IOS XE flaw, many hosts still hacked
Public exploit code is now available for the critical Cisco IOS XE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198 that was leveraged as a zero-day to hack tens of thousands of devices. [...]
Microsoft: Octo Tempest is one of the most dangerous financial hacking groups
Microsoft has published a detailed profile of a native English-speaking threat actor with advanced social engineering capabilities it tracks as Octo Tempest, that targets companies in data extortion and ransomware attacks. [...]
University of Michigan employee, student data stolen in cyberattack
The University of Michigan says in a statement today that they suffered a data breach after hackers broke into its network in August and accessed systems with information belonging to students, applicants, alumni, donors, employees, patients, and research study participants. [...]
Cisco patches IOS XE zero-days used to hack over 50,000 devices
Cisco has addressed the two vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273) that hackers exploited to compromise tens of thousands of IOS XE devices over the past week. [...]
International Criminal Court systems breached for cyber espionage
The International Criminal Court provided additional information about the cyberattack five weeks ago, saying that it was a targeted operation for espionage purposes. [...]
Over 40,000 Cisco IOS XE devices infected with backdoor using zero-day
More than 40,000 Cisco devices running the IOS XE operating system have been compromised after hackers exploited a recently disclosed maximum severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. [...]
Ukrainian activists hack Trigona ransomware gang, wipe servers
A group of cyber activists under the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance banner has hacked the servers of the Trigona ransomware gang and wiped them clean after copying all the information available. [...]
Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password
Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks on enterprise networks. [...]
FBI shares AvosLocker ransomware technical details, defense tips
The U.S. government has updated the list of tools AvosLocker ransomware affiliates use in attacks to include open-source utilities along with custom PowerShell, and batch scripts. [...]
Fake Bitwarden sites push new ZenRAT password-stealing malware
Fake Bitwarden sites are pushing installers purportedly for the open-source password manager that carry a new password-stealing malware that security researchers call ZenRAT. [...]
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