Major U.S. Pipeline Crippled in Ransomware Attack
Colonial Pipeline Company says it is the victim of a cyberattack that forced the major provider of liquid fuels to the East Coast to temporarily halted all pipeline operations. [...]
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iPhone Hack Allegedly Used to Spy on China’s Uyghurs
U.S. intelligence said that the Chaos iPhone remote takeover exploit was used against the minority ethnic group before Apple could patch the problem. [...]
Qualcomm Chip Bug Opens Android Fans to Eavesdropping
A malicious app can exploit the issue, which could affect up to 30 percent of Android phones. [...]
Ryuk Ransomware Attack Sprung by Frugal Student
The student opted for “free” software packed with a keylogger that grabbed credentials later used by "Totoro" to get into a biomolecular institute. [...]
New Crypto-Stealer ‘Panda’ Spread via Discord
PandaStealer is delivered in rigged Excel files masquerading as business quotes, bent on stealing victims' cryptocurrency and other info. [...]
Global Phishing Attacks Spawn Three New Malware Strains
The never-seen malware strains have "professionally coded sophistication" and were launched by a well-resourced APT using nearly 50 domains, one hijacked. [...]
Scripps Health Cyberattack Causes Widespread Hospital Outages
The San Diego-based hospital system diverted ambulances to other medical centers after a suspected ransomware attack. [...]
New Buer Malware Downloader Rewritten in E-Z Rust Language
It's coming in emails disguised as DHL Support shipping notices and is apparently getting prepped for leasing on the underground. [...]
PortDoor Espionage Malware Takes Aim at Russian Defense Sector
The stealthy backdoor is likely being used by Chinese APTs, researchers said. [...]
WeSteal: A Cryptocurrency-Stealing Tool That Does Just That
The developer of the WeSteal cryptocurrency stealer can’t be bothered with fancy talk: they say flat-out that it’s “the leading way to make money in 2021”. [...]
A Tale of Two Hacks: From SolarWinds to Microsoft Exchange
Oliver Tavakoli, CTO of Vectra AI, discusses the differences between the massive supply-chain hack and the Exchange zero-day attacks, and their legacy and ramifications for security professionals. [...]
Serious MacOS Vulnerability Patched
Apple just patched a MacOS vulnerability that bypassed malware checks. The flaw is akin to a front entrance that’s barred and bolted effectively, but with a cat door at the bottom that you can easily toss a bomb through. Apple mistakenly assumed that applications will always have certain …
Babuk Ransomware Gang Mulls Retirement
The RaaS operators have been posting, tweaking and taking down a goodbye note, saying that they'll be open-sourcing their data encryption malware for other crooks to use. [...]
Multi-Gov Task Force Plans to Take Down the Ransomware Economy
A coalition of 60 global entities (including the DoJ) has proposed a sweeping plan to hunt down and disrupt ransomware gangs by going after their financial operations. [...]
Anti-Vaxxer Hijacks QR Codes at COVID-19 Check-In Sites
The perp faces jail time, but the incident highlights the growing cyber-abuse of QR codes. [...]
DoppelPaymer Gang Leaks Files from Illinois AG After Ransom Negotiations Break Down
Information stolen in April 10 ransomware attack was posted on a dark web portal and includes private documents not published as part of public records. [...]
Microsoft Office SharePoint Targeted With High-Risk Phish, Ransomware Attacks
SharePoint servers are being picked at with high-risk, legitimate-looking, branded phish messages and preyed on by a ransomware gang using an old bug. [...]
Babuk Ransomware Gang Targets Washington D.C. Police
The RaaS developers thumbed their noses at police, saying “We find 0 day before you.” [...]
Actively exploited Mac 0-day neutered core OS security defenses
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When Apple released the latest version 11.3 for macOS on Monday, it didn't just introduce support for new features and optimizations. More importantly, the company fixed a zero-day vulnerability that hackers were actively exploiting to install malware without triggering core Mac security mechanisms, some …
Flubot Spyware Spreading Through Android Devices
The malware is spreading rapidly through ‘missed package delivery’ SMS texts, prompting urgent scam warnings from mobile carriers. [...]
Oscar-Bait, Literally: Hackers Abuse Nominated Films for Phishing, Malware
Judas and the Black Messiah may be a favorite for Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday, but it's a fave for cybercriminals too. [...]
Prometei Botnet Could Fire Up APT-Style Attacks
The malware is for now using exploits for the Microsoft Exchange "ProxyLogon" security bugs to install Monero-mining malware on targets. [...]
5 Fundamental But Effective IoT Device Security Controls
Matt Dunn, the associate managing director for cyber-risk at Kroll, discusses how to keep networks safe from insecure IoT devices. [...]
REvil’s Big Apple Ransomware Gambit Looks to Pay Off
The notorious cybercrime gang could make out whether or not Apple pays the $50 million ransom by May 1 as demanded. [...]
Mount Locker Ransomware Aggressively Changes Up Tactics
The ransomware is upping its danger quotient with new features while signaling a rebranding to "AstroLocker." [...]
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