Meanwhile, the hacker group DarkSide said a statement that its goal is “to make money, and not creating problems for society”. Source: Read More (Latest topics for ZDNet in Security)
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[ZDNet] What is ransomware? Everything you need to know about one of the biggest menaces on the web
Updated: Everything you need to know about ransomware: how it started, why it’s booming, how to protect against it. Source: Read More (Latest topics for ZDNet in Security)
[BleepingComputer] US and Australia warn of escalating Avaddon ransomware attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations from an extensive array of sectors in the US and worldwide. […] Source: Read More (BleepingComputer)
[SecurityWeek] Ransomware Gangs Get More Aggressive Against Law Enforcement
Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime. Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St. Louis, and were demanding $6,000 of […]
[SecurityWeek] Diplomatic Entities Targeted with New ‘Moriya’ Windows Rootkit
Researchers at anti-malware vendor Kaspersky are documenting a new, previously unknown Windows rootkit being used in the toolkit of an APT actor currently targetings diplomatic entities in Asia and Africa. read more Source: Read More (SecurityWeek RSS Feed)
[BleepingComputer] DarkSide ransomware will now vet targets after pipeline cyberattack
The DarkSide ransomware gang posted a new “press release” today stating that they are apolitical and will vet all targets before they are attacked. […] Source: Read More (BleepingComputer)
[SecurityWeek] Four Eastern Europeans Admit in U.S. Court to Providing Bulletproof Hosting
Four individuals from Eastern Europe have pleaded guilty in a United States court to their roles in a RICO conspiracy. Between 2008 and 2015, the four individuals provided “bulletproof hosting” services that threat actors employed for cyberattacks on entities in the United States. read more Source: Read More (SecurityWeek RSS Feed)
[SecurityWeek] Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 16 Deals Announced May 1-9, 2021
A total of 16 cybersecurity-related acquisitions were announced in the first part of May 2021 (May 1-9). read more Source: Read More (SecurityWeek RSS Feed)
[SecurityWeek] The Benefits of Cloud Services Far Outweigh On-Premises in 2021
The pandemic, among other variables, has greatly accelerated cloud adoption for many organizations in 2021. read more Source: Read More (SecurityWeek RSS Feed)
[SecurityWeek] Twilio, HashiCorp Among Codecov Supply Chain Hack Victims
The massive blast radius from the Codecov supply chain attack remains shrouded in mystery as security teams continue to assess the fallout from the breach but a handful of victims are starting to publicly acknowledge possible exposure of sensitive developer secrets. read more Source: Read More (SecurityWeek RSS Feed)