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Over the past several years, the cryptocurrency market has considerably expanded, gaining the interest of investors and threat actors. Cryptocurrency itself has been used by cybercriminals for their operations, notably for ransom payment in ransomware attacks, but Microsoft researchers have Read More …
In this final installation of Trend Micro three-part blog series, Trend Micro researchers lay out countermeasures that enterprises can do to protect their machines. They’ll also discuss their responsible disclosure as well as the feedback they got from the vendors Read More …
A suspected Chinese-based threat actor was in the IT system of Amnesty International Canada for 17 months before being detected, according to the head of the non-profit group. The Canadian branch of the human rights organization said in a news Read More …
Four men suspected of plotting to commit wire fraud and identity theft have been arrested and now face extradition to America. It is alleged they conspired to break into US companies’ servers, steal people’s personally identifiable information (PII), use that Read More …
VTB’s technical infrastructure is currently under a major cyberattack from abroad. The bank’s customers may face temporary problems when using the application and the web version of VTB online due to the measures in tackling the attack that are in Read More …
Cybercriminals infected the city’s IT systems with ransomware. Residents are unable to make appointments for public affairs. Antwerp’s police and museums are partially offline. The attack took place on the night of December 5-6. A city spokesperson told De Standaard Read More …
Somewhere out there, a botnet operator is kicking themselves and probably hoping no one noticed the typo they transmitted in a command that crashed their whole operation. Unfortunately for the typographically-challenged botnetter, it happened on the internet, so someone knows: Read More …
Compromised Android platform certificate keys from device makers including Samsung, LG and Mediatek are being used to sign malware and deploy spyware, among other software nasties. Googler Łukasz Siewierski found and reported the security issue and it’s a doozy that Read More …
A hospital complex in Versailles, near Paris, had to cancel operations and transfer some patients after being hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, France’s health ministry said. The Hospital Centre of Versailles – which consists of Andre-Mignot Hospital, Richaud Read More …
