- DDoS attack takes down EXMO cryptocurrency exchange servers
February 15, 2021
The servers of British cryptocurrency exchange EXMO were taken offline temporarily after being targeted in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. “We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack on our platform,” the exchange said in a notification published earlier today. “Please note that the EXMO exchange website is now under the DDoS attack. The servers are temporarily unavailable.” In ...
- Egregor ransomware members arrested by Ukrainian, French police
February 14, 2021
A joint operation between French and Ukrainian law enforcement has reportedly led to the arrests of several members of the Egregor ransomware operation in Ukraine. As reported first by France Inter, on Tuesday, law enforcement made the arrests after French authorities could trace ransom payments to individuals located in Ukraine. The arrested individuals are thought to be ...
- Leading Canadian rental car company hit by DarkSide ransomware
February 13, 2021
Canadian Discount Car and Truck Rentals has been hit with a DarkSide ransomware attack where the hackers claim to have stolen 120GB of data. Discount Car and Truck Rentals is a leading Canadian car and truck rental company with 300 locations throughout Canada. Enterprise Holdings’ Canadian subsidiary acquired the company in 2020. This month, the car rental ...
- Avaddon ransomware fixes flaw allowing free decryption
February 11, 2021
The Avaddon ransomware gang has fixed a bug that let victims recover their files without paying the ransom. The flaw came to light after a security researcher exploited it to create a decryptor. On Tuesday, Javier Yuste, a Ph.D. student at Rey Juan Carlos University, published a decryptor for the Avaddon Ransomware on his GitHub page ...
- British cyber gang ‘stole large amounts from US sports and music stars after accessing their phones’
February 10, 2021
Eight Britons have been arrested for hacking into the phones of US celebrities to steal money and personal information – even posing as them online. Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said sports stars, musicians and their families had been targeted by the scam in which criminals gain access to their victim’s phones or accounts. This allowed them ...
- Web hosting provider shuts down after cyberattack
February 9, 2021
A web hosting company named No Support Linux Hosting announced today it was shutting down after a hacker breached its internal systems and compromised its entire operation. According to a message posted on its official site , the company said it was breached on Monday, February 8. The hacker appears to have “compromised” the company’s entire ...
- Billions of Passwords Offered for $2 in Cyber-Underground
February 8, 2021
A “compilation of many breaches” – COMB for short – has been leaked on the cyber-underground, according to researchers. The so-called COMB contains a staggering 3.27 billion unique combinations of cleartext email addresses and passwords. The trove is an aggregate database that brings together older stolen data from breaches past – including credentials from Netflix, LinkedIn, ...
- Eletrobras, Copel energy companies hit by ransomware attacks
February 5, 2021
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Eletrobras) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), two major electric utilities companies in Brazil have announced that they suffered ransomware attacks over the past week. State-controlled, both are key players in the country. Copel being the largest in the state of Paraná while Eletrobras is the largest power utility company in Latin America ...
- The State Of Ransomware, 2020’s Catch-22
February 3, 2021
A ransomware infection can put organizations in difficult situations. The damage that WannaCry and Petya have caused has made people more wary, leading to stricter and more consistent security measures against a constant threat. Developments in ransomware over the past year have made dealing with ransomware not only difficult but also a delicate matter. Aside ...
- Magento Web Skimmers Piggyback in Ongoing Costway Website Compromise
February 2, 2021
Two web skimmers have been discovered on the payment webpages of Costway, one of the top retailers in North America and Europe, which sells appliances, furniture and more. The skimmers are targeting consumers’ credit-card payment details. In a twist, researchers say one of these web skimmers is piggybacking on top of the other, to take over ...