- DoppelPaymer ransomware group suspects identified
September 20, 2023
The German police in cooperation with the US Secret Service have executed search warrants against suspected members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group in Germany and Ukraine. In March of 2023 the German Regional Police and the Ukrainian National Police, with support from Europol, the Dutch Police, and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), apprehended ...
- China’s Ministry of State Security reveals US’ infiltration of Huawei traced back to 2009
September 20, 2023
The US’ infiltration of Huawei headquarters’ servers can be traced back to 2009, China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in an article released on Wednesday. The Chinese ministry disclosed despicable methods of cyber espionage adopted by US intelligence agencies, which include establishing cyberattack arsenals, coercing technology companies to cooperate, and distorting the truth to ...
- FBI and CISA Release Advisory on Snatch Ransomware
September 20, 2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint CSA to disseminate known ransomware IOCs and TTPs associated with the Snatch ransomware variant identified through FBI investigations as recently as June 1, 2023. Since mid-2021, Snatch threat actors have consistently evolved their tactics to take advantage of ...
- Georgia Cyber Center helps prepare groups for attacks
September 20, 2023
Earlier this year, a cyberattack crippled some Augusta city services for months. Now, the effects of the attack are still being dealt with. As the investigation into what happened continues, the focus turns to how to prevent these things from happening in the first place. 10 different agencies from across Georgia are participating in this year’s ...
- Australia: Pizza Hut says customer data breached in cyber hack
September 20, 2023
The personal details of pizza lovers across Australia have been compromised in a cyber attack on Pizza Hut. The popular fast-food chain, with 251 restaurants across the country, revealed it had been hacked in an email to customers on Wednesday. “In early September, we became aware of a cyber security incident where an unauthorised third party ...
- Cyber attack on International Criminal Court in The Hague; Hackers stole sensitive docs
September 20, 2023
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague fell victim to a cyber attack last week, the court confirmed in a statement after reporting by NOS. A source told the broadcaster that the hackers gained access to a large number of sensitive documents, but an ICC spokesperson would not confirm that. The spokesperson told NOS that ...
- New ShroudedSnooper actor targets telecommunications firms in the Middle East with novel Implants
September 19, 2023
Cisco Talos recently discovered a new malware family we’re calling “HTTPSnoop” being deployed against telecommunications providers in the Middle East. HTTPSnoop is a simple, yet effective, backdoor that consists of novel techniques to interface with Windows HTTP kernel drivers and devices to listen to incoming requests for specific HTTP(S) URLs and execute that content on the ...
- CISA Releases Four Industrial Control Systems Advisories
September 19, 2023
CISA released four Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on September 19, 2023. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-23-262-01 Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console ICSA-23-262-03 Omron Engineering Software Zip-Slip Read more… Source: U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Related: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
- Ransomware Attacks on Gaming Industry – A CISO Perspective
September 19, 2023
The gaming industry is experiencing a surge in cyber attacks because of its vast reservoirs of sensitive customer information, financial transactions, and interconnected operations. Zscaler’s ThreatLabz threat research team reported earlier this year that ransomware attacks had grown 37% overall year-over-year, with the average cost of an attack reaching a whopping $5.3M. The Department of Homeland ...
- Ransomware site claims to have stolen Auckland Transport data
September 19, 2023
A dark web ransomware site is claiming to have data stolen from Auckland Transport, a cyber threat analyst says. The transport agency was the victim of a cyber attack last week, which brought down the city’s ticket payment system. AT said no customer data has been compromised in the attack. A dark web ransomware site is ...
- Hackers who breached casino giants MGM, Caesars also hit 3 other firms, Okta says
September 19, 2023
Hackers who breached casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment in recent weeks also broke into the systems of three other companies in the manufacturing, retail, and technology space, a security executive familiar with the matter said. David Bradbury, chief security officer of the identity management company Okta, said five of the company’s clients, including ...