Internet Archive attackers email support users: “Your data is now in the hands of some random guy”

Those who hacked the Internet Archive haven’t gone away. Users of the Internet Archive who have submitted helpdesk tickets are reporting replies to the tickets from the hackers themselves. Internet Archive, most known for its Wayback Machine, is a digital Read More …

China’s three reports on Volt Typhoon prove US’ cyberattacks detectable: experts

China’s three reports on Volt Typhoon revealed the truth behind the systematic cyberattack activities of the US and demonstrated that such operations of the US are detectable, experts said. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) on Monday released Read More …

Finland’s NBI probes wave of bank cyber attacks

Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation has opened a preliminary probe on a series of cyber attacks on the country’s financial sector. Finnish banks have been targeted in cyber attacks in recent months. In particular, Nordea Bank has been hit by Read More …

Analysis of the Crypt Ghouls group: continuing the investigation into a series of attacks on Russia

Last December, Kaspersky researchers discovered a new group targeting Russian businesses and government agencies with ransomware. Further investigation into this group’s activity suggests a connection to other groups currently targeting Russia. Kaspersky researchers have seen overlaps not only in indicators Read More …

How Low Can You Go? An Analysis of 2023 Time-to-Exploit Trends

Mandiant analyzed 138 vulnerabilities that were disclosed in 2023 and that we tracked as exploited in the wild. Consistent with past analyses, the majority (97) of these vulnerabilities were exploited as zero-days (vulnerabilities exploited before patches are made available, excluding Read More …

Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024: Microsoft customers face more than 600 million cybercriminal and nation-state attacks every day

In the last year, the cyber threat landscape continued to become more dangerous and complex. The malign actors of the world are becoming better resourced and better prepared, with increasingly sophisticated tactics, techniques, and tools that challenge even the world’s Read More …

China again claims Volt Typhoon cyber-attack crew was invented by the US to discredit it

Chinese authorities have published another set of allegations that assert the Volt Typhoon cyber-crew is an invention of the US and its allies, and not a crew run by Beijing. Published on Monday in five languages, a document titled “Lie Read More …

Sri Lanka arrests over 230 Chinese in cybercrime raids

Sri Lankan police have arrested more than 230 Chinese men accused of targeting international banks in online scams, the foreign minister said on Tuesday (Oct 15), with help from security officials sent by Beijing. Vijitha Herath said police raids over Read More …

Fake attachment. Roundcube mail server attacks exploit CVE-2024-37383 vulnerability.

In September 2024, threat intelligence experts from the Positive Technologies Security Expert Center (PT ESC) discovered an email sent to a governmental organization belonging to a CIS country. Timestamps indicate that the email was sent back in June 2024. The Read More …

Whispers from the Dark Web Cave. Cyberthreats in the Middle East

The Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team analyzed cybersecurity threats coming from dark web cybercriminals who targeted businesses and governments in the Middle East in H1 2024. Our research highlights the most severe and pervasive threats, and identifies potential risks and Read More …