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The Phobos ransomware family is a notorious group of malicious software designed to encrypt files on a victim’s computer. It emerged in 2019 and has since been involved in numerous cyber attacks. This ransomware typically appends encrypted files with a Read More …
Cyber attacks by Russian government-funded groups on the resources run by the Ministry of Defense using phishing, distribution of remote code execution malware, and blocking of access to web resources have been recorded. “Last day, attacks on Ukraine’s government and Read More …
A financially motivated threat actor is targeting Mexican banks and cryptocurrency trading entities with custom packaged installers delivering a modified version of AllaKore RAT – an open-source remote access tool. Lures use Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) naming schemas and Read More …
A department in Veolia North America, a transnational company offering water, energy and waste recycling management services, suffered a ransomware attack which resulted in the theft of some personal data, and forced the company to take parts of its infrastructure Read More …
Cybercriminals claim they have stolen data from a water company’s IT systems. Southern Water, which has hundreds of thousands of customers in Kent, says it has detected suspicious activity and launched an investigation led by cybersecurity experts. But it says Read More …
Irish aircraft leasing giant AerCap is investigating a cybersecurity attack on its systems, but says that it suffered no financial loss as result of the hack. Claims surfaced online at the weekend that an organisation had hacked the Dublin-headquartered multinational’s Read More …
Security researchers have discovered billions of exposed records online, calling it the “mother of all breaches”. However, the dataset doesn’t seem to be from one single data breach, but more a compilation of multiple breaches. These sets are often created Read More …
Unit 42 researchers have been tracking the BianLian ransomware group, which has been in the top 10 of the most active groups based on leak site data they’ve gathered. From that leak site data, Unit 42 primarily observed activity affecting Read More …
Subway has allegedly suffered a data breach at the hands of none other than the notorious LockBit ransomware gang. According to a media report, the ransomware-as-a-service provider added the sandwich makers to its data leak site earlier this week after Read More …
The Australian government has used Magnitsky-style sanctions for the first time to punish Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over what it says is his role in the 2022 Medibank Private data breach. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil Read More …
