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Cyber attackers prey on the African Union (AU), resulting in the unscheduled suspension of its systems. The Reporter got a copy of an internal memo that said an attack on the AU data center started last week, making services and Read More …
Blackbaud has agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges that it made misleading disclosures about a 2020 ransomware infection in which crooks stole more than a million files on around 13,000 of the cloud software slinger’s customers. According to Read More …
A Canadian engineering giant whose work involves critical military, power and transportation infrastructure across the country has been hit with a ransomware attack. Toronto-based Black & McDonald has so far refused to publicly comment on the cyberattack, while the Department Read More …
Threat actors linked to the IceFire ransomware operation now actively target Linux systems worldwide with a new dedicated encryptor. SentinelLabs security researchers found that the gang has breached the networks of several media and entertainment organizations around the world in Read More …
Ransomware has come a long way since the Internet’s pre-cryptocurrency days. The advent of cryptocurrency was an important turning point in the evolution of this cyberthreat, as malicious actors are now no longer confined to available local or regional payment options Read More …
The proliferation of cyber threat actors combined with an increase in remote working and greater digital interconnectedness is raising the risk, frequency and severity of cyberattacks.[1] Increasingly, cyber criminals are launching ransomware attacks and demanding payment in crypto. Cyberattacks related to Read More …
Fortinet has disclosed a “Critical” vulnerability impacting FortiOS and FortiProxy, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or perform denial of service (DoS) on the GUI of vulnerable devices using specially crafted requests. This buffer underflow vulnerability is Read More …
If you’re still using post-support DrayTek Vigor routers it may be time to junk them, or come up with some other workaround, as a cunning malware variant is setting up shop in the kit. The operators behind the Hiatus malware Read More …
The Emotet malware operation is again spamming malicious emails as of Tuesday morning after a three-month break, rebuilding its network and infecting devices worldwide. Emotet is a notorious malware distributed through email containing malicious Microsoft Word and Excel document attachments. Read More …
On 28 February 2023, the German Regional Police (Landeskriminalamt Nordrhein-Westfalen) and the Ukrainian National Police (Націона́льна полі́ція Украї́ни), with support from Europol, the Dutch Police (Politie) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, targeted suspected core members of the Read More …
