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Emerging in early 2023, the Howling Scorpius ransomware group is the entity behind the Akira ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), which has consistently ranked in recent months among the top five most active ransomware groups. Its double extortion strategy significantly amplifies the threat Read More …
Recent months have seen a surge in mailings with lookalike email attachments in the form of a ZIP archive containing JScript scripts. The script files – disguised as requests and bids from potential customers or partners – bear names such Read More …
A ransomware attack on supply chain software giant Blue Yonder continues to cause disruption to the company’s customers, almost two weeks after the outage first began. In a brief update to its cybersecurity incident page on Sunday, Arizona-based Blue Yonder Read More …
In recent months, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) has uncovered some 200 efforts made by Iranian hackers to target Israeli civilians, the Shin Bet stated on Monday. The hacking was conducted via phishing attempts against various individuals, including Israeli Read More …
The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian national named Evgenii Ptitsyn with selling, operating, and distributing a ransomware variant known as “Phobos” during a four-year cybercriminal campaign that extorted at least $16 million from victims across the world. Read More …
Italian professional football club Bologna FC is allegedly a recent victim of the RansomHub cybercrime gang, according to the group’s dark web postings. The ransomware crims responsible for attacks on organizations including Planned Parenthood and Christie’s – the same crew thought Read More …
Sadiq Khan has admitted victims of a Transport for London (TfL) cyber attack may never get their money back. Tens of thousands of Londoners are feared to have been left out of pocket after hackers gained access to the travel authority’s Read More …
A cyber-attack crippled Dewan Farooque Motors Limited (DFML), corrupting key corporate data and crashing servers. The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) received notice of the incident on Friday. DFML told stakeholders that restoring its information systems and financial data, including information Read More …
Another background check company suffered a data breach; this time, more than 600,000 people were affected. It’s a minor breach compared with the 2.9 billion people hit by the National Public Data hack, but it’s still scary. The company in Read More …
In Q3 2024, the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center (PT ESC) TI Department discovered a series of attacks on Russian government agencies. PT ESC researchers were unable to establish any connection with known groups using the same techniques. The main goal Read More …
