Ransomware attacks increasingly target Vietnam’s financial sector

At a recent conference on digital finance, Le Van Tuan, Director of the Department of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications, said finance is a sector with a high ranking in digital transformation, but at the same Read More …

Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environments

Microsoft has observed the threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 launching a multi-staged attack where they compromised hybrid cloud environments and performed lateral movement from on-premises to cloud environment, leading to data exfiltration, credential theft, tampering, persistent backdoor access, and ransomware Read More …

Australia’s biggest medical imaging provider I-MED data breach exposes tens of thousands of patient files

Tens of thousands of patients from Australia’s biggest medical imaging provider I-MED have had swaths of sensitive health and personal information exposed in a data breach using details that have been public for a year. This information includes medical reports, Read More …

UK railway stations Wi-Fi affected by cyber attack

The wi-fi has been hacked at 19 UK railway stations to display a message about terror attacks. Network Rail confirmed that the wi-fi systems at stations including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley and Read More …

From 12 to 21: How Kaspersky discovered connections between the Twelve and BlackJack groups

While analyzing attacks on Russian organizations, Kaspersky team regularly encounters overlapping tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) among different cybercrime groups, and sometimes even shared tools. Kaspersky researchers recently discovered one such overlap: similar tools and tactics between two hacktivist groups Read More …

Ransomware Attackers Target Kansas Water Treatment Facility

On Sunday, a cyber attack on a water utility in Arkansas City, Kansas prompted its treatment facility to revert to manual operations. The city manager, Randy Frazer, confirmed that the water supply remains unaffected and safe, with no disruption to Read More …

Staying a Step Ahead: Mitigating the DPRK IT Worker Threat

Since 2022, Mandiant has tracked and reported on IT workers operating on behalf of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These workers pose as non-North Korean nationals to gain employment with organizations across a wide range of industries in Read More …

China accuses Taiwan-backed group of cyberattacks

The Ministry of State Security said a Taiwan military-backed hacking group has been carrying out cyberattacks against targets in China, urging people to report “anti-propaganda sabotage”. The ministry said since the beginning of this year, Anonymous 64 had sought to Read More …

Philippines: Department of Foreign Affairs concerned over data breach at passport printing unit

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines has announced that they’re really concerned over the data breach at APO Production Unit – a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in charge of printing passports. During a Senate finance subcommittee Read More …