Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit the Sustainability Business division of the company on January 17th. BleepingComputer contacted Schneider Electric which […]
Medusa ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack against the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA). On January 23, 2023, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) suffered a ransomware attack. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a public transit agency in metropolitan Kansas City. It operates the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus […]
The Russian national malware developer Vladimir Dunaev was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the TrickBot operation. The Russian national Vladimir Dunaev (40) has been sentenced in the US to 64 months in prison for his role in the development and distribution of the TrickBot malware. Vladimir Dunaev was […]
A ransomware attack against the Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry disrupted the services of some Swedish government agencies and shops. The online services of multiple Swedish government agencies, universities, and commercial activities were disrupted by an Akira ransomware attack that hit the Finnish IT services and enterprise cloud hosting Tietoevry. Tietoevry is a Finnish multinational […]
Researchers warn of a spike in attacks exploiting a now-patched flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to deliver the Godzilla web shell. Trustwave researchers observed a surge in attacks exploiting a now-patched flaw in Apache ActiveMQ, in many cases aimed at delivering a malicious code that borrows the code from the open-source web shell Godzilla. Threat actors conceal […]
Researchers warned that pirated applications have been employed to deliver a backdoor to Apple macOS users. Jamf Threat Labs researchers warned that pirated applications have been utilized to distribute a backdoor to Apple macOS users. The researchers noticed that the apps appear similar to ZuRu malware, they allow operators to download and execute multiple payloads […]
The LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Subway, the American multinational fast food restaurant franchise. Subway IP LLC is an American multinational fast-food restaurant franchise that specializes in submarine sandwiches (subs), wraps, salads, and drinks. The Lockbit ransomware group added Subway to the list of victims on its Tor data leak site and threatened to leak […]
Ransomware groups claimed that they successfully targeted 4191 victims in 2023, Cybernews researchers report. According to the Ransomlooker tool, the number of ransomware attack victims increased by 128.17% compared to the previous year (2022), with 1837 additional incidents. Based on Ransomlooker, a free Cybernews tool for monitoring the dark web and other hidden areas of […]
Google warns that the Russia-linked threat actor COLDRIVER expands its targeting and is developing a custom malware. The ColdRiver APT (aka âSeaborgiumâ, “Callisto”, âStar Blizzardâ, âTA446â) is a Russian cyberespionage group that has been targeting government officials, military personnel, journalists and think tanks since at least 2015. In the past, the groupâs activity involved persistent phishing […]
Researchers devised a “lightweight method,” called iShutdown, to determine whether Apple iOS devices have been infected with spyware. Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have identified a “lightweight method,” called iShutdown, to identify the presence of spyware on Apple iOS devices. The method allow to discover stealthy and poweful surveillance software like NSO Group‘s Pegasus, Intellexa‘s Predator, QuaDream‘s Reign. The researchers focused on an […]