Cuba ransomware gang received more than $60 million in ransom payments related to attacks against 100 entities worldwide as of August 2022. The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware (aka COLDDRAW, Tropical Scorpius) have demanded over 145 million U.S. Dollars (USD) and received more than $60 million in ransom payments from over 100 victims worldwide […]
Redigo is a new Go-based malware employed in attacks against Redis servers affected by the CVE-2022-0543 vulnerability. Researchers from security firm AquaSec discovered a new Go-based malware that is used in a campaign targeting Redis servers. Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0543, in Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) servers. Redis (remote dictionary server) […]
Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly. Here are three of the […]
LastPass disclosed a new security breach, threat actors had access to its cloud storage using information stolen in the August 2022 breach. Password management solution LastPass disclosed a new security breach, the attackers had access to a third-party cloud storage service using information stolen in the August 2022 breach. The impacted cloud storage service is […]
Threat actors are exploiting interest in a popular TikTok challenge, dubbed Invisible Challenge, to trick users into downloading info-stealing malware. Threat actors are exploiting the popularity of a TikTok challenge, called Invisible Challenge, to trick users into downloading information-stealing malware, Checkmarx researchers warn. People participating in the Invisible Challenge have to apply a filter called Invisible […]
An alleged China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as UNC4191, used USB devices in attacks aimed at Philippines entities. Mandiant researchers spotted an alleged China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as UNC4191, leveraging USB devices as attack vectors in campaigns aimed at Philippines entities. This campaign has been active dates as far back as September 2021 and targeted public […]
Several Ukrainian organizations were hit by Russia-based RansomBoggs Ransomware in the last week, ESET reports. Researchers from ESET observed multiple attacks involving a new family of ransomware, tracked as RansomBoggs ransomware, against Ukrainian organizations. The security firm first detected the attacks on November 21 and immediately alerted the CERT US. The ransomware is written in […]
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The massive data breach suffered by Twitter that exposed emails and phone numbers of its customers may have impacted more than five million users. At the end of July, a threat actor leaked data of 5.4 million Twitter accounts that were obtained by exploiting a now-fixed vulnerability in the popular social media platform. The threat actor offered […]
Cybernews investigated a data sample available for sale containing up-to-date mobile phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users. Original post published by Cybernews: https://cybernews.com/news/whatsapp-data-leak/ On November 16, an actor posted an ad on a well-known hacking community forum, claiming they were selling a 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp user mobile numbers. The dataset […]