The US DoJ seized two domains used by APT29 group in recent attacks impersonating the U.S. USAID to spread malware. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have seized two domains used by the Russia-linked APT29 group in spear-phishing attacks that targeted government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and NGOs. Russia-linked […]
White House spokeswoman speculates threat actors behind the JBS ransomware attack have a Russian origin. The American food processing giant JBS Foods, the worldâs largest processor of fresh beef, was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack. The cyberattack impacted multiple production plants of the company worldwide, including facilities located […]
Researchers spotted a new piece of ransomware named Epsilon Red that was employed at least in an attack against a US company. Researchers from Sophos spotted a new piece of ransomware, named Epsilon Red, that infected at least one organization in the hospitality sector in the United States. The name Epsilon Red comes from an […]
The American food processing company and meat producer JBS Foods was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack. The American food processing giant JBS Foods, the world’s largest processor of fresh beef, was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack. The cyberattack impacted multiple production plants […]
The popular Russian hacker Pavel Sitnikov was arrested by Russian authorities on charges of distributing malware via his Telegram channel. Pavel Sitnikov, a prominent figure of the hacking underground, was arrested earlier this month by Russian authorities on charges of distributing malware via his Freedom F0x Telegram channel. The Russian hacker is a member of […]
The Swedish Public Health Agency has shut down the country’s infectious diseases database, SmiNet, last week after multiple hacking attempts. The Swedish Public Health Agency was forced to shut down its infectious diseases database, named SmiNet, in response to a series of hacking attempts. The Swedish Agency cannot report complete data from Wednesday at 4 […]
Denmarkâs foreign secret service allowed the US NSA to spy on European politicians through a Danish telecommunications hub. Journalists from Danish broadcaster DR recently received a document titled the Dunhammer Report, which included the findings of an investigation conducted by the Danish authorities on the spying operation. DR shared the report with other news agencies across Europe, […]
A security researcher discovered a bug in PatchGuard Windows security feature that can allow loading unsigned malicious code into the Windows kernel. Japanese researcher Kento Oki has discovered a bug in PatchGuard that could be exploited by an attacker to load unsigned malicious code into the Windows operating system kernel. The PatchGuard, also known as […]
Hackers are attempting to exploit the return to the “new normal” after the governments are removing restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19. The number of COVID-19 infections are decreasing in many countries and some governments are reducing the restrictions for their citizens. Workers are going back to offices after months of remote working and crooks […]
Interpol has intercepted $83 million in illicit funds transferred from victims to the accounts used by crooks. An operation conducted by Interpol, codenamed HAECHI-I, conducted by more than 40 officers in the Asia Pacific region over six months period allowed to intercept a total of USD 83 million in illicit funds transferred from victims to […]