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KashmirBlack, a new botnet in the threat landscape that rapidly grows

Security experts spotted a new botnet, tracked as KashmirBlack botnet, that likely infected hundreds of thousands of websites since November…

5 years ago

Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo suffered a shocking security breach

Private Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo suffered a security breach, hackers are now demanding ransom to avoid the leak of sensitive…

5 years ago

Ransomware attack disabled Georgia County Election database

A ransomware attack recently hit Georgia county government and reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures. A ransomware…

5 years ago

COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer suffers a data breach

Dr. Reddy’s, the Indian contractor for Russia’s “Sputinik V” COVID-19 vaccine was hit with a cyber-attack that forced the company…

5 years ago

Is the Abaddon RAT the first malware using Discord as C&C?

Abaddon is the first RAT that uses the freeware instant messaging and VoIP app and digital distribution platform Discord as…

5 years ago

Security Affairs newsletter Round 286

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for…

5 years ago

New Emotet attacks use a new template urging recipients to upgrade Microsoft Word

Emotet operators have started using a new template this week that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message urging a…

5 years ago

Microsoft Teams phishing campaign targeted up to 50,000 Office 365 users

Experts warn of a phishing campaign that already targeted up to 50,000 Office 365 users with a fake automated message…

5 years ago

Boyne Resorts ski and golf resort operator hit with WastedLocker ransomware

The systems at the US-based ski and golf resort operator were infected with the WastedLocker ransomware, the incident impacted reservation…

5 years ago

US Treasury imposes sanctions on a Russian research institute behind Triton malware

US Treasury Department announced sanctions against Russia's Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics behind Triton malware. The US…

5 years ago

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