The largest hospital in New Jersey announced on Friday that a ransomware attack last week disrupted its network and that it paid a ransom. The largest hospital in New Jersey, the Hackensack Meridian Health, was the victim of a ransomware attack last week that disrupted its network, the IT staff decided to pay the ransom […]
A malvertising campaign that involved more than 100 publisher websites targeted iPhone users to deliver the Smart Krampus-3PC Malware. According to The Media Trust’s Digital Security & Operations (DSO) team, iPhone users have been targeted by a malvertising campaign that has impacted more than 100 publisher websites, including online newspapers and international weekly news magazines. […]
The city of New Orleans is the last victim of a string of ransomware attacks that hit major American cities, including Atlanta and Baltimore. New Orleans officials announced in a press conference that the city was hit by a ransomware attack, the incident was discovered in the morning of December 13, 2019. The IT staff […]
VISA is warning of ongoing targeted cyber attacks conducted by crooks on point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants. According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack. Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) reported that at least three attacks took place this summer, crooks […]
Experts found a new variant of the Vega ransomware, dubbed Zeppelin, targeting technology and healthcare companies across Europe, the US, and Canada. Experts from BlackBerry Cylance found a new variant of the Vega RaaS, dubbed Zeppelin, that was recently involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Zeppelin was […]
Emsisoft warns that a bug in the decrypter app of the Ryuk ransomware could damage large files making it impossible to decrypt them. Experts from Antivirus maker Emsisoft discovered a bug in the decrypter app of the infamous Ryuk ransomware. The app is provided by Ryuk operators to victims to recover their files once they […]
Researchers discovered a new Python-based RAT dubbed PyXie that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. Experts at BlackBerry Cylance have spotted a new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. PyXie has been first observed in the wild in 2018, […]
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US DoJ charged two Russian citizens for deploying the Dridex malware and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged Russian citizens Maksim V. (32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan, and for their involvement in international bank fraud […]
Russia-linked Gamaredon cyberespionage group has been targeting Ukrainian targets, including diplomats, government and military officials. Russia linked APT group tracked as Gamaredon has been targeting several Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement. The Gamaredon attacks against Ukraine don’t seem to have stopped. In June malware researchers from Cybaze-Yoroi spotted a new suspicious […]