DoJ Recovers $5M Lost in BEC Fraud Against Workers’ Union
The union received a spoofed email that led to the loss of $6.4 million, much of it transferred to other accounts or to a cryptocurrency exchange.
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UK Software Firm Fined £3 Million Over Ransomware-Caused Data Breach
The UK ICO has fined Advanced Computer Software Group £3 million ($3.8 million) over a 2022 data breach resulting from a ransomware attack.
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Russia arrests three for allegedly creating Mamont malware, tied to over 300 cybercrimes
Russian authorities said they arrested three people and seized hardware in an operation against Mamont malware, which specializes in stealing money from Android device users.
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Signal downloads spike in the U.S. and Yemen amid government scandal
The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, communicated the plans for an attack on the Yemeni Houthis via a potentially unauthorized group chat on Signal. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added […]
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10 pesky Windows 11 24H2 bugs still haunting PCs despite several patches
Before diving into the Windows 11 2024 update, know that you may encounter some problems. Here’s the bug report now.
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Hackers Repurpose RansomHub’s EDRKillShifter in Medusa, BianLian, and Play Attacks
A new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware groups like Medusa, BianLian, and Play.
The connection stems from the use of a custom tool that’s designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, according to ESET. The EDR killing tool, dubbed EDRKillShifter, was first documented as used by RansomHub actors in
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How to protect your site from DDoS attacks – before it’s too late
DDoS attacks don’t take much technical expertise to launch these days. Defending against them is more complicated.
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Russian media, academia targeted in espionage campaign using Google Chrome zero-day exploit
“We have discovered and reported dozens of zero-day exploits actively used in attacks, but this particular exploit is certainly one of the most interesting we’ve encountered,” researchers from Kaspersky said in their analysis published Tuesday.
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Two Serbian journalists reportedly targeted with Pegasus spyware
Two investigative journalists in Serbia were targeted with advanced commercial spyware last month, Amnesty International said Thursday.
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The Importance of Allyship For Women in Cyber
Interview with Taylor Pyle, a Cybersecurity Engineer at Viasat on her experience with both cyber and mentorship.
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