The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to pay a $350,000 ransom to Russian cybercriminals after a cyberattack shut down county services. The decision was made in an emergency meeting due to the deadline set by the hackers.
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Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, a Ukrainian cybercriminal, pleaded guilty to leading the Zeus and IcedID malware groups, involved in stealing millions of dollars and attacking a major hospital with ransomware.
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One of the worst hacks in history demonstrated that any online service must force its users to adopt at least two-factor authentication. This must be applied everywhere ASAP as a public safety measure.
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Tel Aviv startup raises $8 million in Series A funding to help developers add secure access approval flows to applications.
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Multiple security flaws, including actively exploited vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the Integrity Checker Tool, have been discovered, highlighting the need for enhanced visibility and validation of digital supply chains in enterprise products.
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The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on the leaders of the AlphV ransomware group, with an additional $5 million for details leading to the arrest of those involved in attacks.
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Three vulnerabilities in CU Solutions Group CMS exposed 275 credit unions to credential theft, account takeover.
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A massive database leak from Zenlayer, a global network service provider, exposed 384,658,212 records, including sensitive customer data and internal operations logs, without basic password protection.
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Organizations using versions prior to v7.75 of the web application are urged to upgrade, and all organizations using this CMS should enable multi-factor authentication immediately to prevent potential breaches.
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U.S. law enforcement disrupted a criminal botnet, “Moobot,” which Russian military hackers had repurposed for global cyberespionage, leading to the FBI obtaining a warrant to modify infected routers and shut down the botnet.
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