How a Resident Evil image leaked in a ransomware attack ended up in the...
We look at a bizarre unintended consequence arising from a ransomware attack on game developer Capcom last November.
Back in November, gaming giant Capcom suffered a ransomware attack. In...
Everyone’s an Expert: How to Empower Your Employees for Cybersecurity Success
May 01, 2024The Hacker NewsSecurity Awareness Training
There's a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security,...
Colonial Pipeline Paid Darkside Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom
By William Turton, Michael Riley, and Jennifer Jacobs
Payment came shortly after attack got underway last week FBI discourages organizations from paying ransom to hackers
Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European...
Another ransomware payment recovered by the Justice Department
The Justice Department announced it was able to forfeit ransomware payments made by health care organizations in Kansas and Colorado.
The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in...
BlackBasta is the latest ransomware to target ESXi virtual machines on Linux
BlackBasta, a newish ransomware group that is somehow linked to Conti, has a new Linux variant of its malware that targets VMware ESXi virtual machines.
BlackBasta, an alleged subdivision...
Cardiologist moonlighted as successful ransomware developer
Moises Luis Zagala, cardiologist by day, ransomware developer by night, has been charged by the US government for computer crimes.
The US has charged a 55-year-old French-Venezuelan cardiologist from...
Hacked WordPress Sites Abusing Visitors’ Browsers for Distributed Brute-Force Attacks
Mar 07, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Web Security
Threat actors are conducting brute-force attacks against WordPress sites by leveraging malicious JavaScript injections, new findings from Sucuri reveal.
The attacks, which take the form...
Detecting Windows-based Malware Through Better Visibility
Despite a plethora of available security solutions, more and more organizations fall victim to Ransomware and other threats. These continued threats aren't just an inconvenience that hurt businesses...
The ransomware ‘industry’ is becoming more commercial and professional than ever
by Adi Gaskell
Recently my wife’s hospital trust in the UK received a rather aggressive sounding email demanding large sums of money or the sender would release large quantities of patient...
Network Threats: A Step-by-Step Attack Demonstration
Follow this real-life network attack simulation, covering 6 steps from Initial Access to Data Exfiltration. See how attackers remain undetected with the simplest tools and why you need multiple...
