Ransomware Group Darkside Demands 1 Million Dollar Ransoms
By Lawrence Abrams
A new ransomware operation named DarkSide began attacking organizations earlier this month with customized attacks that have already earned them million-dollar payouts.
Starting around August 10th, 2020, the new ransomware...
Iranian Group Tortoiseshell Launches New Wave of IMAPLoader Malware Attacks
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Oct 26, 2023NewsroomCyber Threat / Malware
The Iranian threat actor known as Tortoiseshell has been attributed to a new wave of watering hole attacks that are designed to deploy...
MobiFriends Dating App Breached – 3.5 Million Credentials Leaked
The messages, hashed passwords and usernames of 3.5 million clients of the dating application MobiFriends were posted and available to be purchased on an underground discussion.
The accreditations of 3.5...
New Ramsay Malware That Can Breach Air Gapped Networks
Researchers from cyber-security firm ESET announced today that they discovered a never-before-seen malware framework with advanced capabilities that are rarely seen today.
Named Ramsay, ESET says this malware toolkit appears...
Russian Wiper Malware Likely Behind Recent Cyberattack on Viasat KA-SAT Modems
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The cyberattack aimed at Viasat that temporarily knocked KA-SAT modems offline on February 24, 2022, the same day Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, is believed to have...
New Hacking Campaign Targeting Ukrainian Government with IcedID Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new wave of social engineering campaigns delivering IcedID malware and leveraging Zimbra exploits with the...
Chinese government hackers attack Russian companies for the first time
The hacker group APT31, known for numerous attacks on government agencies in different countries, attacked Russian companies for the first time. According to Positive Technologies, in the first half...
The Drop in Ransomware Attacks in 2024 and What it Means
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different...
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,...
