‘White Rabbit’ Ransomware May Be FIN8 Tool
It’s a double-extortion play that uses the command-line password ‘KissMe’ to hide its nasty acts and adorns its ransom note with cutesy ASCII bunny art.
A new ransomware family, White...
Bugs in 16 popular URL parser libraries could be exploited by hackers
Cybercriminals and hackers are constantly probing and testing defenses in order to try and find a way into systems, from which they can wreak havoc. But it’s not just...
Researchers discovered a vulnerability that can unlock doors and turnstiles
Positive Technologies researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in IDEMIA biometric identification devices. By exploiting the flaw, attackers can unlock doors and turnstiles.
IDEMIA biometric identification devices are used in...
Microsoft to buy Activision for $68.7 billion in gaming push
Microsoft announced it was acquiring "Call of Duty" videogame maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash, the biggest deal in the sector that would help the Xbox maker...
Europol shuts down VPNLab.net
Law enforcement authorities have seized or disrupted the 15 servers that hosted VPNLab.net’s service, used by cybercriminals to distribute malware and deploy ransomware.
Investigators identified more than one hundred businesses...
Tech sector embraces public-private collaboration on open-source software security
Hoping to foster improved security of open-source software, the White House hosted a meeting last week with some of the largest public and private users and maintainers of open-source...
Multichain asks users to revoke approvals amid ‘critical vulnerability’
Cross-chain router protocol Multichain (formerly Anyswap) urges users to revoke approvals for six tokens to avoid loss due to a “critical vulnerability” that is currently being exploited by malicious...
