US sanctions hacker and company allegedly behind Treasury and telecom breaches
The China-based hackers allegedly responsible for breaches of the Treasury Department and at least nine telecommunications companies have been sanctioned by the U.S. government following new revelations about...
Python-Based Malware Powers RansomHub Ransomware to Exploit Network Flaws
Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an attack that involved a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain persistent access to compromised endpoints and...
Hackers Hide Malware in Images to Deploy VIP Keylogger and 0bj3ctivity Stealer
Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Ransomware
Threat actors have been observed concealing malicious code in images to deliver malware such as VIP Keylogger and 0bj3ctivity Stealer as part of separate...
Biotech firm settles class action lawsuit over ransomware attack for $7.5 million
A large biotech company decided to settle a class action lawsuit for $7.5 million after facing backlash for a ransomware attack that exposed the diagnostic test information and...
UK’s porn age checks to arrive in July, raising fears over security and privacy
The United Kingdom’s communications regulator Ofcom announced on Thursday that online pornography sites must by July verify that all of their users are adults or potentially face being...
Ransomware sanctions, software security among key points in new Biden executive order
Cybercrime, federal cybersecurity and securing commercial software are the focal points of an executive order that President Joe Biden issued Thursday in the waning days of his administration....
The High-Stakes Disconnect For ICS/OT Security
Why does ICS/OT need specific controls and its own cybersecurity budget today? Because treating ICS/OT security with an IT security playbook isn't just ineffective—it's high risk.
In the rapidly evolving...
DOJ deletes China-linked PlugX malware off more than 4,200 US computers
Malware used by Chinese state-backed hackers has been removed from thousands of U.S. computers in an operation launched by the FBI and Justice Department. U.S law enforcement...
University of Oklahoma isolates systems after ‘unusual activity’ on IT network
The University of Oklahoma said it is taking steps to address unusual cyber activity it discovered on its network. The school, which has more than 34,000 students,...
UN Security Council members meet on spyware for first time
Members of the U.N. Security Council for the first time gathered Tuesday to discuss the threat posed by commercial spyware at an informal meeting where a senior U.S....
