Gigabyte Allegedly Hit by AvosLocker Ransomware
If AvosLocker stole Gigabyte’s master keys, threat actors could force hardware to download fake drivers or BIOS updates in a supply-chain attack a la SolarWinds.
The AvosLocker ransomware gang...
TA551 Shifts Tactics to Install Sliver Red-Teaming Tool
A new email campaign from the threat group uses the attack-simulation framework in a likely leadup to ransomware deployment.
The criminal threat group known as TA551 has added the Sliver...
Macs Still Targeted Mostly With Adware, Less With Malware
Apple Macs are not immune to malicious attacks, but outside of some major nation-state efforts, bad actors continue to use adware as the method of choice to make money...
Two Eastern Europeans Sentenced for Providing Bulletproof Hosting to Cyber Criminals
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Two Eastern European nationals have been sentenced in the U.S. for offering "bulletproof hosting" services to cybercriminals, who used the technical infrastructure to distribute malware and attack...
Why is Cybersecurity Failing Against Ransomware?
Hardly a week goes by without another major company falling victim to a ransomware attack. Nate Warfield, CTO at Prevailion, discusses the immense challenges in changing that status quo.
Yes,...
U.S. Ban on Sales of Cyberattack Tools Is Anemic, Experts Warn
Meanwhile, Zerodium’s quest to buy VPN exploits is problematic, researchers said.
The launch of a standing offer to pay for Windows virtual private network (VPN) software zero-day exploits came to...
‘Bulletproof’ hosting operators sentenced for role in aiding spread of Zeus malware, which stole...
Written by Tim Starks Oct 21, 2021 |...
