Researchers Uncover Cicada3301 Ransomware Operations and Its Affiliate Program
Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Network Security
Cybersecurity researchers have gleaned additional insights into a nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Cicada3301 after successfully gaining access to the group's affiliate panel on...
Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant
Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware
The Russian threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and...
Japan’s ruling political party hit by cyberattack from alleged pro-Russian hackers
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reported that a cyberattack temporarily disrupted its website earlier this week, coinciding with the start of the country’s general election campaign. ...
Insurance giant Globe Life facing extortion attempts after data theft from subsidiary
Insurance firm Globe Life is being extorted by hackers after data on more than 5,000 people was stolen from a subsidiary. The company told regulators at the U.S....
More than 5,000 arrested, thousands of websites disrupted in crackdown on illegal gambling during...
A global police crackdown in June and July against illegal sports gambling led to thousands of arrests and website shutdowns while also disrupting scam centers and their related...
Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool to Bypass Security and Hide Malicious Activity
Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware
Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of efforts to tamper endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions and...
Hackers target Ukraine’s potential conscripts with MeduzaStealer malware
Hackers have targeted the devices of Ukraine’s draft-aged men with MeduzaStealer malware spread through Telegram, researchers have found. MeduzaStealer was previously used by Russia-linked threat actors to...
‘Nationally significant’ cyberattacks are surging, warns the UK’s new cyber chief
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has “already responded to 50% more nationally significant incidents compared to last year,” its new chief executive announced on Wednesday....
More than two dozen countries have used internet outages to sway elections: report
Forty-three governments worldwide have attacked or killed citizens for their online speech and 25 have cut off internet access during election periods, metrics which contributed to an overall...
WordPress plugin Jetpack fixes nearly decade-old critical security flaw
The popular WordPress plugin Jetpack has released a critical security update, addressing a vulnerability that could have affected 27 million websites. The flaw was found in the...
