How a little-known tool is sweeping the real estate industry by giving instant access...
When Florida real estate professional Susan Hicks discovered the app Forewarn over a year ago, she was shocked to learn that for a service costing about $20 a...
Scattered Spider Adopts RansomHub and Qilin Ransomware for Cyber Attacks
Jul 17, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Ransomware
The infamous cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider has incorporated ransomware strains such as RansomHub and Qilin into its arsenal, Microsoft has revealed.
Scattered Spider is...
FIN7 Group Advertises Security-Bypassing Tool on Dark Web Forums
The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed using multiple pseudonyms across several underground forums to likely advertise a tool known to be used by ransomware...
Attacks on Israeli orgs ‘more than doubled’ since October 7, cyber researcher says
Israeli organizations have seen a "dramatic increase" in cyberattacks since the October 7 terrorist attack, with some organizations experiencing a constant bombardment of intrusion attempts, according to military...
Russia-linked FIN7 hackers sell their security evasion tool to other groups on darknet
A notorious cybercriminal group known as FIN7 advertises its custom tool for security evasion on darknet forums and sells it to other criminal gangs, researchers have found. ...
‘GhostEmperor’ returns: Mysterious Chinese hacking group spotted for first time in two years
An elusive and highly covert Chinese hacking group tracked as GhostEmperor — notorious for its sophisticated supply-chain attacks targeting telecommunications and government entities in Southeast Asia — has...
Suspected Iranian state hackers use new malware to target Israeli organizations
A new campaign by the suspected Iranian state hacking group MuddyWater is targeting organizations in Israel and across the Middle East with a previously unseen custom backdoor, according...
AT&T reportedly paid ransom for deletion of stolen call logs after culprit allegedly detained
The scale of AT&T’s data breach continued to widen over the weekend, with reports emerging that AT&T paid a $370,000 ransom to a hacker who obtained the logs...
Patagonia invaded privacy by using AI to analyze customer service interactions, lawsuit alleges
The outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia is being sued for allegedly breaking California privacy law due to its partnership with an artificial and data intelligence company, which plaintiffs say...
New HardBit Ransomware 4.0 Uses Passphrase Protection to Evade Detection
Jul 15, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Data Protection
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new version of a ransomware strain called HardBit that comes packaged with new obfuscation techniques to...
