The Week in Ransomware – December 15th 2023
Today’s column brings you two weeks of information on the latest ransomware attacks and research after we skipped last week’s article. The big news over…
Month: December 2023
Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to hacking crypto exchanges
Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022. The…
Delta Dental of California data breach exposed info of 7 million people
Delta Dental of California and its affiliates are warning almost seven million patients that they suffered a data breach after personal data was exposed in a…
PikaBot distributed via malicious search ads
During this past year, we have seen an increase in the use of malicious ads (malvertising) and specifically those via search engines, to drop malware…
CISA urges tech manufacturers to stop using default passwords
Today, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged technology manufacturers to stop providing software and devices with default passwords. Once discovered, threat actors…
Delta Dental Hit with 7 Million User Data Breach in MOVEit-Linked Attack
Since its emergence in May 2023, the MOVEit vulnerability has been exploited by the Russian-linked Cl0p ransomware gang, revealing their involvement in the breach. According…
Chrome starts the countdown to the end of tracking cookies
Google has announced that it will start rolling its Chrome web browser’s new Tracking Protection feature from January of 2024. Tracking Protection is part of…
3CX warns customers to disable SQL database integrations
VoIP communications company 3CX warned customers today to disable SQL Database integrations because of risks posed by what it describes as a potential vulnerability. Although…
Zerocopter Debuts First Hacker-Led Cybersecurity Marketplace
Cybersecurity firm Zerocopter has launched the first-ever Cybersecurity Marketplace led by white-hat hackers. With cybercrime projected to cost $8 trillion in 2023 and businesses, particularly…
Ransomware gang behind threats to Fred Hutch cancer patients
The Hunters International ransomware gang claimed to be behind a cyberattack on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) that resulted in patients receiving personalized…
Sensitive data loss is due to lack of encryption
In an era where data is the lifeblood of businesses, safeguarding sensitive information has become paramount. Cybersecurity lapses have historically been a cause of data…
Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of food giant Kraft Heinz
Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2023 The Snatch ransomware group announced it had hacked…