LockBit ransomware returns to attacks with new encryptors, servers
The LockBit ransomware gang is once again conducting attacks, using updated encryptors with ransom notes linking to new servers after last week’s law enforcement disruption.…
Month: February 2024
Why Higher Education Is So Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks — And What to Do
By Zac Amos, Features Editor, ReHack Cyberattacks are a growing problem worldwide as they can cause significant damage to any organization, big or small. Higher…
Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware – Krebs on Security
Malicious hackers are targeting people in the cryptocurrency space in attacks that start with a link added to the target’s calendar at Calendly, a popular…
FBI, CISA warns Of ALPHV Blackcat Ransomware Attacking Hospitals
To raise awareness of the ALPHV Blackcat ransomware as a service (RaaS) that targets the US healthcare industry, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health…
Freelance TV Presenter Paid To Pose As A Crypto CEO. Millions Lost In The Hyperverse Scam.
28 Feb Freelance TV Presenter Paid To Pose As A Crypto CEO. Millions Lost In The Hyperverse Scam. This week in cybersecurity from the editors…
One year later, Rhadamanthys is still dropped via malvertising
It was just a little over a year ago that the Rhadamanthys stealer was first publicly seen distributed via malicious ads. Throughout 2023, we observed…
IR35 reforms: PAC concerned HMRC’s ‘tough’ enforcement is harming contractors
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concerns that HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) “tough approach” to enforcing the IR35 tax avoidance rules is deterring companies…
Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape
Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2024 Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. In the ever-shifting digital…
“Zero evidence” we were hacked by Mogilevich gang
Epic Games said they found zero evidence of a cyberattack or data theft after the Mogilevich extortion group claimed to have breached the company’s servers.…
Russian Hackers Hijack Ubiquiti Routers To Proxy Network
Threat actors hijack routers to gain unauthorized access to network traffic. This enables them to monitor, manipulate, or intercept sensitive information. Besides this, various malicious…
Synopsys Report: 74% of Codebases Harbour High-Risk Open Source Vulnerabilities, Up 54%
Synopsys has unveiled the ninth edition of its annual “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report, indicating a significant surge in high-risk vulnerabilities affecting…
Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It
When the Egyptian government shut down the internet in 2011 to give itself cover to crush a popular protest movement, it was Nora Younis who…