Researchers Observe New ‘Paste And Run’ Phishing Campaign
Security researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that attempts to trick recipients into pasting (CTRL+V) and executing malicious commands on their system. It leverages…
Month: June 2024
New Gitloker attacks wipe GitHub repos in extortion scheme
Attackers are targeting GitHub repositories, wiping their contents, and asking the victims to reach out on Telegram for more information. These attacks are part of…
Sen. Wyden Urges HHS To Raise Healthcare Cybersecurity Standards
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is pressing the U.S. government to accelerate cybersecurity enhancements within the healthcare sector following the devastating Change Healthcare ransomware attack that…
A new Linux version of TargetCompany ransomware targets VMware ESXi environments
A new Linux version of TargetCompany ransomware targets VMware ESXi environments Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2024 A new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family…
NIST CSF 2.0 and Pentesting: What You Need to Know
In 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), recognizing the importance of protecting U.S. systems and data against cyberattack, issued its CyberSecurity Framework (CSF). The CSF…
New Fog ransomware targets US education sector via breached VPNs
A new ransomware operation named ‘Fog’ launched in early May 2024, using compromised VPN credentials to breach the networks of educational organizations in the U.S.…
Chinese Hackers Steal Military Secrets Over 2 Years
Sophos uncovers “Operation Crimson Palace, a long-term cyberespionage effort targeting a Southeast Asian government. Learn how attackers used DLL sideloading and VMware exploits to steal…
HackerOne Company Values Matter: Execute with Excellence
Since its inception, the Execute with Excellence Award has had three remarkable recipients. Each one shares a unique perspective on what this award and HackerOne’s…
FBI finds 7,000 LockBit decryption keys in blow to criminal gang
The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed it is in possession of thousands of LockBit ransomware decryption keys, and wants victims of…
PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again
Chinese shopping platform Pandabuy told BleepingComputer it previously paid a a ransom demand to prevent stolen data from being leaked, only for the same threat…
Google n Microsoft confirm Cyber Threat to 2024 Paris Olympics
Cybersecurity teams at Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Google’s Mandiant have jointly issued a stern warning regarding potential cyber threats facing the organizers of the upcoming…
Storage technology explained: Key questions about tape storage
Magnetic tape storage has a long history as a storage medium, being the primary way to store computer data from the 1960s to the 1980s.…