Category: Bleeping Computer

Hacker holding up hands
21
Apr
2024

Malware dev lures child exploiters into honeytrap to extort them

You rarely root for a cybercriminal, but a new malware campaign targeting child exploiters doesn’t make you feel bad for…

Hand holding money
21
Apr
2024

Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024

Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show companies are increasingly refusing…

WordPress fixes POP chain exposing websites to RCE attacks
21
Apr
2024

Critical Forminator plugin flaw impacts over 300k WordPress sites

The Forminator WordPress plugin used in over 500,000 sites is vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to perform unrestricted…

Bitcoin in chains
20
Apr
2024

The Week in Ransomware – April 19th 2024

While ransomware attacks decreased after the LockBit and BlackCat disruptions, they have once again started to ramp up with other…

CrushFTP
20
Apr
2024

CrushFTP warns users to patch exploited zero-day “immediately”

CrushFTP warned customers today in a private memo of an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability fixed in new versions released today,…

UNDP
19
Apr
2024

United Nations agency investigates ransomware attack, data theft

​The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating a cyberattack after threat actors breached its IT systems to steal human…

HelloKitty ransomware
19
Apr
2024

HelloKitty ransomware rebrands, releases CD Projekt and Cisco data

An operator of the HelloKitty ransomware operation announced they changed the name to ‘HelloGookie,’ releasing passwords for previously leaked CD…

MITRE
19
Apr
2024

MITRE says state hackers breached its network via Ivanti zero-days

The MITRE Corporation says that a state-backed hacking group breached its systems in January 2024 by chaining two Ivanti VPN…

Palo Alto
19
Apr
2024

22,500 Palo Alto firewalls “possibly vulnerable” to ongoing attacks

Approximately 22,500 exposed Palo Alto GlobalProtect firewall devices are likely vulnerable to the CVE-2024-3400 flaw, a critical command injection vulnerability…

Retail chain Hot Topic discloses wave of credential-stuffing attacks
19
Apr
2024

Fake cheat lures gamers into spreading infostealer malware

A new info-stealing malware linked to Redline poses as a game cheat called ‘Cheat Lab,’ promising downloaders a free copy if they…

Frontier
19
Apr
2024

Frontier Communications shuts down systems after cyberattack

​American telecom provider Frontier Communications is restoring systems after a cybercrime group breached some of its IT systems in a…

Whale cryptocurrency in water
18
Apr
2024

Google ad impersonates Whales Market to push wallet drainer malware

A legitimate-looking Google Search advertisement for the crypto trading platform ‘Whales Market’ redirects visitors to a wallet-draining phishing site that…