Category: Bleeping Computer

Police infiltrates, takes down DigitalStress DDoS-for-hire service
22
Jul
2024

Police infiltrates, takes down DigitalStress DDoS-for-hire service

DDoS-for-hire service DigitalStress was taken down on July 2 in a joint law enforcement operation led by the United Kingdom’s…

Telegram
22
Jul
2024

Telegram zero-day allowed sending malicious Android APKs as videos

A Telegram for Android zero-day vulnerability dubbed ‘EvilVideo’ allowed attackers to send malicious Android APK payloads disguised as video files….

DDoS attacks
22
Jul
2024

Spain arrests three for using DDoSia hacktivist platform

The Spanish authorities have arrested three individuals for using DDoSia, a distributed denial of service platform operated by pro-Russian hacktivists,…

Windows
22
Jul
2024

Microsoft releases Windows repair tool to remove CrowdStrike driver

Microsoft has released a custom WinPE recovery tool to find and remove the faulty CrowdStrike update that crashed an estimated…

Crowdstrike
22
Jul
2024

Fake CrowdStrike fixes target companies with malware, data wipers

Threat actors are exploiting the massive business disruption from CrowdStrike’s glitchy update on Friday to target companies with data wipers…

Scattered Spider
20
Jul
2024

UK arrests suspected Scattered Spider hacker linked to MGM attack

UK police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack and a member…

Windows
20
Jul
2024

Microsoft confirms CrowdStrike update also hit Windows 365 PCs

Microsoft says a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update, which caused widespread outages by crashing Windows systems worldwide, also resulted in Windows…

MediSecure
19
Jul
2024

Ransomware gang stole data of 12.9 million people

MediSecure, an Australian prescription delivery service provider, revealed that roughly 12.9 million people had their personal and health information stolen in…

LockBit
19
Jul
2024

Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks

Two Russian individuals admitted to participating in many LockBit ransomware attacks, which targeted victims worldwide and across the United States….

CrowdStrike update crashes Windows systems, causes outages worldwide
19
Jul
2024

CrowdStrike update crashes Windows systems, causes outages worldwide

A faulty component in the latest CrowdStrike Falcon update is crashing Windows systems, impacting various organizations and services across the…

Microsoft 365
19
Jul
2024

Major Microsoft 365 outage caused by Azure configuration change

Microsoft says an Azure configuration change caused a major Microsoft 365 outage on Thursday, affecting customers across the Central US…

Cybercriminal gang spends $1 million on domains for XLoader malware
19
Jul
2024

Revolver Rabbit gang registers 500,000 domains for malware campaigns

A cybercriminal gang that researchers track as Revolver Rabbit has registered more than 500,000 domain names for infostealer campaigns that…