Category: Bleeping Computer

Fog
06
Jun
2024

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…

Panda
06
Jun
2024

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,…

Advance Auto Parts
06
Jun
2024

Advance Auto Parts stolen data for sale after Snowflake attack

Threat actors claim to be selling 3TB of data from Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, stolen…

FBI
06
Jun
2024

FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys, urges ransomware victims to reach out

The FBI urges past victims of LockBit ransomware attacks to come forward after revealing that it has obtained over 7,000…

Linux version of TargetCompany ransomware focuses on VMware ESXi
06
Jun
2024

Linux version of TargetCompany ransomware focuses on VMware ESXi

Researchers observed a new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family that targets VMware ESXi environments using a custom shell script…

Google Chrome
06
Jun
2024

Google Chrome reduced cookie requests to improve performance

Google shared details on a recently introduced Chrome feature that changes how cookies are requested, with early tests showing increased…

Club Penguin hacker
06
Jun
2024

Club Penguin fans breached Disney Confluence server, stole 2.5GB of data

Club Penguin fans hacked a Disney Confluence server to steal information about their favorite game but wound up walking away…

Check-in terminals used by thousands of hotels leak guest info
06
Jun
2024

Check-in terminals used by thousands of hotels leak guest info

Ariane Systems self check-in systems installed at thousands of hotels worldwide are vulnerable to a kiosk mode bypass flaw that could allow access…

Chinese hacking groups team up in cyber espionage campaign
05
Jun
2024

Chinese hacking groups team up in cyber espionage campaign

Chinese state-sponsored actors have been targeting a government agency since at least March 2023 in a cyberespionage campaign that researchers track…

Hospital
05
Jun
2024

Qilin ransomware gang linked to attack on London hospitals

A ransomware attack that hit pathology services provider Synnovis on Monday and impacted several major NHS hospitals in London has…

Kali Linux
05
Jun
2024

Kali Linux 2024.2 released with 18 new tools, Y2038 changes

Kali Linux has released version 2024.2, the first version of 2024, with eighteen new tools and fixes for the Y2038…

RansomHub extortion gang linked to now-defunct Knight ransomware
05
Jun
2024

RansomHub extortion gang linked to now-defunct Knight ransomware

Security researchers analyzing the relatively new RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service believe that it has evoloved from the currently defunct Knight ransomware project. RansomHub has a…