Greece’s Land Registry agency breached in wave of 400 cyberattacks
The Land Registry agency in Greece has announced that it suffered a limited-scope data breach following a wave of 400 cyberattacks targeting its IT infrastructure…
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End-user cybersecurity errors that can cost you millions
In today’s fast-paced organizations, end-users will sometimes try to take a shortcut. We’ve all been there — rushing to meet a deadline, juggling multiple tasks,…
US sanctions Russian hacktivists who breached water facilities
The US government has imposed sanctions on two Russian cybercriminals for cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. According to a US Treasury press release, the two sanctioned persons…
New Play ransomware Linux version targets VMware ESXi VMs
Play ransomware is the latest ransomware gang to start deploying a dedicated Linux locker for encrypting VMware ESXi virtual machines. Cybersecurity company Trend Micro, whose…
Los Angeles Superior Court shuts down after ransomware attack
The largest trial court in the United States, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, closed all 36 courthouse locations on Monday to restore systems…
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 National Crime Agency (NCA). The…
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. A threat actor named ‘Ancryno’…
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, to conduct DDoS attacks against…
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 8.5 million Windows devices on…
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 and remote access tools. As…
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 of the Scattered Spider hacking…
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 365 Cloud PCs getting stuck…