Category: Bleeping Computer

UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak
23
Apr
2024

UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak

The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum…

Microsoft
23
Apr
2024

APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA

​Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials…

Microsoft
22
Apr
2024

APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA

​Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials…

GitLab
22
Apr
2024

GitLab affected by GitHub-style CDN flaw allowing malware hosting

BleepingComputer recently reported how a GitHub flaw, or possibly a design decision, is being abused by threat actors to distribute malware using…

Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack
22
Apr
2024

Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack

Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to…

Russian Sandworm hackers targeted 20 critical orgs in Ukraine
22
Apr
2024

Russian Sandworm hackers targeted 20 critical orgs in Ukraine

Russian hacker group Sandworm aimed to disrupt operations at around 20 critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, according to a report…

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…