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 to deliver and execute payloads.…
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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 performance across all platforms. In…
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 with 2.5 GB of internal…
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 to guests’ personal information and…
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 as Crimson Palace. According to…
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 now been linked to the…
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 bug. Kali Linux is a…
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 short history and operated mainly…
New V3B phishing kit targets customers of 54 European banks
Cybercriminals are promoting a new phishing kit named ‘V3B’ on Telegram, which currently targets customers of 54 major financial institutes in Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Germany,…
Microsoft announces first Windows 10 Beta build since 2021
Microsoft has reopened the Windows 10 beta channel and is asking Insiders to join or switch to receive a new beta build in the coming…
ARRL says it was hacked by an “international cyber group”
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has shared more information about a May cyberattack that took its Logbook of the World offline and caused some members to…
FBI warns of fake remote work ads used for cryptocurrency fraud
Today, the FBI issued a warning about scammers using fake remote job ads to steal cryptocurrency from job seekers across the United States while posing…