US offers $15 million bounty for info on LockBit ransomware gang
The U.S. State Department is now also offering rewards of up to $15 million to anyone who can provide information about LockBit ransomware gang members…
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Critical infrastructure software maker confirms ransomware attack
PSI Software SE, a German software developer for complex production and logistics processes, has confirmed that the cyber incident it disclosed last week is a ransomware…
Ransomware Groups, Targeting Preferences, and the Access Economy
How do ransomware groups pick their targets? It’s a rhetorical question: in the vast majority of cases they don’t. Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms and ransomware affiliate…
Signal rolls out usernames that let you hide your phone number
End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal finally allows users to pick custom usernames to connect with others while protecting their phone number privacy. This is part of…
New Migo malware disables protection features on Redis servers
Security researchers discovered a new campaign that targets Redis servers on Linux hosts using a piece of malware called ‘Migo’ to mine for cryptocurrency. Redis…
VoltSchemer attacks use wireless chargers to inject voice commands, fry phones
A team of academic researchers show that a new set of attacks called ‘VoltSchemer’ can inject voice commands to manipulate a smartphone’s voice assistant through the magnetic…
VMware urges admins to remove deprecated, vulnerable auth plug-in
VMware urged admins today to remove a discontinued authentication plugin exposed to authentication relay and session hijack attacks in Windows domain environments via two security vulnerabilities…
ConnectWise urges ScreenConnect admins to patch critical RCE flaw
ConnectWise warned customers to patch their ScreenConnect servers immediately against a maximum severity flaw that can be used in remote code execution (RCE) attacks. This…
Knight ransomware source code for sale after leak site shuts down
The alleged source code for the third iteration of the Knight ransomware is being offered for sale to a single buyer on a hacker forum…
Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
Update February 20, 07:21 EST: Article updated with further details on the operation. Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine,…
Police arrests LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files for free, and…
Internet access disrupted with one DNS packet
A serious vulnerability named KeyTrap in the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) feature could be exploited to deny internet access to applications for an extended…