LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption
The LockBit gang is relaunching its ransomware operation on a new infrastructure less than a week after law enforcement hacked their servers, and is threatening…
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PayPal files patent for new method to detect stolen cookies
PayPal has filed a patent application for a novel method that can identify when “super-cookie” is stolen, which could improve the cookie-based authentication mechanism and limit…
RCMP investigating cyber attack as its website remains down
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada’s national police force has disclosed that it recently faced a cyber attack targeting its networks. The federal body has…
Apple adds PQ3 quantum-resistant encryption to iMessage
Apple is adding to the iMessage instant messaging service a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol named PQ3, designed to defend encryption from quantum attacks. iMessage is the default…
LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin
The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency…
FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive ‘free’ online filing ads
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company’s deceptive “free” online filing advertising and for pressuring people into…
Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds
Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts. Google Pay…
Insomniac Games alerts employees hit by ransomware data breach
Sony subsidiary Insomniac Games is sending data breach notification letters to employees whose personal information was stolen and leaked online following a Rhysida ransomware attack…
Windows Photos gets AI magic eraser on Windows 10 and later
Microsoft’s Windows Photos app now has its own generative erase tool that enables users to replace unwanted objects with AI-generated content. This new capability was…
U-Haul says hacker accessed customer records using stolen creds
U-Haul has started informing customers that a hacker used stolen account credentials to access an internal system for dealers and team members to track customer…
New ScreenConnect RCE flaw exploited in ransomware attacks
Update February 23, 07:02 EST: Sophos published a report today saying that the ransomware payloads they spotted were built using the LockBit ransomware builder leaked online by…
UnitedHealth confirms Optum hack behind US healthcare billing outage
Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group confirmed that its subsidiary Optum was forced to shut down IT systems and various services after a cyberattack by “nation-state” hackers…