Category: Bleeping Computer

Reddit
18
Jun
2023

BlackCat ransomware gang behind Reddit breach from February

The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang is behind a February cyberattack on Reddit, where the threat actors claim to have stolen…

Stealer
18
Jun
2023

New Mystic Stealer malware increasingly used in attacks

A new information-stealing malware named ‘Mystic Stealer,’ has been promoted on hacking forums and darknet markets since April 2023, quickly…

Microsoft
18
Jun
2023

Microsoft confirms Azure, Outlook outages caused by DDoS attacks

Microsoft has confirmed that recent outages to Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive web portals resulted from Layer 7 DDoS attacks against…

Piles of money with Department of State logo
17
Jun
2023

US govt offers $10 million bounty for info on Clop ransomware

The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program announced up to a $10 million bounty yesterday for information linking the…

Antenna
17
Jun
2023

SMS delivery reports can be used to infer recipient’s location

A team of university researchers has devised a new side-channel attack named ‘Freaky Leaky SMS,’ which relies on the timing…

Windows
17
Jun
2023

Windows 11 ‘Win32 app isolation’ security feature now in preview

Microsoft announced the public preview launch of Win32 app isolation, a new Windows 11 security feature designed to sandbox 32-bit…

Person being extorted
16
Jun
2023

The Week in Ransomware – June 16th 2023

The MOVEit Transfer extortion attacks continue to dominate the news cycle, with the Clop ransomware operation now extorting organizations breached…

Police cracks down on DDoS-for-hire service active since 2013
16
Jun
2023

Police cracks down on DDoS-for-hire service active since 2013

Polish police officers of the country’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime detained two suspects believed to have been involved in…

Google
16
Jun
2023

Google targets fake business reviews network in new lawsuit

Google has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Ethan QiQi Hu and his company, Rafadigital, accusing him of creating 350…

Google Chrome
16
Jun
2023

Windows 11 KB5027231 also breaks Chrome for Cisco, WatchGuard EDR users

The Windows 11 22H2 KB5027231 cumulative update released during this month’s Patch Tuesday also breaks Google Chrome on systems protected…

Western Digital
16
Jun
2023

Western Digital boots outdated NAS devices off of My Cloud

Western Digital is warning owners of My Cloud series devices that can no longer connect to cloud services starting on…

Data theft
16
Jun
2023

Millions of Oregon, Louisiana state IDs stolen in MOVEit breach

Louisiana and Oregon warn that millions of driver’s licenses were exposed in a data breach after a ransomware gang hacked…