Category: Bleeping Computer

Malicious email installing malware
02
Feb
2023

Hackers weaponize Microsoft Visual Studio add-ins to push malware

Security researchers warn that hackers may start using Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) more often as method to…

Ubiquiti
02
Feb
2023

Former Ubiquiti dev pleads guilty to trying to extort his employer

Nickolas Sharp, a former Ubiquiti employee who managed the networking device maker’s cloud team, pled guilty today to stealing gigabytes…

North-Korea
02
Feb
2023

North Korean hackers stole research data in two-month-long breach

A new cyber espionage campaign dubbed ‘No Pineapple!’ has been attributed to the North Korean Lazarus hacking group, allowing the…

LockBit ransomware
02
Feb
2023

Ransomware attack on ION Group impacts derivatives trading market

The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on ION Group, a UK-based software company whose products are…

QNAP
02
Feb
2023

Over 29,000 QNAP devices vulnerable to code injection attacks

Tens of thousands of QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices are waiting to be patched against a critical security flaw addressed…

DDoS
02
Feb
2023

New DDoS-as-a-Service platform used in recent attacks on hospitals

A new DDoS-as-a-Service (DDoSaaS) platform named ‘Passion’ was seen used in recent attacks by pro-Russian hacktivists against medical institutions in…

Over 1,800 Android phishing forms for sale on cybercrime market
02
Feb
2023

Over 1,800 Android phishing forms for sale on cybercrime market

A threat actor named InTheBox is promoting on Russian cybercrime forums an inventory of 1,894 web injects (overlays of phishing windows) for stealing…

Redis
02
Feb
2023

New HeadCrab malware infects 1,200 Redis servers to mine Monero

New stealthy malware designed to hunt down vulnerable Redis servers online has infected over a thousand of them since September…

LockBit ransomware
01
Feb
2023

LockBit ransomware goes ‘Green,’ uses new Conti-based encryptor

The LockBit ransomware gang has again started using encryptors based on other operations, this time switching to one based on…

New Nevada Ransomware targets Windows and VMware ESXi systems
01
Feb
2023

New Nevada Ransomware targets Windows and VMware ESXi systems

A relatively new ransomware operation known as Nevada seems to grow its capabilities quickly as security researchers noticed improved functionality…

Person holding SIM cards
01
Feb
2023

Google Fi data breach let hackers carry out SIM swap attacks

Google Fi, Google’s U.S.-only telecommunications and mobile internet service, has informed customers that personal data was exposed by a data…

Arnold Clark
01
Feb
2023

Arnold Clark customer data stolen in attack claimed by Play ransomware

Arnold Clark, self-described as Europe’s largest independent car retailer, is notifying some customers that their personal information was stolen in…