City of Oakland systems offline after ransomware attack
The City of Oakland was hit by a ransomware attack on Wednesday night that forced it to take all systems offline until the network is…
Category: Bleeping Computer
A10 Networks confirms data breach after Play ransomware attack
The California-based networking hardware manufacturer ‘A10 Networks’ has confirmed to BleepingComputer that the Play ransomware gang briefly gained access to its IT infrastructure and compromised data.…
Microsoft to retire its Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) in 2025
Microsoft announced that it will retire Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) troubleshooters in future versions of Windows, with MSDT ultimately being removed in 2025. Also…
California medical group data breach impacts 3.3 million patients
Multiple medical groups in the Heritage Provider Network in California have suffered a ransomware attack, exposing sensitive patient information to cybercriminals. The medical groups impacted…
North Korean ransomware attacks on healthcare fund govt operations
A new cybersecurity advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) describes recently observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) observed with North Korean…
Largest Canadian bookstore Indigo shuts down site after cyberattack
Indigo Books & Music, the largest bookstore chain in Canada, has been struck by a cyberattack yesterday, causing the company to make the website unavailable…
Hackers breach Reddit to steal source code and internal data
Reddit suffered a cyberattack Sunday evening, allowing hackers to access internal business systems and steal internal documents and source code. The company says the hackers…
Hackers use fake crypto job offers to push info-stealing malware
A campaign operated by Russian threat actors uses fake job offers to target Eastern Europeans working in the cryptocurrency industry, aiming to infect them with…
Malicious Google ads sneak AWS phishing sites into search results
A new phishing campaign targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) logins is abusing Google ads to sneak phishing sites into Google Search to steal your login…
Hacker develops new ‘Screenshotter’ malware to find high-value targets
A new threat actor tracked as TA886 targets organizations in the United States and Germany with new custom malware to perform surveillance and data theft…
U.S. and U.K. sanction TrickBot and Conti ransomware operation members
The United States and the United Kingdom have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot cybercrime group, whose malware was used to…
Lessons Learned on Ransomware Prevention from the Rackspace Attack
The ransomware saga for organizations worldwide continues to unfold as we move into 2023. On December 2, 2022, Rackspace, a major cloud computing company that…