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Ransomware Attack at German Hospital Leads to Death of Patient A person in a life-threatening condition passed away after being forced to go to a more distant hospital due to a ransomware attack. On September 10th, the Duesseldorf University hospital in Germany suffered a ransomware attack after threat actors exploited a software vulnerability in “a
US 2020 Presidential Apps Riddled with Tracking and Security Flaws The Vote Joe app, used by the Biden 2020 Presidential campaign to better engage with voters, was found to be leaking potentially sensitive information about voters, such as their political affiliations and past voting choices. The iOS app also didn’t enforce email verification which would
Drug Spammers Start Using New Technique to Bypass Spam Filters Actors behind a pill scam campaign are trying a new technique, betting on unconventional representation of URLs in spam messages to keep them undetected by email protection systems and URL blocklists. In a massive campaign observed by security researchers, the operators put in some effort
U.S. Charges Chinese Winnti Hackers for Attacking 100+ Companies The U.S. Department of Justice announced today charges against five Chinese nationals fort cyberattacks on more than 100 companies, some of them being attributed to state-backed hacking group APT41. APT41 is one of the oldest threat groups, known primarily for cyber-espionage operations against a variety of