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FBI: Ranzy Locker Ransomware Hit At Least 30 US Companies This Year The FBI said on Monday that Ranzy Locker ransomware operators had compromised at least 30 US companies this year from various industry sectors. “Unknown cyber criminals using Ranzy Locker ransomware had compromised more than 30 US businesses as of July 2021,” the FBI said
Mozilla Blocks Malicious Add-ons Installed By 455K Firefox Users Mozilla blocked malicious Firefox add-ons installed by roughly 455,000 users after discovering in early June that they were abusing the proxy API to block Firefox updates. The add-ons (named Bypass and Bypass XM) were using the API to intercept and redirect web requests to block users from downloading
Millions of Android Users Targeted in Subscription Fraud Campaign A massive fraud campaign utilizing 151 Android apps with 10.5 million downloads was used to subscribe users to premium subscription services without their knowledge. Researchers at Avast discovered the campaign, naming it ‘UltimaSMS,’ and reported 80 associated apps that they found on the Google Play Store. While