US targets DarkSide ransomware, Rebrands With $10 million Reward The US government is targeting the DarkSide ransomware and its rebrands with up to a $10,000,000 reward for information leading to the identification or arrest of members of the operation. The US Department of Statement announced today that they are now offering a Read more…
CISA Urges Vendors to Patch BrakTooth Bugs After Exploits Release Researchers have released public exploit code and a proof of concept tool to test Bluetooth devices against System-on-a-Chip (SoC) security bugs impacting multiple vendors, including Intel, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Cypress. Collectively known as BrakTooth, these 16 flaws impact commercial Bluetooth Read more…
Phishing Emails Deliver Spooky Zombie-themed MirCop Ransomware A new phishing campaign pretending to be supply lists infects users with the MirCop ransomware that encrypts a target system in under fifteen minutes. The actors begin the attack by sending an unsolicited email to the victim, supposedly following up on a previous Read more…
Popular ‘coa’ NPM Library Hijacked to Steal User Passwords Popular npm library ‘coa’ was hijacked today with malicious code injected into it, ephemerally impacting React pipelines around the world. The ‘coa’ library, short for Command-Option-Argument, receives about 9 million weekly downloads on npm, and is used by almost 5 million Read more…
Cisco Fixes Hard-coded Credentials and Default SSH Key Issues Cisco has released security updates to address critical security flaws allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in using hard-coded credentials or default SSH keys to take over unpatched devices. CISA also encouraged users and administrators today to review Cisco’s advisories and apply all the Read more…
Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell Exploits Used to Deploy Babuk Ransomware A new threat actor is hacking Microsoft Exchange servers and breaching corporate networks using the ProxyShell vulnerability to deploy the Babuk Ransomware. The ProxyShell attacks against vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers started several months ago, with LockFile and Conti being among the first ransomware groups to exploit Read more…
Samsung Galaxy S21 Hacked on Second Day of Pwn2Own Austin Contestants hacked the Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphone during the second day of the Pwn2Own Austin 2021 competition, as well as routers, NAS devices, speakers, and printers from Cisco, TP-Link, Western Digital, Sonos, Canon, Lexmark, and HP. So far, Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative has awarded $777,500 Read more…
Windows 10 21H1 Now in Broad Deployment, Available to Everyone Microsoft has designated Windows 10, version 21H1 (aka the May 2021 Update) for broad deployment, making it available to everyone via Windows Update. Windows 10 21H1 will be offered to all devices not configured to defer feature updates or affected by Read more…
Ukraine Links Members of Gamaredon Hacker Group to Russian FSB SSU and the Ukrainian secret service say they have identified five members of the Gamaredon hacking group, a Russian state-sponsored operation known for targeting Ukraine since 2014. This Gamaredon hacking group, tracked as Armageddon by the SSU, is allegedly operated Read more…
Crypto Investors Lose $500,000 to Google Ads Pushing Fake Wallets ​Threat actors are using advertisements in Google Search to promote fake cryptocurrency wallets and DEX platforms to steal user’s cryptocurrency. These advertisements promote sites that install fake Phantom and MetaMask wallets used for Solana and Ethereum, and fake decentralized exchange Read more…
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