FBI: Ransomware Gang Breached 52 US Critical Infrastructure Orgs The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. This was revealed in a joint TLP:WHITE flash alert published on Monday in coordination Read more…
Coinbase Blocks Over 25,000 Russian-linked Crypto Addresses Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms, announced today that it’s blocking access to more than 25,000 blockchain addresses linked to Russian individuals and entities. The company also shared all the block addresses with the US government to “further support sanctions Read more…
Dozens of COVID Passport Apps Put User’s Privacy at Risk The users can then show this QR code or proof of vaccination when needed to enter areas considered high risk for viral transmission, required for travel, etc. The issuers of these apps are typically the health and IT departments of Read more…
FBI: Govt Officials Impersonated in Widespread Extortion Schemes Scammers are impersonating government officials and law enforcement in active and rampant extortion schemes targeting Americans’ money or personally identifiable information (PII). Cybercriminals use fake credentials belonging to well-known US government and law enforcement agencies. They are also spoofing authentic phone numbers Read more…
Samsung Confirms Hackers Stole Galaxy Devices Source Code Samsung Electronics confirmed on Monday that its network was breached and the hackers stole confidential information, including source code present in Galaxy smartphones. As first reported by BleepingComputer, the data extortion group Lapsus$ leaked at the end of last week close to 190GB Read more…
Piracy OK: Russia to Ease Software Licensing Rules After Sanctions The Russian authorities are drafting a set of measures to support the country’s economy against the pressure of foreign sanctions, and when it comes to software licensing, the proposal greenlights a form of piracy. More specifically, the suggested plan is Read more…
Microsoft Fixes Critical Azure Bug that Exposed Customer Data Microsoft has addressed a vulnerability in the Azure Automation service that could have allowed attackers to take complete control over other Azure customers’ data. Microsoft Azure Automation Service provides process automation, configuration management, and update management features, with each scheduled job running Read more…
Rompetrol Gas Station Network Hit by Hive Ransomware Romania’s Rompetrol gas station network has been hit by a ransomware attack. A subsidiary of KMG International, Rompetrol announced today that it is dealing with a “complex cyberattack” that forced it to shut down its websites and the Fill&Go service at gas stations. Read more…
Mozilla Firefox 97.0.2 Fixes Two Actively Exploited Zero-day Bugs ​Mozilla has released Firefox 97.0.2, Firefox ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0 to fix two critical zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in attacks. Both zero-day vulnerabilities are “Use-after-free” bugs, which is when a program tries to use memory that Read more…
Adafruit Discloses Data Leak from Ex-employee’s GitHub Repo Adafruit has disclosed a data leak that occurred due to a publicly-viewable GitHub repository. The company suspects this could have allowed “unauthorized access” to information about certain users on or before 2019. Based in New York City, Adafruit is a producer of open-source hardware Read more…
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