Microsoft: Massive Malware Campaign Delivers Fake Ransomware A massive malware campaign pushed the Java-based STRRAT remote access trojan (RAT), known for its data theft capabilities and the ability to fake ransomware attacks. In a series of tweets, the Microsoft Security Intelligence team outlined how this “massive email campaign” spread the fake ransomware payloads using compromised email accounts. The
Spammers Flood PyPI With Pirated Movie Links and Bogus Packages The official Python software package repository, PyPI, is getting flooded with spam packages, as seen by BleepingComputer. These packages are named after different movies in a style that is commonly associated with torrents and “warez” sites hosting pirated content. Each of these packages is posted by a
Twitter Rolls Out New Verification Process to Get Your “Blue Check” Twitter is relaunching its public verification application system after suspending it more than three years ago to clarify the verification eligibility criteria. “Over the past several months, we’ve been working to bring clarity to the verification eligibility criteria and launched a new policy shaped by public feedback,” Twitter said in
Conti Ransomware Gives HSE Ireland Free Decryptor, Still Selling Data The Conti ransomware gang has released a free decryptor for Ireland’s health service, the HSE, but warns that they will still sell or release the stolen data. Ireland’s HSE, the country’s publicly funded healthcare system, and the Department of Health were attacked by the Conti ransomware
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