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Nobelium Hackers Accessed Microsoft Customer Support Tools Microsoft says they have discovered new attacks conducted by the Russian state-sponsored Nobelium hacking group, including a hacked Microsoft support agent’s computer that exposed customer’s subscription information. Nobelium is Microsoft’s name for a state-sponsored hacking group believed to be operating out of Russia responsible for the SolarWinds supply-chain attacks.
Microsoft Admits to Signing Rootkit Malware in Supply-chain Fiasco Microsoft has now confirmed signing a malicious driver being distributed within gaming environments. This driver, called “Netfilter,” is in fact a rootkit that was observed communicating with Chinese command-and-control (C2) IPs. G Data malware analyst Karsten Hahn first took notice of this event last week and was joined by the
The Week in Ransomware – June 25th 2021 – Back in Business It has been relatively quiet this week, with few attacks revealed and few new ransomware variants released. However, some interesting information came out that we have summarized below. Last week, a law enforcement operation arrestest numerous Clop Ransomware gang members, assisted by the Binance
Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Exposes SSNs, Credit Card Numbers Mercedes-Benz USA has just disclosed a data breach impacting some of its customers. The company assessed 1.6 million customer records which included customer names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and some purchased vehicle information to determine the impact. It appears the data breach exposed credit card information, social security numbers,