cybersecurity

Ransomware Data Theft Tool may Show a Shift in Extortion Tactics Data exfiltration malware known as Exmatter and previously linked with the BlackMatter ransomware group is now being upgraded with data corruption functionality that may indicate a new tactic that ransomware affiliates might switch to in the future. The new Read more…

New Hacking Group ‘Metador’ Lurking in ISP Networks for Months A previously unknown threat actor that researchers have named ‘Metador’ has been breaching telecommunications, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities for about two years. Metador targets organizations in the Middle East and Africa and their purpose appears to be long-term persistence Read more…

Microsoft SQL Servers Hacked in TargetCompany Ransomware Attacks Vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers are being targeted in a new wave of attacks with FARGO ransomware, security researchers are warning. MS-SQL servers are database management systems holding data for internet services and apps. Disrupting them can cause severe business trouble. BleepingComputer has reported similar attacks in Read more…

American Airlines Learned it was Breached from Phishing Targets American Airlines says its Cyber Security Response Team found out about a recently disclosed data breach from the targets of a phishing campaign that was using an employee’s hacked Microsoft 365 account. As the airline said in filings with the Office of Read more…

The Week in Ransomware – September 23rd 2022 – LockBit leak This week we saw some embarrassment for the LockBit ransomware operation when their programmer leaked a ransomware builder for the LockBit 3.0 encryptor. Running the ransomware builder is simple and quickly creates an encryptor, private/public encryption keys, and a Read more…

UK Police Arrests Teen Believed to be Behind Uber, Rockstar Hacks The City of London police announced on Twitter today the arrest of a British 17-year-old teen suspected of being involved in recent cyberattacks. In a short tweet shared by law enforcement, the teen was arrested in Oxfordshire as part of a Read more…

YouTube Down: Live Streams Hit by Worldwide Outage YouTube is currently experiencing a worldwide outage, with thousands of reports saying they cannot access live streams. While the company has yet to acknowledge the issue, user reports shared on DownDetector show that most of those affected by this ongoing outage have problems with Read more…

Sophos Warns of New Firewall RCE Bug Exploited in Attacks Sophos warned today that a critical code injection security vulnerability in the company’s Firewall product is being exploited in the wild. “Sophos has observed this vulnerability being used to target a small set of specific organizations, primarily in the South Read more…

npm Packages Used by Crypto Exchanges Compromised Multiple npm packages published by the crypto exchange, dYdX, and used by at least 44 cryptocurrency projects appear to have been compromised. Powered by the Ethereum blockchain, dydX is a decentralized exchange platform offering perpetual trading options for over 35 popular cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). At the Read more…

Signal Calls on Users to Run Proxies for Bypassing Iran Blocks Signal is urging its global community to help people in Iran stay connected with each other and the rest of the world by volunteering proxies to bypass the aggressive restrictions imposed by the Iranian regime. The end-to-end encrypted messaging Read more…