DHS Orders Federal Agencies To Update SolarWinds Orion Platform The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered all US federal agencies to update the SolarWinds Orion platform to the latest version by the end of business hours on December 31, 2020. CISA’s Supplemental Guidance to Emergency Directive 21-01 demands Read more…
Emotet Malware Hits Lithuania’s National Public Health Center The internal networks of Lithuania’s National Center for Public Health (NVSC) and several municipalities have been infected with Emotet malware following a large campaign targeting the country’s state institutions. “When infected recipients opened infected messages, the virus entered the internal networks of Read more…
New Worm Turns Windows, Linux Servers Into Monero Miners A newly discovered and self-spreading Golang-based malware has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency miners on Windows and Linux servers since early December. This multi-platform malware also has worm capabilities that allow it to spread to other systems by brute-forcing public-facing services Read more…
Wasabi Cloud Storage Service Knocked Offline For Hosting Malware Cloud storage provider Wasabi suffered an outage after a domain used for storage endpoints was suspended for hosting malware. Wasabi is a cloud storage provider that competes with solutions like Amazon S3 by offering significantly cheaper services, not charging egress or Read more…
Swatters Hijack Smart Home Devices To Watch Emergency Responders Weak credentials and login protections come with the risk of swatting for owners of connected devices with video and voice capabilities, warns the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a recent spate of swatting attacks, perpetrators have hijacked smart gadgets Read more…
Voyager Cryptocurrency Broker Halted Trading Due To Cyberattack The Voyager cryptocurrency brokerage platform halted trading yesterday after suffering a cyberattack targeting their DNS configuration. Voyager Digital LLC is a cryptocurrency broker that allows investors to trade assets using the Voyager mobile app. Voyager has rapidly grown this year with a 40x Read more…
US Treasury Warns Of Ransomware Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Research The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warned financial institutions of ransomware actively targeting vaccine research organizations. “FinCEN is aware of ransomware directly targeting vaccine research, and FinCEN asks financial institutions to stay alert to ransomware targeting vaccine delivery Read more…
Kawasaki Discloses Security Breach, Potential Data Leak Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced a security breach and potential data leak after unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices. Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a Japanese multinational corporation with over 35,000 employees [PDF], active in the heavy equipment, rolling stock, automotive, Read more…
Aida Cruises Cancels Trips Due To Mysterious “IT Restrictions” German cruise line AIDA Cruises is dealing with mysterious “IT restrictions” that have led to the cancellation of New Year’s Eve cruises embarking this past weekend. Aida Cruises is a subsidiary of multinational cruise giant Carnival Corporation and predominantly caters to Read more…
Finnish Parliament Attackers Hack Lawmakers’ Email Accounts The email accounts of multiple members of parliament (MPs) were compromised following a cyberattack as revealed today by the Parliament of Finland. “Some parliament e-mail accounts may have been compromised as a result of the attack, among them e-mail accounts that belong to Read more…
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