A new update to the SolarWinds attack has revealed that hackers breached the email accounts of US prosecutors, boasting access to the accounts for several months. Several top US intelligence agencies …
Israeli Government Agencies Visit NSO Group Offices
Authorities have opened an investigation into the Israeli company, NSO Group, behind the Pegasus spyware. Officials from multiple different agencies within the Israeli government visited NSO Group's …
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US Government Unlikely to Ban Ransomware Payments
Despite controversy over whether businesses and organizations who fall victim to ransomware should meet criminals' demands, the US government is likely to make it illegal for victims of ransomware …
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No More Ransom Saves Victims Nearly €1 billion Over 5 Years
No More Ransom, a company that looks to prevent ransomware victims from paying millions of dollars to malicious hacking groups, has allegedly saved victims more than €1 billion over the past five …
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BlackMatter & Haron, Evil Ransomware Newborns or Rebirths
According to researchers, disappeared ransomware groups DarkSide and REvil have simply rebranded as Haron and BlackMatter. The two ransomware groups took down their leak sites and forums, going dark …
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Hackers used never-before-seen wiper in recent attack on Iranian train system
Researchers at cybersecurity company SentinelOne recently released a report detailing a recent cyberattack on Iran's train system. The report identifies a new threat actor dubbed MeteorExpress and a …
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Praying Mantis Threat Group Targeting US Firms in Sophisticated Attacks
Security researchers at Sygnia reported observing attacks originating from a sophisticated threat actor that bore resemblance to the hallmarks of an Australian campaign that targeted high-profile …
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Get patching: US, UK, and Australia issue joint advisory on top 30 exploited vulnerabilities
The US's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Australia's Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and the US FBI recently released an …
Babuk Ransomware Gang Ransomed, New Forum Stuffed With Explicit Videos
RAMP, the underground forum started and hosted by the Babuk ransomware group, has been targeted by a comment spammer. The comment spammer flooded the ransomware gang's new forum with explicit videos …
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Microsoft Rushes Fix for ‘PetitPotam’ Attack PoC
Microsoft rushed to release mitigations for a new exploit that forces remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that can easily be cracked by malicious actors. The flaw lies in the Windows NT …
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