cyber crime

Retailer WH Smith discloses data breach after a cyberattack

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees. The company immediately launched an investigation into the incident with the help […]

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March 3, 2023
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Cryptojacking campaign targets insecure deployments of Redis servers

Researchers from Cado Security discovered a cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Redis database servers. Cado Labs researchers recently discovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting insecure deployments of Redis database servers. Threat actors behind this campaign used the free and open source command line file transfer service transfer.sh. The attackers likely used the legitimate transfer.sh service is an attempt […]

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March 2, 2023
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Malware Families CheatSheet

During talks and presentations people often ask me how do I remember so many names, different “artifacts” (a.k.a Malware) and groups. I actually ended up with a “hemmm … well… actually I just remember them since I read and write a lot about cyber threats”. So here it comes the Malware Family CheatSheet. This work […]

March 2, 2023
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Threat actors target law firms with GootLoader and SocGholish malware

Cyber criminals are targeting law firms with GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware families. Researchers from eSentire have foiled 10 cyberattacks targeting six different law firms throughout January and February of 2023. The firms were targeted as part of two distinct campaigns aimed at distributing GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware. “The attacks emanated from two separate threat […]

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March 2, 2023
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Satellite TV giant Dish admitted that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack

Satellite TV giant Dish Network has confirmed that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack, it also disclosed a data breach. Satellite TV giant Dish Network finally admitted that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack. The American satellite broadcast provider went offline on February 24, 2023, the outage impacted Dish.com, […]

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March 1, 2023
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Parallax RAT used in attacks aimed at cryptocurrency entities

Experts warn of a new wave of attacks against cryptocurrency entities, threat actors are using a RAT dubbed Parallax RAT for Infiltration. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Uptycs warns of attacks targeting cryptocurrency organizations with the Parallax remote access Trojan (RAT). Parallax RAT has been distributed through malvertising and phishing campaigns since December 2019. The malware supports […]

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March 1, 2023
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Bitdefender released a free decryptor for the MortalKombat Ransomware family

Antivirus company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor for the recently discovered ransomware family MortalKombat. Good news for the victims of the recently discovered MortalKombat ransomware, the antivirus firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor that will allow them to recover their file without paying the ransom. Since December 2022, Cisco Talos researchers have been observing an unidentified financially […]

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February 28, 2023
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U.S. Marshals Service suffers a ransomware attack

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) was the victim of a ransomware attack, it is investigating the theft of sensitive information. The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) announced that a ransomware attack has impacted “a stand-alone USMS system.” The US bureau is investigating the theft of sensitive information following the security breach. The infection occurred on February […]

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February 28, 2023
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