May 23, 2022 Conti Ransomware Operation Shuts Down and Restructures The prolific Conti ransomware-as-a-service operation appears to have shut down. According to Advanced Intel, the internal infrastructure of the gang has been shut down, including ... Read more
May 20, 2022 Common Password Attacks and How to Avoid Them While passwordless authentication is becoming more popular, passwords remain the most common way of securing accounts and preventing unauthorized access. Passwords provide a degree of ... Read more
May 18, 2022 Top Attack Vectors Used to Breach Corporate Networks The Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have issued a security alert sharing the top five ... Read more
May 17, 2022 One Fifth of Businesses Almost Forced into Insolvency Due to a Cyberattack Many businesses struggle to survive following a cyberattack and data breach. According to a recent report from the Anglo-Bermudan insurance provider, Hiscox, one-fifth of businesses ... Read more
May 9, 2022 U.S. Offers $15 Million in Rewards for Information About Conti Ransomware Leaders & Affiliates The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $15 million in rewards for information on the Conti ransomware leadership and its affiliates, as was ... Read more
May 2, 2022 REvil Ransomware Operation Returns Evidence is mounting that the notorious REvil ransomware operation is back up and running, despite multiple arrests and loss of control of its infrastructure. The ... Read more
April 28, 2022 66% of Mid-Sized Firms Suffered a Ransomware Attack in 2021 There was a massive rise in ransomware attacks on mid-sized organizations in 2021, according to the recently published State of Ransomware 2022 report from cybersecurity ... Read more
April 27, 2022 American Dental Association Suffers Suspected Ransomware Attack The American Dental Association (ADA) has recently confirmed to its members that technical difficulties are being experienced due to a cyberattack that occurred over the ... Read more
April 21, 2022 Cybersecurity Agencies Issue Warning About Cyberattacks by State Sponsored and Pro-Russian Hacking Groups A joint threat assessment has been published by cybersecurity agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom warning about the ... Read more
April 20, 2022 CISA: Hackers Actively Exploiting Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Flaw On February 2022 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch to fix a high severity Windows Print Spooler privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22718, which was ... Read more
April 19, 2022 LinkedIn is the Most Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks The professional social networking site LinkedIn is now the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks according to Check Point Research. In Q1, 2022, 52% of ... Read more
April 14, 2022 APT Actors Have Demonstrated the Capability to Attack ICS/SCADA Systems Certain Advanced Persistent Threat Actors (APT) have demonstrated they have the capability to gain access to industrial control system (ICS) and supervisory control and data ... Read more
April 6, 2022 New Borat RAT Makes Ransomware and DDoS Attacks Simple A new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) has been identified that makes it easy for threat actors to conduct ransomware and DDoS attacks. The malware – ... Read more
March 21, 2022 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Warned About AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks AvosLocker ransomware is being used in attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure organizations, according to a recent joint cybersecurity advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of ... Read more
March 14, 2022 SEC Proposes 4-Day Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Deadline for Publicly Traded Companies New data breach reporting rule amendments have been proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that require all publicly traded companies to report ... Read more
March 11, 2022 Alleged REvil Hacker Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges Over Kaseya Ransomware Attack One of the alleged affiliates of the notorious REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to the ... Read more
March 10, 2022 Feds Issue Update on Conti Ransomware The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have issued an update on Conti Ransomware ... Read more
March 8, 2022 FBI Issues Security Alert About Ongoing RagnarLocker Ransomware Attacks The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in conjunction with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has issued a TLP: White flash alert warning organizations ... Read more
March 4, 2022 Lapsus Ransomware Gang Continues with High Profile Attacks The Lapsus ransomware gang only is a new threat group that first appeared in December 2021 but has already started building a name for itself ... Read more
March 2, 2022 Source Code and Internal Conti Ransomware Communications Leaked Online An unknown individual, believed to be a member of the Conti ransomware gang, has leaked sensitive internal Conti ransomware communications and the source code of ... Read more
February 24, 2022 U.S. Organizations Warned About Elevated Risk of Cyberattacks as New Wiper Malware Used in Attacks in Ukraine Cyberattacks in Ukraine have recommenced following the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory. Ukrainian government agencies have also been hit with DDoS attacks that took their ... Read more
February 23, 2022 83% of Businesses Experienced a Successful Phishing Attack in 2021 Phishing is the most common method used to attack businesses. Phishing attacks are performed to steal credentials, obtain sensitive data, install malware, or gain a ... Read more
February 15, 2022 Inmediata and CaptureRx Agree to Settle Class Action Data Breach Lawsuits It is common for victims of healthcare data breaches to take legal action against healthcare organizations that have experienced cyberattacks and data theft incidents. In ... Read more
February 4, 2022 Hacker Steals $326 Million from the Wormhole Cryptocurrency Platform A hacker has exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the Wormhole cryptocurrency platform and stole approximately $326 million in cryptocurrency. After exploiting the vulnerability, the hacker ... Read more
January 28, 2022 January 28, 2022 is Data Privacy Day – A Day to Take Steps to Improve the Privacy of Personal Data Today is Data Privacy Day – An annual day with a focus on raising awareness of best practices for keeping personal data private and confidential ... Read more
January 27, 2022 QNAP: Immediate Action Required to Prevent Deadbolt Ransomware Attacks on NAS Devices QNAP, a Taiwanese manufacturer of network-attached storage (NAS) devices, has issued a warning to all customers to ensure they are running the latest software and ... Read more
January 22, 2022 Analysis of Brute Force Attacks Confirms Importance of Long Passwords and Complexity A researcher at Microsoft has recently conducted an analysis of more than 25 million brute force attack attempts that were identified across Microsoft’s sensor network ... Read more
January 21, 2022 FBI Shares IoCs Associated with Diavol Ransomware Attacks The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a TLP:WHITE Flash Alert sharing indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated Diavol ransomware attacks and recommended mitigations. Diavol ... Read more
January 20, 2022 Prepare for Wiper Malware Attacks, Warns CISA A warning has been issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to organizations in the United States to take steps to strengthen their ... Read more
January 19, 2022 Almost 6 Billion Credentials Were Leaked Online in 2021 A new report from Atlas VPN has revealed nearly 6 billion accounts were affected by data leaks and data breaches in 2021, which made 2021 ... Read more