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29 April 2023
A ransomware report by GuidePoint Security offers valuable information on the current ransomware threat scenario and highlights the coercion tactic utilized by significant ransomware groups such as double extortion and DDoS attack. In the education sector, there was a 17% rise in publicly disclosed victims during the same period, with Vice Society being responsible for 27% of all attacks in the education industry.
29 April 2023
RTM Locker threat actors have launched a new version of the ransomware strain that can infects Linux, NAS, and ESXi hosts. Its code share similarities to the Babuk ransomware's leaked source code, revealed Uptycs experts. The encryption function uses pthreads (aka POSIX threads) to speed up execution.
29 April 2023
The Facebook account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hacked into on Wednesday evening, and the identities and names of tens of thousands of Israelis were leaked, following another cyberattack targeting the country's Atid group.
29 April 2023
AT&T spokesperson Jim Kimberly said that the company “identified the unauthorized creation of secure mail keys, which can be used in some cases to access an email account without needing a password.”
29 April 2023
The cold storage and logistics company has been facing IT issues since its network was breached on Tuesday. The company said that the incident, which is now under investigation, affected operations as per customer and employee reports.
29 April 2023
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) medical advisory warning of a critical flaw impacting Illumina medical devices.
The issues impact the Universal Copy Service (UCS) software in the Illumina MiSeqDx, NextSeq 550Dx, iScan, iSeq 100, MiniSeq, MiSeq, NextSeq 500, NextSeq 550, NextSeq 1000/2000, and NovaSeq 6000 DNA
29 April 2023
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has officially made a return to Italy after the company met the data protection authority's demands ahead of April 30, 2023, deadline.
The development was first reported by the Associated Press. OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, tweeted, "we're excited ChatGPT is available in [Italy] again!"
The reinstatement comes following Garante's decision to temporarily block
28 April 2023
Private Telegram channels are being abused by cybercriminals to sell a new macOS malware variant that can infect over 50 cryptocurrency extensions to steal data. Dubbed Atomic, the malware author provides its buyers a ready-to-use web panel for easy victim management, a cryptocurrency checker, a MetaMask brute-forcer, a dmg installer, and the ability to receive stolen logs on Telegram.
28 April 2023
In March and April 2023, Trend Micro researchers observed a type of ransomware targeting its victims via a minimalistic approach with tools that leave only a minimal footprint behind.
28 April 2023
The US government is notifying healthcare providers and lab personnel about a component used by several Illumina medical devices being affected by serious vulnerabilities that can allow remote hacking.
28 April 2023
TrendMicro uncovered a new risk to Docker containers from a piece of malware called TrafficStealer. It influences web traffic and ad interaction via the use of containers to generate illegal income. TrafficStealer uses a combination of two techniques: web crawling and click simulation. Experts recommend implementing zero-trust security for all container environments and auditing for any unwanted open container APIs.
28 April 2023
The potential of generative AI in cybersecurity tooling has sparked excitement among cybersecurity professionals. However, there are concerns about the practical usage of AI in cybersecurity and the reliability of training data used in AI models.
28 April 2023
The websites of major Israeli news outlet Maariv, sister publication of The Jerusalem Post, were taken offline on Wednesday. The Anonymous Sudan group also managed to take down the website of the Israel Ports Authority and the Meretz political party.
28 April 2023
Patrik Honegger has worked in the IT sector since the 1990’s and has specialized in the IT security field since 2000. He joined Check Point in 2001. Since joining Check Point, he has been involved with the full array of company solutions and customer sectors and maintains a deep technological understanding of products and customers’ […]
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28 April 2023
The latest cyberattack techniques highlighted by a range of experts during the RSA 2023 Conference include SEO-based attacks, targeting of developers, malicious use of ChatGPT, and more.
28 April 2023
A school in Wiltshire was hit by a ransomware attack last weekend. Hardenhuish School, a mixed secondary academy in Chippenham, sent texts to parents and guardians of its 1,623 pupils notifying them of the attack.
28 April 2023
A ransomware attack has been reported in Spartanburg County. WYFF News 4 reached out to Spartanburg County officials and the South Carolina Judicial Branch after hearing about a possible computer issue.
28 April 2023
The DHS announced an artificial intelligence task force designed to use the technology to address emerging threats to national security.
28 April 2023
Taiwanese network equipment manufacturer Zyxel this week announced patches for a critical-severity vulnerability impacting its ATP, USG FLEX, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls.
28 April 2023
A senior Department of Homeland Security official confirmed Wednesday that DHS is working with Congress and the White House on a bill that would codify the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) — a new effort to examine major cybersecurity incidents.