These variants utilize different tactics such as modifying go-live processes, introducing new encryption algorithms, and incorporating OpenNIC domains to evade detection and enhance their malicious activities.

Google on Monday announced the release of patches for 51 vulnerabilities as part of the October 2023 security updates for Android, including fixes for two zero-day flaws exploited in malicious attacks.

The Medusa ransomware group has recently targeted two companies, Karam Chand Thapar & Bros. (Coal Sales) Ltd in India and the Sweden-based Windak Group, demanding significant ransoms for the release of encrypted data.

The hospitals are facing financial difficulties and are struggling to pay vendors. This incident highlights the vulnerability of financially unstable hospitals to cyberattacks and the potential risks to patient care.

Motel One has been given a five-day deadline to pay the ransom or risk the public release of the stolen data, which would result in significant reputational and legal consequences for the company.

Cloudflare has been found to have vulnerabilities in its Firewall and DDoS prevention system. Hackers can exploit these flaws by creating a free Cloudflare account and knowing the IP address of a targeted web server.

The Android banking Trojan Zanubis has taken on a new guise, posing as the official app for the Peruvian governmental organization SUNAT (Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria).

Threat actors are selling a new crypter and loader called ASMCrypt, which is an evolved version of the DoubleFinger loader. It allows them to build payloads for their campaigns by establishing contact with a backend service over the TOR network.

ETSI has taken immediate action, involving France’s cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, to investigate and fix the vulnerability that led to the attack and has strengthened its IT security procedures.