Check Point Research said it observed the ransomware deployed against an unnamed U.S.-based company, adding it found no branding or overlaps that connect it to any previously known ransomware actors.

The Mantis cyber-espionage group (aka Arid Viper, Desert Falcon, APT-C-23) is believed to be operating out of the Palestinian territories. It continues to mount attacks with a refreshed toolset and maintains persistence on targeted networks.

Security researchers state the malicious JavaScript file existed on eFile.com website for weeks. BleepingComputer has been able to confirm the existence of the malicious JavaScript file in question, at the time.

An update released to the “My services” dashboard on March 20 resulted in the data breach, Service NSW chief executive officer Greg Wells said in an email to affected customers shared with AAP on Monday.

Just like other Office applications, OneNote has been abused for malware delivery, especially since OneNote documents allow attackers to attach files that would be executed with few warnings to the user.

Business process outsourcing giant Capita claimed today that a “cyber incident” it experienced on Friday has been largely contained, with services in the process of being restored.

Much of the data in the cloud is unstructured and highly vulnerable to cyber threats. Unstructured data can include anything from emails and FedEx receipts to sensor data and social media feeds.

The new ransomware strain was first reported by a victim on the BleepingComputer forums on March 28, 2023, with Zscaler’s ThreatLabz soon after sharing information on Twitter.

The Bank of England has issued a stern warning to banks, insurers, and market infrastructure companies to take immediate steps to bolster their defenses against a potential major cyberattack.

While Western Digital did not reveal the exact services that are impacted, the My Cloud status page shows that cloud, proxy, web, authentication, emails, and push notification services are down.