PyTorch team has identified a malicious dependency within its framework library. The package was the homonym for the torchtriton dependency. Exploiting it, a hacker could successfully trigger dependency confusion attacks, compromising multiple systems. PyTorch admins advised users to uninstall the counterfeit framework.
Financial and insurance sectors in Europe have been targeted by the Raspberry Robin worm, as the malware continues to evolve its post-exploitation capabilities while remaining under the radar.
Many companies don’t realize just how intertwined we are with our suppliers nowadays. Most of the software and data we rely upon today are no longer on our devices; they are in someone else’s server, data center or cloud.
Chinese international students in the U.K. have been targeted by persistent Chinese-speaking scammers for over a year as part of an activity dubbed RedZei (aka RedThief).
The out-patients clinic remains open to the public. However, there may be delays and changes to their visit given the current situation. The cybersecurity incident has prevented the department from issuing appointment dates at this time.
Spokeswoman Lori Palmer said critical care at the hospital has not been affected and the hospital is still taking some walk-in patients. Additionally, outpatient services were to be suspended at 1 PM Friday and remain that way until further notice.
The college, which has a campus in Attleboro, said in a statement posted Friday on its website its computer network was hacked by a “criminal cyberattack” and “this incident involved ransomware encryption.”
The cyberattacks on Poland’s government services, private companies, media organizations, and ordinary citizens have intensified over the past year, Poland’s security agency said.
The ALPHV ransomware operators have gotten creative with their extortion tactic and, in at least one case, created a replica of the victim’s site to publish stolen data on it.
“When it comes to cybersecurity, not all vulnerabilities are created equal, and many of the ones that garner media attention actually turn out to be insignificant,” said Bob Rudis, VP Research & Data Science, GreyNoise Intelligence.