The most-wanted Russian hacking group recently rebranded itself as new PayloadBIN ransomware to evade sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury. Previously, the gang had mimicked the Hades ransomware to bypass U.S. sanctions. The gang started rebranding its ransomware operations to different names (Hades, Phoenix, and WastedLocker) to avoid these sanctions.
The most common attack methods dominating the conversation in cybercriminal forums are reverse proxy phishing, cryptojacking, dusting, and clipping, according to a new study from Digital Shadows.
By focusing on the “where” or “who,” organizations can often end up neglecting to analyze the nature of past attacks and discover the lessons that can be learned from them.
The Intertrust report comes at a time where finance mobile app usage has rapidly accelerated, with the number of user sessions in finance apps increasing by up to 49% over the first half of 2020.
The FBI warned private sector companies of scammers impersonating construction companies in BEC attacks targeting organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors.
Under its Cyber Hygiene Improvement Programs (CHIPs), the ACSC was able to identify vulnerable, internet-exposed MobileIron systems across Commonwealth, state and territory, and local governments.
For the first time, a new malware strain has been found targeting Windows containers to disrupt Kubernetes cloud environments. Named Siloscape, it opens a backdoor for all kinds of malicious activity without limiting itself to any particular infection goal. Kubernetes admins are recommended to take extra care to ensure that clusters are securely configured for better […]
Intel addressed 73 security flaws as part of the June 2021 Patch Tuesday, including high severity ones impacting some versions of Intel’s Security Library and the BIOS firmware for Intel processors.
A ransomware group targeted an India-based IT company in the banking and financial services sector, Nucleus Software Exports. The malware is the latest addition to the ransomware family and has displayed exceptional sophistication in its tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Industrial automation giants Siemens and Schneider Electric on Tuesday released several security advisories to inform customers about tens of vulnerabilities affecting their products.