In late May, reports said the Royal ransomware gang had posted data from the organization on its leak site. As of May 23, the hospital had said it was still investigating the incident.
AWS said its customers’ data and cloud instances are not affected by Downfall and no action is required. The cloud giant did note that it has “designed and implemented its infrastructure with protections against this class of issues”.
A high-severity vulnerability has been fixed in WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows used by millions, that can execute commands on a computer simply by opening an archive.
A ransomware gang has started posting sensitive personal information connected to a devastating attack on the Raleigh Housing Authority (RHA) that disrupted the organization for weeks in May.
The unnamed man was questioned by detectives who were said to be “investigating criminality linked to last week’s freedom of information data breach,” but has now been released on bail to allow for further inquiries, the PSNI stated.
Malwarebytes Labs identified a new trend in malvertising campaigns that use advanced cloaking techniques to evade detection. Threat actors are targeting the users of popular IT programs by creating malicious ads displayed on Google search results. To safeguard against ever-evolving malvertising tactics, security experts must prioritize regular website security audits, robust traffic analysis, and anomaly […]
ESET uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign targeting Zimbra Collaboration users, aiming to harvest their Zimbra account credentials. The phishing emails lure victims by posing as email server updates, account deactivations, or similar issues, and directing them to click on an attached HTML file. Security teams are advised to implement necessary email security controls to stay […]
The long-standing WoofLocker tech support scam campaign, initiated in 2017, remains active with enhanced resilience as it employs a unique traffic redirection approach on compromised websites. Redirecting targeted users to a fake virus warning browser locker screen, WoofLocker has exhibited stability and ease of management over the years.
An international law enforcement operation led by Interpol has led to the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals in an operation codenamed ‘Africa Cyber Surge II,’ launched in April 2023.
The WoofLocker tech support scam campaign, which was first discovered in 2020, is still active and has evolved to become more sophisticated. The campaign relies on compromised websites to distribute its malicious code, with a focus on adult websites.