Ransomware reflects the complexities and limitations of the web. We increasingly rely on computer systems that often have pretty shallow foundations when it comes to security and reliability.
Spreadshop was the victim of a cyberattack on July 8, 2021. In an update posted to its website, the platform confirmed that personal user data, including bank account details, were compromised.
While not deeply sensitive, the information could still be used by malicious actors to quickly and easily find new targets based on the criminals’ preferred methods of social engineering.
The Stanford University student and security researcher Jack Cable launched a project dubbed “Ransomwhere” to track payments to bitcoin addresses associated with known ransomware gangs.
Apart from the porting of numbers, Mint Mobile said that an unauthorized person potentially accessed subscribers’ personal information, including call history, names, addresses, emails, and passwords.
Interpol announced that it will boost the role of country-specific National Central Bureaus, among other measures, to develop a global strategy for ransomware mitigation.
Microsoft is planning to acquire the San Francisco-based cybersecurity firm RiskIQ and is likely to pay more than $500 million in cash for the company, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bank of Oak Ridge, a community bank in Piedmont-Triad, said an unauthorized actor accessed banking customer data in late April, leading the bank to launch an investigation into the incident.
A vulnerability in popular preprocessor language Less.js could be exploited to achieve remote code execution (RCE) against websites that allow users to input Less.js code, researchers have warned.
INTERPOL arrested Dr. Hex under the operation Lyrebird. The accused was involved in attacks on 134 websites from 2009–2018 across multiple regions. This arrest comes as a breath of fresh air for the security community. The suspect is under investigation and more details may emerge in the future, which may be helpful for the security community.