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U.S. warns of ‘increased’ threats from Russian hacking groups
The U.S. government and its Five Eyes intelligence partners issued a joint advisory warning of the dangers posed by both state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminal crews in Russia.
By Shaun Nichols • April 20, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
BlackCat emerges as one of the top ransomware threats
After several notable ransomware attacks against major enterprises, the BlackCat gang is drawing the attention of security researchers who have connected it to other groups.
By Peyton Doyle • April 20, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Pegasus spyware discovered on U.K. government networks
Citizen Lab confirmed it spotted the notorious spyware running on systems within the U.K. prime minister's office, and it believes the United Arab Emirates is to blame.
By Shaun Nichols • April 18, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Stolen OAuth tokens lead to ‘dozens’ of breached GitHub repos
Stolen OAuth tokens issued to Heroku and Travis CI were used to download data from the private repositories of 'dozens of organizations,' including GitHub subsidiary npm.
By Alexander Culafi • April 18, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Attack on Beanstalk Farms results in $182M loss
High payouts and security weaknesses make cryptocurrency a growing target, which was highlighted even further in the latest attack involving virtual currency and a DeFi platform.
By Arielle Waldman • April 18, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Critical Windows RPC vulnerability raises alarm
Security experts warn that a newly disclosed vulnerability in a critical Windows networking component is opening the door for remote takeover attacks.
By Shaun Nichols • April 14, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
VMware Workspace One flaw actively exploited in the wild
Multiple threat intelligence providers have detected threat activity related to the VMware Workspace One flaw, including cryptocurrency mining activity.
By Alexander Culafi • April 14, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
US government, security vendors warn of new ICS malware
As attacks on critical infrastructure increase, experts warn that threat actors have developed new malware designed to take control of ICS and SCADA systems in the energy sector.
By Arielle Waldman • April 14, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Sophos: LockBit affiliates hacked regional government agency
Sophos said attackers spent at least five months inside an unnamed regional government agency's network, remotely Googling for hacking tools before deploying LockBit ransomware.
By Alexander Culafi • April 13, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Ukraine energy grid hit by Russian Industroyer2 malware
The 2016 malware known as 'Industroyer' has resurfaced in a new series of targeted attacks against industrial controller hardware at a Ukraine power company.
By Shaun Nichols • April 12, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Law enforcement takedowns continue with RaidForums seizure
The hacker forum, which used to sell and purchase sensitive information including login credentials, has been dismantled, and its alleged founder was arrested and indicted.
By Arielle Waldman • April 12, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Fin7 hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison
A Ukrainian man has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted as one of the primary hackers behind the notorious Fin7 financial malware ring.
By Shaun Nichols • April 8, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
How the FBI took down the Cyclops Blink botnet
The FBI's operation copied and removed Cyclops Blink's malware from victims' systems that were used as command and control devices, severing Sandworm's control of the botnet.
By Alexander Culafi • April 7, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
US sanctions Garantex for laundering over $100M
The latest action follows a string of sanctions imposed during the past year against cryptocurrency exchanges operating out of Russia.
By Arielle Waldman • April 6, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Conti ransomware leaks show a low-tech but effective model
The Conti ransomware gang runs largely on elbow grease, according to Akamai security researchers who analyzed the group's training materials and operating policies.
By Shaun Nichols • April 6, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
German authorities behead dark web Hydra Market
Police in Germany raided facilities hosting the infamous Hydra Market site as part of an international effort to crack down on dark web forums and marketplaces.
By Shaun Nichols • April 5, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
March ransomware attacks strike finance, government targets
In March, ransomware reports and disclosures showed a variety of victims, from public schools and county governments to financial services firms and large enterprises.
By Peyton Doyle • April 5, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Conti ransomware deployed in IcedID banking Trojan attack
The Conti ransomware gang gained recent notoriety for publicly backing Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. An anonymous researcher then leaked massive amounts of internal Conti data.
By Alexander Culafi • April 5, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Cryptocurrency companies targeted in Mailchimp breach
Cryptocurrency wallet maker Trezor revealed phishing attacks against its customers that stemmed from a breach at Mailchimp, which the email marketing firm later confirmed.
By Arielle Waldman • April 4, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
New ‘AcidRain’ malware may be connected to Viasat attack
SentinelOne did not directly attribute the malware to the Viasat attack. That said, researchers argued the "AcidRain" malware's functionality matches open source intelligence.
By Alexander Culafi • March 31, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Viasat confirms cyber attack on Ukraine customers
The U.S.-based satellite internet provider said a 'multifaceted and deliberate cyber attack' struck Viasat's KA-SAT network on the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
By Arielle Waldman • March 30, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Axie Infinity hack results in $600M cryptocurrency heist
Axie Infinity, whose developer was hacked this month, is a popular NFT-based video game in which players earn cryptocurrency by raising their pay-to-play digital pets, or 'Axies.'
By Alexander Culafi • March 30, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Rapid7 finds zero-day attacks surged in 2021
Cybercriminals are turning bugs into exploits faster than ever, according to Rapid7, which found that the average time to known exploitation dropped 71% last year.
By Shaun Nichols • March 29, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Cryptocurrency cyber attacks on the rise as industry expands
Consumers, businesses and governments are finding new ways to use cryptocurrency, but a recent string of cyber attacks has highlighted security risks and shortcomings.
By Arielle Waldman • March 29, 2022 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
US indicts Russian nationals for critical infrastructure attacks
One defendant is accused of deploying the infamous Trisis or Triton malware against energy-sector companies, including a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia in a 2017 attack.
By Arielle Waldman • March 25, 2022
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