Cybercrime

Malware & Threats

Issued by: DataBreach Today

A Russian national accused by U.S. federal prosecutors of developing an application for decrypting login credentials pleaded not guilty during a first appearance in Tampa federal court. The man, Dariy Pankov – also known as “dpxaker” – faces seven criminal counts including conspiracy, access device fraud and computer fraud. On Wednesday in the courthouse for…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Dark Reading

The US and the UK have issued joint sanctions against alleged members of the TrickBot cybercrime gang for their role in cyberattacks against critical infrastructure. Trickbot, as a malware, began life as a lowly banking Trojan before its authors started adding modules for other forms of malicious activity. It thus evolved into a multifaceted cyber-Swiss…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Affairs

SentinelLabs researchers have observed the first Linux variant of the Clop ransomware. The researchers noticed that the encryption algorithm implemented in the ELF executable is flawed and can allow victims to decrypt locked files without paying a ransom. The researchers observed the first ELF variant of the Clop ransomware targeting Linux systems on December 26,…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: DataBreach Today

Attackers this week locked up the business of London-based ION Cleared Derivatives, a software firm that supports derivatives trading, forcing major European banks to process trades manually and prompting a major futures exchange to delay the settlement of trades for two hours. ION Cleared Derivatives, part of ION Group which offers software designed to automate…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: DataBreach Today

In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including why being a CISO is like being the first family doctor in a small village, why you can’t trust ransomware gangs such as LockBit, and why cloud security vendor Netskope took on $401 million in debt…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: DataBreach Today

What’s the term for when a ransomware group blames a geopolitically awkward attack it appears to have carried out on someone – anyone – else, just not them? Let’s call it getting “Colonial Pipelined,” after the DarkSide group’s disastrous hit on that oil pipeline system led the crime group to kill its brand. Is the…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Australia has been the victim of damaging cyberattacks in the latter half of this year, with high-profile incidents impacting businesses across critical sectors such as telecoms, healthcare, and government. The impacts of some of these attacks have been rolling on for months, with new details and further information about data breached from the incidents suffered…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Targeting Windows computers, these are typical ransomware families that encrypt victim files and demand a ransom payment in exchange for a decryption key. This new ransomware has been used in an increasing number of attacks. Aerst was seen appending to encrypted files the ‘.aerst’ extension and displaying a popup window containing the attacker’s email address,…

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

The incident, Tehama County says, was identified on April 9, but the investigation into the matter stretched to August 19, when it was determined that personally identifiable information (PII) was compromised. The investigation revealed that an unauthorized third-party had access to the county’s systems between November 18, 2021, and April 9, 2022, and that files…