Android adware apps in Google Play downloaded over 20 million times
Security researchers at McAfee have discovered a set of 16 malicious clicker apps that managed to sneak into Google Play, the official app store for Android. [...]
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Security researchers at McAfee have discovered a set of 16 malicious clicker apps that managed to sneak into Google Play, the official app store for Android. [...]
Two new extortion gangs named 'TommyLeaks' and 'SchoolBoys' are targeting companies worldwide. However, there is a catch — they are both the same ransomware gang. [...]
A new Windows zero-day allows threat actors to use malicious JavaScript files to bypass Mark-of-the-Web security warnings. Threat actors are already seen using the zero-day bug in ransomware attacks. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers did not disappoint, with reports linking RansomCartel to REvil, on OldGremlin hackers targeting Russia with ransomware, a new data exfiltration tool used by BlackByte, a warning that ransomware actors are exploiting VMware vulnerabilities, and finally, our own report on the Venus Ransomware. [...]
CISA, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that a cybercrime group known as Daixin Team is actively targeting the U.S. Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector sector in ransomware attacks. [...]
International wholesale giant METRO is experiencing infrastructure outages and store payment issues following a recent cyberattack. [...]
Security researchers observed malicious campaigns leveraging a critical vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Access to deliver various malware, including the RAR1Ransom tool that locks files in password-protected archives. [...]
Security researchers observed malicious campaigns leveraging a critical vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Access to deliver various malware, including the RAR1Ransom tool that locks files in password-protected archives. [...]
Microsoft is developing a Windows system optimization program called 'PC Manager' that combines existing Windows tools into one interface. [...]
France's data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens. [...]
A BlackByte ransomware affiliate is using a new custom data stealing tool called 'ExByte' to steal data from compromised Windows devices quickly. [...]
A new version of the Ursnif malware (a.k.a. Gozi) emerged as a generic backdoor, stripped of its typical banking trojan functionality. [...]
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has sued Google for allegedly collecting and using biometric data belonging to millions of Texans without proper consent. [...]
Advocate Aurora Health (AAH), a 26-hospital healthcare system in the states of Wisconsin and Illinois, is notifying its patients of an unintentional data breach that impacts 3,000,000 individuals. [...]
OldGremlin, one of the few ransomware groups attacking Russian corporate networks, has expanded its toolkit with file-encrypting malware for Linux machines. [...]
A major Internet cable in the South of France was severed yesterday at 20:30 UTC, impacting subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia, and the United States and causing data packet losses and increased website response latency. [...]
A major internet subsea cable in the South of France was severed yesterday at 20:30 UTC, causing connectivity problems in Europe, Asia, and the United States, including data packet losses and increased website response latency. [...]
On Wednesday, two Massachusetts men were sentenced to more than two years in prison each for stealing cryptocurrency in SIM swapping attacks and hijacking their victims' social media accounts. [...]
A new version of the 'FurBall' Android spyware has been found targeting Iranian citizens in mobile surveillance campaigns conducted by the Domestic Kitten hacking group, also known as APT-C-50. [...]
Microsoft says the latest released Windows 11 preview build improves update management for IT administrators and fixes several issues leading to app crashes. [...]