Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure Groups linked with the Play ransomware have exploited more than 900 organizations, the FBI said Wednesday, and have developed a number of new techniques in their double-extortion campaigns - including exploiting a security flaw in remote-access tool SimpleHelp if orgs haven't patched it.…

Infecting networks via years-old CVEs that should have been patched by now Crooks are exploiting years-old vulnerabilities to deploy Androxgh0st malware and build a cloud-credential stealing botnet, according to the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).…

PLUS: FBI admits buying NSO spyware; "IT" company busted for drugs 'n guns biz; this week's critical vulns Infosec in brief If you're wondering what patches to prioritize, ponder no longer: An international group of cybersecurity agencies has published a list of the 12 most commonly exploited vulnerabilities of 2022 – a list many will recognize. …

Plus: Cisco Umbrella flaw patched, lid blown off TeamTNT, and ICS security folks join JCDC party In brief The BlackCat ransomware gang, said to be the first-known ransomware group to successfully break into networks with Rust-written malware, has attacked at least 60 organizations globally as of March, according to the FBI.…

Plus: Ransomware gangster sentenced, Dell patches more Log4j bugs, and cartoon apes gone bad In Brief Triton malware remains a threat to the global energy sector, according to an FBI warning.…

Patch flaws and enforce authentication policies, CISA and FBI warn State-sponsored threat actors from Russia over the last year breached a non-governmental organization (NGO) by leveraging multifactor authentication (MFA) defaults and exploiting the PrintNightmare vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler.…