Tag: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity. ShinyHunters group claims to have data of 70M AT&T customers (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Threat actors claim to have a database containing private information on roughly 70 million AT&T customers, but the company denies any security breach ShinyHunters group...

Cybersecurity. Modified version of Android WhatsApp installs Triada Trojan (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Experts spotted a modified version of WhatsApp for Android, which offers extra features, but that installs the Triada Trojan on the devices Modified version of...

Cybersecurity. Samsung could use a TV Block feature to disable any of its TVs worldwide (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini The South Korean multinational Samsung revealed that it can disable its Samsung TV sets remotely using the TV Block feature. Samsung could use a TV Block...

Cybersecurity. FBI flash alert warns on OnePercent Group Ransomware attacks (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini The FBI shared info about OnePercent Group that has been actively targeting US organizations in ransomware attacks since at least November 2020 FBI flash alert...

Cybersecurity. Realtek SDK flaws exploited to deliver Mirai bot variant (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Researchers warn that threat actors are actively exploiting Realtek SDK vulnerabilities since their technical details were publicly disclosed Realtek SDK flaws exploited to deliver Mirai bot variantSecurity...

Cybersecurity. T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, 54 million customers impacted (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, an update to the investigation reveals that over 54 million individuals were impacted T-Mobile data breach...

Cybersecurity. U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini The U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, the Department of Defense Cyber Command might have suffered a serious breach U.S. State...

Cybersecurity. New LockFile ransomware gang uses ProxyShell and PetitPotam exploits (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini A new ransomware gang named LockFile targets Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyShell vulnerabilities New LockFile gang uses ProxyShell and PetitPotam exploitsSecurity Affairs

Cybersecurity. US CISA releases guidance on how to prevent ransomware data breaches (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks US CISA releases guidance on...

Cybersecurity. Lojas Renner, Brazilian largest clothing store chain, was hit by ransomware (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Lojas Renner, the largest Brazilian department stores clothing company, suffered a ransomware attack that impacted its IT infrastructure Lojas Renner, Brazilian largest clothing store...

Anti-Money Laundering Fines Fall by 50% in 1H 2021 (Info Security Magazine)

Phil Muncaster  Global fines for anti-money laundering (AML) and data privacy compliance breaches have fallen by nearly 50% year-on-year in the first half of 2021,...

Coin Ninja CEO Admits Operating Darknet Bitcoin Mixer (Info Security Magazine)

Sarah Coble  A CEO from Ohio has pleaded guilty to being the operator of a darknet-based Bitcoin ‘mixer’ service that laundered more than $300m. Akron resident and CEO of...

JPMorgan Chase Notifies Customers of Data Breach (Info Security Magazine)

Sarah Coble  American banking and financial services company JPMorgan Chase is warning customers in Montana that a technical glitch may have presented their personal data to...

Data Stolen as Social Housing Group Suffers Ransomware Attack (Info Security Magazine)

Benjamin David  Hackers have stolen data from a Salford-based social housing group that houses thousands of tenants and other clients. ForHousing and Liberty, which manage and maintain homes across the...

Crunch Time for Liquid as Crypto Exchange Loses $97m to Hackers (Info Security Magazine)

Phil Muncaster  A Japanese cryptocurrency exchange is estimated to have lost $97m after threat actors targeted the company. Tokyo-headquartered Liquid revealed the incident on Thursday evening...

How Organizations Can Fight Back Against Ransomware (Info Security Manager)

Pritesh Parekh  In recent months, ransomware has once again been dominating the headlines. With the Health Service Executive in Ireland and JBS — the world’s largest meat processor —...