New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of…
Judge Orders U.S. Lawyer in Russian Botnet Case to Pay Google
In December 2021, Google filed a civil lawsuit against two Russian men thought to be responsible for operating Glupteba, one…
ConnectWise Quietly Patches Flaw That Helps Phishers
ConnectWise, a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning about an…
U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer
A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys
Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “Zeppelin” in…
Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All
A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that…
Top Zeus Botnet Suspect “Tank” Arrested in Geneva
Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov, the accused 40-year-old Ukrainian leader of a prolific cybercriminal group that stole tens of millions of dollars…
Lawsuit Seeks Food Benefits Stolen By Skimmers
A nonprofit organization is suing the state of Massachusetts on behalf of thousands of low-income families who were collectively robbed…
Patch Tuesday, November 2022 Election Edition
Let's face it: Having “2022 election” in the headline above is probably the only reason anyone might read this story…
LinkedIn Adds Verified Emails, Profile Creation Dates
For whatever reason, the majority of the phony LinkedIn profiles reviewed by this author have involved young women with profile…