Europe Sees More Hacktivism, GDPR Echoes, and New Security Laws Ahead for 2024
Political and economic motivations impel nation-state and independent hackers, while the European Union strives to keep its members secure and…
The Week in Ransomware – December 22nd 2023 – BlackCat hacked
Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be…
Ransomware Attacks in November Rise 67% From 2022
Total ransomware cases up 30% from October Industrials (33%), Consumer Cyclicals (18%), Healthcare (11%), remain...
Lapsus$ hacker behind GTA 6 leak gets indefinite hospital sentence
Lapsus$ cybercrime and extortion group member, Arion Kurtaj has been sentenced indefinitely in a 'secure hospital' by a UK judge. Kurtaj…
Healthcare software provider data breach impacts 2.7 million
ESO Solutions, a provider of software products for healthcare organizations and fire departments, disclosed that data belonging to 2.7 million…
The Week in Ransomware – December 15th 2023 – Ransomware Drama
The big news over the past two weeks is the continued drama plaguing BlackCat/ALPHV after their infrastructure suddenly stopped working…
Ransomware gang behind threats to Fred Hutch cancer patients
The Hunters International ransomware gang claimed to be behind a cyberattack on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) that…
Iran-Linked ‘OilRig’ Cyberattackers Target Israel’s Critical Infrastructure, Over & Over
The prolific APT repeatedly compromised targets in healthcare, manufacturing, and government with new lightweight downloaders that blend into network traffic…
Survey: 90% of IT Pros Felt Prepared for a Password-Based Cyberattack, Yet More Than Half Fell Victim to One
Axiad's State of Authentication Survey also found nearly half of respondents think phishing is the most likely cyberattack, yet only…
Lazarus Group Is Still Juicing Log4Shell, Using RATs Written in ‘D’
The infamous vulnerability may be on the older side at this point, but North Korea's primo APT Lazarus is creating…