MSSQL Databases Under Fire From FreeWorld Ransomware
The sophisticated attacks, tracked as DB#JAMMER, run shell commands to impair defenses and deploy tools to establish persistence on the…
Texas resident dies after contracting rare amebic meningitis brain infection after swimming in lake
A Texas resident has passed away after suffering from sickness due to an amebic meningitis infection, Austin Public Health has…
Qakbot botnet dismantled after infecting over 700,000 computers
Qakbot, one of the largest and longest-running botnets to date, was taken down following a multinational law enforcement operation spearheaded…
China Unleashes Flax Typhoon APT to Live Off the Land, Microsoft Warns
The cyber-espionage group has created a stealthy, hard-to-mitigate network of persistent access across a range of organizations, but the endgame…
‘Whiffy Recon’ Malware Transmits Device Location Every 60 Seconds
Deployed by the infamous SmokeLoader botnet, the location-tracking malware could be used for a host of follow-on cyberattacks or even…
Ransomware Reaches New Heights
It's not going anywhere: Easy-to-exploit bugs like MOVEit, leaks of stolen data, and rapid-fire escalation are keeping ransomware attacks as…
Media sounds alarm over new Eris COVID variant, pushes for Americans to mask up
The media is sounding the alarm over the newest COVID variant – Eris or EG.5. The mainstream media is already…
Hackers ask $120,000 for access to multi-billion auction house
Hackers have breached the network of a major auction house and offered access to whoever was willing to pay $120,000.…
Triple Extortion Ransomware and the Cybercrime Supply Chain
Ransomware attacks continue to grow both in sophistication and quantity. Learn more from Flare about ransomware operation's increasing shift to…
Massive 400,000 proxy botnet built with stealthy malware infections
A new campaign involving the delivery of proxy server apps to Windows systems has been uncovered, where users are reportedly…