Ransomware Hits Virginia Legislative Agencies
The attack forced a shutdown of computer systems and websites for Virginia legislative agencies and commissions, reports state.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2021 Edition
Microsoft, Adobe, and Google all issued security updates to their products today. The Microsoft patches include six previously disclosed security…
New ransomware now being deployed in Log4Shell attacks
The first public case of the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability used to download and install ransomware has been discovered by researchers.…
Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Spreading Emotet Malware
The December rollout includes 67 security patches and addresses one zero-day and five more publicly known vulnerabilities.
Inside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare
The accounting firm PricewatersCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland's…
Ransomware attack strikes Virginia state legislative agency
A Virginia legislative branch agency was struck by a ransomware attack, according to the office of Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam.
Tales from the Dark Web: Fingerprinting Access Brokers on Criminal Forums
Every high-profile breach leaves a trail of bread crumbs, and defenders who monitor access brokers can connect the dots and…
Why Classifying Ransomware as a National Security Threat Matters
Government actions help starve attack groups of the resources - money, ability to recruit, and time.
Kronos Suffers Ransomware Attack, Expects Full Restoration to Take ‘Weeks’
Customers advised to adopt alternative internal processes to support the affected human resources services.
TinyNuke info-stealing malware is again attacking French users
The info-stealing malware TinyNuke has re-emerged in a new campaign targeting French users with invoice-themed lures in emails sent to corporate…