The Week in Ransomware – April 15th 2022 – Encrypting Russia
While countries worldwide have been the frequent target of ransomware attacks, Russia and CIS countries have been avoided by threat…
Lazarus Targets Chemical Sector With ‘Dream Jobs,’ Then Trojans
Chemical companies are the latest to be targeted by the well-known North Korean group, which has targeted financial firms, security…
Karakurt revealed as data extortion arm of Conti cybercrime syndicate
After breaching servers managed by the cybercriminals, security researchers found a connection between Conti ransomware and the recently emerged Karakurt…
Critical Windows RPC CVE-2022-26809 flaw raises concerns — Patch now
Microsoft has fixed a new Windows RPC CVE-2022-26809 vulnerability that is raising concerns among security researchers due to its potential…
Kaspersky Relocates Cyberthreat-Related Data Processing for Users in Latin America and Middle East to Switzerland
Also, it re-certifies its data services by TÜV AUSTRIA.
Data Scientists, Watch Out: Attackers Have Your Number
Researchers should take extra care in deploying data-science applications to the cloud, as cybercriminals are already targeting popular data-science tools…
Microsoft Leads Operation to Disrupt Zloader Botnet
The banking Trojan-turned-ransomware-distribution tool has been a potent threat since late 2019.
Hackers exploit critical VMware CVE-2022-22954 bug, patch now
Security researchers have published various proof of concepts (PoCs) scripts for exploiting CVE-2022-22954 on social media and other channels, essentially…
Microsoft disrupts Zloader malware in global operation
A months-long global operation led by Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has taken down dozens of domains used as command-and-control…
RaidForums hacking forum seized by police, owner arrested
The RaidForums hacker forum, used mainly for trading and selling stolen databases, has been shut down and its domain seized…