The Week in Ransomware – August 12th 2022 – Attacking the defenders
It was a very busy week for ransomware news and attacks, especially with the disclosure that Cisco was breached by…
UK NHS service recovery may take a month after MSP ransomware attack
Managed service provider (MSP) Advanced confirmed that a ransomware attack on its systems caused the disruption of emergency services (111) from…
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UK NHS suffers outage after cyberattack on managed service provider
United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) 111 emergency services are affected by a major outage triggered by a cyberattack that hit…
Facebook finds new Android malware used by APT hackers
Meta (Facebook) has released its Q2 2022 adversarial threat report, and among the highlights is the discovery of two cyber-espionage…
UK heat wave causes Google and Oracle cloud outages
An ongoing heatwave in the United Kingdom has led to Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud outages after cooling systems failed…
FBI Director calls increasing Chinese Cyber Attacks a threat to Wall Street and Main Street
FBI Director Christopher Wray explained why China's cyberattacks are the biggest long-term threat to Wall Street and Main Street during…
IT services giant SHI hit by “professional malware attack”
SHI International Corp, a New Jersey-based provider of Information Technology (IT) products and services, has confirmed that its network was hit…
Mitel zero-day used by hackers in suspected ransomware attack
Hackers used a zero-day exploit on Linux-based Mitel MiVoice VOIP appliances for initial access in what is believed to be…
Russian RSocks botnet disrupted after hacking millions of devices
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the disruption of the Russian RSocks malware botnet used to hijack millions of…