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Hackers pull a media stunt to distance from Russia-linked Evil Corp
The LockBit ransomware gang likely imitated an attack on cybersecurity firm Mandiant to push the point that they're not affiliated with a Russia-based hacker group.
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Hacked Discord server netted fraudsters $360,000 worth of NFTs
An account compromise allowed fraudsters to post phishing links on a trusted Discord server.
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Google to pay residents $100 million over privacy violation
Individuals can file a claim over Google’s misuse of their photos to take a chunk of the settlement the tech giant opted to pay.
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‘Russian Google’ chief resigns over EU sanctions
The head of Russian search engine Yandex has stepped down after the EU announced “restrictive measures” against him over alleged ties to the Kremlin.
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Microsoft cracks down on Iran threat actor
The tech giant’s Digital Crimes Unit has taken legal action against Bohrium after intercepting a spear-phishing campaign targeting users in the Middle East, India, and the US, it announced on Twitter.
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Iran “behind cyberattack on sick Boston children”
Iran was behind last year’s “despicable” cyberattack attempt on a children’s hospital in Boston, the FBI says.
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TrojanSMS malware spreading via two malicious Android app stores
The malware spreads through push notifications, alerts, and malvertising on free video streaming, adult sites, and game-hack pages.
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CISA: Vulnerabilities in election technology have not been exploited to alter election results
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed that there are vulnerabilities in election technology used in at least 16...
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Hospitals are a safe bet for prowling ransomware gangs
Extortion attacks against healthcare organizations have almost doubled. Since hospitals are most likely to pay the ransom, that's hardly a surprise.
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Zero-Day bug left Microsoft Office open to malware deployment
The vulnerability, which was spotted used in the wild for weeks, allows deploying malware from a remote server bypassing Microsoft’s Defender antivirus.
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Increased privacy risk as ransom attacks rise
The global total of ransomware attacks in the first four months of 2022 already stands at half the total of last year ‒ and each attack is exposing the details of thousands of people to threat actors, says fresh research.
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REvil's attorney offers gangs' funds and manpower for war in Ukraine
Extortion money and cybercriminals could enter the conflict as the case against Revil in Russia hit a dead-end amidst the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
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DDoS attackers pose as REvil, sparking fear the gang is back
Attackers claim they represent the infamous REvil ransomware gang, considered defunct for months.
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Lax satellite cybersecurity poses a global threat - WEF
With more players operating different parts of space infrastructure, the potential attack surface grows, providing more ways to conduct an attack.
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China racing for AI supremacy, senior Pentagon official warns
Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform warfighting, economic competitiveness, and national influence. Unless the US tops its AI game, China might become a dominant world power by 2030.
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Twitter agrees to pay $150 million over privacy violations
The settlement covers the allegation that the company misused private information, like phone numbers, to target ads at unsuspecting users.
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Chinese researchers urge to adopt methods to destroy Starlink
Starlink satellites, believed to be resistant to all hacking and jamming attempts, are under heavy fire. Great world powers consider it to be a threat to national security.
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Emerging world is far more upbeat about the metaverse than developed countries
Developing countries are optimistic about the upcoming era of the metaverse. In contrast, high-income countries tend to be less enthusiastic, a new survey by Ipsos for the World Economic Forum revealed.
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Oil and gas giants pledge cyber-unity
In response to high-profile ransomware attacks such as Colonial Pipeline, 18 major energy companies have signed up to a “cyber-resilience” pledge at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland.
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Meta opens up political ad data to vetted researchers
Advertiser targeting choices for political, electoral, and social issues will soon be made available to academic researchers through Meta’s FORT environment.
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