BlackByte Ransomware Exploits VMware ESXi Flaw in Latest Attack Wave
The threat actors behind the BlackByte ransomware group have been observed likely exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors, while also...
235 million User Data of Instagram, TikTok and YouTube exposed online
Around 235 million users of Instagram, TikTok and YouTube were hit by a massive data leak, and the user data was available online.
The security...
A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge as slow vaccine
As many people await their address get a COVID-19 vaccine that would be months away, scammers online, in emails and on messaging apps are...
Hackers leaked altered Pfizer data to sabotage trust in vaccines
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today revealed that a number of the stolen Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine candidate data was doctored by threat actors before being...
Windows PDF viewers outperformed by browser, macOS, Linux counterparts
Security researchers document their exploits in picking apart dozens of PDF software brands
The overwhelming majority of the foremost popular Windows-native PDF viewers were susceptible...
E-Root Marketplace Admin Sentenced to 42 Months for Selling 350K Stolen Credentials
A 31-year-old Moldovan national has been sentenced to 42 months in prison in the U.S. for operating an illicit marketplace called E-Root Marketplace that...
Ukraine Arrests Trio for Hijacking Over 100 Million Email and Instagram Accounts
The Cyber Police of Ukraine has arrested three individuals on suspicion of hijacking more than 100 million emails and Instagram accounts from users across...
Making Sense of Operational Technology Attacks: The Past, Present, and Future
When you read reports about cyber-attacks affecting operational technology (OT), it's easy to get caught up in the hype and assume every single one...
Russia Hackers Using TinyTurla-NG to Breach European NGO’s Systems
The Russia-linked threat actor known as Turla infected several systems belonging to an unnamed European non-governmental organization (NGO) in order to deploy a backdoor...
China-Linked Group Breaches Networks via Connectwise, F5 Software Flaws
A China-linked threat cluster leveraged security flaws in Connectwise ScreenConnect and F5 BIG-IP software to deliver custom malware capable of delivering additional backdoors on...
