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Threat Assessment: Howling Scorpius (Akira Ransomware)
Description: Howling Scorpius, active since 2023, uses Akira ransomware to target businesses globally, employing a double-extortion strategy and upgrading tools regularly. The post Threat Assessment: Howling Scorpius (Akira Ransomware) appeared first on Unit 42.
Source: Palo Alto Unit42
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
'Bootkitty' First Bootloader to Take Aim at Linux
Description: Though it's still just a proof of concept, the malware is functional and can evade the Secure Boot process on devices from multiple vendors.
Source: Dark Reading
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers
Description: South Korean police have arrested a CEO and five employees for manufacturing over 240,000 satellite receivers pre-loaded or later updated to include DDoS attack functionality at a purchaser's request. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
Interpol Cyber-Fraud Action Nets More Than 5K Arrests
Description: Chalk up another win for global cooperation among law enforcement, this time targeting seven types of cyber fraud, including voice phishing and business email compromise.
Source: Dark Reading
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
Russia sentences Hydra dark web market leader to life in prison
Description: Russian authorities have sentenced the leader of the criminal group behind the now-closed dark web platform Hydra Market to life in prison. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
Name That Edge Toon: Shackled!
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Source: Dark Reading
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems
Description: The recently uncovered 'Bootkitty' UEFI bootkit, the first malware of its kind targeting Linux systems, exploits CVE-2023-40238, aka 'LogoFAIL,' to infect computers running on a vulnerable UEFI firmware. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
Does Your Company Need a Virtual CISO?
Description: With cybersecurity talent hard to come by and companies increasingly looking for guidance and best practices, virtual and fractional chief information security officers can make a lot of sense.
Source: Dark Reading
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
2 UK Hospitals Targeted in Separate Cyberattacks
Description: Alder Hey Children's Hospital got hit with a ransomware attack, while the nature of an incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital remains undisclosed.
Source: Dark Reading
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)
SmokeLoader Malware Resurfaces, Targeting Manufacturing and IT in Taiwan
Description: Taiwanese entities in manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology sectors have become the target of a new campaign distributing the SmokeLoader malware. "SmokeLoader is well-known for its versatility and advanced evasion techniques, and its modular design allows it to perform a wide range of attacks," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "While
Source: TheHackerNews
December 2nd, 2024 (5 months ago)