Across the internet, more than a thousand companies spent the past week digging out from a mass ransomware incident.
From a Chinese state-sponsored supply chain compromise to an unsophisticated attack on a Florida water treatment plant —and many less visible events in between—the security industry has seen a growing drumbeat of breaches that took advantage of so-called remote management tools.
200,000 patients exposed after hackers tried to wire money from ClearBalance funds
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The Pentagon Tried to Take Down These Hackers. They're Back.
Cyber Command went after Trickbot in advance of Election Day last year to prevent any disruptions to the 2020 presidential elections.
The hackers also appear to be working on infrastructure that could allow them to sell access to other attackers, according to Vikram Thakur, a technical director at the security firm Symantec, which has previously run efforts to disrupt Trickbot.
Russian hackers hit US and Europe. Is Asia the next target of a Massive Attack?
Ukraine says Russian hackers hit its Navy website | Reuters
"Now the threats have been eliminated, the work of the Navy website will be restored in short time. The authorized divisions are working to update resources on the Internet at the proper level of protection," the defence ministry said in a statement late on Friday.
Russia's foreign ministry was not immediately available for comment outside of normal business hours.
Suspected Chinese hackers return with unusual attacks on domestic gambling companies - CyberScoop
It’s rare for Chinese hackers to turn their gaze inward on domestic companies. But a well-known group appears to have been targeting online gambling firms in China with new malware.
The malware, which Trend Micro dubbed BIOPASS RAT, goes after Chinese gambling companies with a watering hole attack, where hackers try to infect websites commonly used by its targets.
Hackers Disrupt Iran's Rail Service with Fake Delay Messages | Voice of America - English
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's railroad system came under cyberattack Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about train delays or cancellations on display boards at stations across the country.
The hackers posted messages such as "long delayed because of cyberattack" or "canceled" on the boards. They also urged passengers to call for information, listing the phone number of the office of the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Hackers Spread BIOPASS Malware via Chinese Online Gambling Sites
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new malware that's striking online gambling companies in China via a watering hole attack to deploy either Cobalt Strike beacons or a previously undocumented Python-based backdoor called BIOPASS RAT that takes advantage of Open Broadcaster Software
Why hackers rely on Bitcoin for ransom payments | Business| Economy and finance news from a
The cryptocurrency is considered transparent and decentralized. In the blockchain, all transactions can be traced forever. Nevertheless, Bitcoin is a currency of choice for cybercriminals. How does that square up?
They are now even willing to negotiate: After initially demanding $70 million (€59 million), the hackers behind last weekend's Kaseya cyberattack might settle for $50 million. It would nevertheless be the largest ransom demand in the history of cybercrime.
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