(CNN) A suspected Chinese hacking campaign has breached four more US defense and technology companies in the last month, and hundreds more US organizations are running the type of vulnerable software that the attackers have exploited, according to research shared with CNN.
FBI: Hackers Behind 'Cuba' Ransomware Have Earned at Least $43.9 Million | PCMag
According to federal investigators, the hackers have compromised at least 49 entities involved in critical infrastructure sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, IT, government, and finance.
“Cuba ransomware actors have demanded at least US $74 million and received at least US $43.9 million in ransom payments,” the FBI says.
Why top business book of 2021 is about hackers, cybersecurity, data
You might think cybersecurity is too complicated or boring to worry about. This year's best business book wants to convince you otherwise.
The Financial Times and consulting firm McKinsey & Company recently announced their Business Book of the Year for 2021: " This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends ," by journalist Nicole Perlroth, published in February by Bloomsbury.
Hackers are turning to this simple technique to install their malware on PCs | ZDNet
Nation state-backed hacking groups are exploiting a simple but effective new technique to power phishing campaigns for spreading malware and stealing information that's of interest to their governments.
The technique is RTF template injection.
FBI warning: Hackers are targeting this flaw in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus | ZDNet
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are warning about the 'active exploitation' of a bug in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus before 11306.
CISA and FBI's alert warns that organizations that didn't apply Zoho patches for Zoho ServiceDesk Plus versions 11306 and above are vulnerable to attackers who install web shells, which are dangerous because they persist on a system even after applying security updates .
Hackers access personal data of Planned Parenthood patients in LA - Axios
Hackers breached the personal information of 400,000 Planned Parenthood patients in Los Angeles between Oct. 9 and Oct. 17, according to a spokesperson for the organization.
What they're saying: John Erickson, director of public affairs for the Los Angeles branch, told Axios that ransomware, a type of malware typically used to financially extort businesses, was installed on the organization's computer system during the breach.
Hackers Are Flooding Businesses' Receipt Printers With 'Anti-Work' Messages
The messages direct their recipients to the r/antiwork subreddit, which gained traction during the Covid-19 pandemic when workers began advocating for more rights.
Hackers are taking control of business receipt printers to circulate pro-labor messages, according to a report from Vice and posts on Reddit .
Hackers caught targeting US State Department iPhones with infamous Israeli spyware
The unknown hackers are said to have used tech from Israel's NSO Group, a well-known hacker-for-hire company.
According to The Associated Press , "a person familiar with the matter" said 11 US State Department employees all based in Uganda were targeted.
Hackers spoof Senator Dush’s email address | Connect FM | Local News Radio | Dubois, PA
Brookville, PA – Senator Cris Dush says internet hackers are spoofing his Senate e-mail address, sending e-mails pretending to be him.
Happening on Twitter
Exclusive: DHS eyes Chinese airline employees suspected of spying in U.S. from me and @zachsdorfman, with lengthy,… https://t.co/SmCUxWx3Xq janawinter (from Washington, DC) Fri Dec 03 20:39:44 +0000 2021
New from @janawinter and me: "The inspections [US officials believed Air China employees were spying on] were pa… https://t.co/LbSvhpQlBe zachsdorfman Fri Dec 03 20:12:26 +0000 2021
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