The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids
Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a new variant of the remote-controllable Badbox malware, and as many as a million infected Android
International cops seize ransomware crooks’ favorite Russian crypto exchange
A coalition of international law enforcement has shut down Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, a favorite of now-defunct ransomware crew Conti and others criminals for money
Uncle Sam mulls policing social media of all would-be citizens
The US government’s Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is considering monitoring not just the social media posts of non-citizens coming into the country, but also
Uncle Sam mulls policing social media of would-be citizens
The US government’s Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is considering monitoring not just the social media posts of non-citizens coming into the country, but also
Up to $75M needed to fix up rural hospital cybersecurity as ransomware gangs keep scratching at the door
It will cost upward of $75 million to address the cybersecurity needs of rural US hospitals, Microsoft reckons, as mounting closures threaten the lives of
Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data
Toronto Zoo’s final update on its January 2024 cyberattack arrived this week, revealing that visitor data going back to 2000 had been compromised. It said
Up to $75M needed to address rural hospital cybersecurity
It will cost upward of $75 million to address the cybersecurity needs of rural US hospitals, Microsoft reckons, as mounting closures threaten the lives of
Cybereason CEO leaves after months of boardroom blowups
Eric Gan is no longer CEO of AI security biz Cybereason after what appears to have been a protracted and unpleasant fight with investors, including
Qilin ransomware gang boasts of cyberattacks on cancer clinic, Ob-Gyn facility
Qilin – the “no regrets” ransomware crew wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry – just claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on a cancer treatment
Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks
US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China’s Silk Typhoon gang, plus internet domain seizures linked to a long-term Chinese espionage
Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s national security
Video Looming staffing cuts to America’s security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would “have a devastating effect on cybersecurity and our national security,” former
China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets
Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in
Apple drags UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order
Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the
Apple takes UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order
Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the
Leeds United kick card swipers into Row Z after 5-day cyberattack
English football club Leeds United says cyber criminals targeted its retail website during a five-day assault in February and stole the card details of “a
Qilin ransomware gang claims attacks on cancer clinic, OB-GYN facility
Qilin – the “no regrets” ransomware crew wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry – just claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on a cancer treatment
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Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met
A subsidiary of Indian multinational Tata has allegedly fallen victim to the notorious ransomware gang Hunters International. The extortionists claim to have pilfered 730,160 files