A recent ransomware attack against a financial institution in Asia is raising eyebrows across the cybersecurity community, not just because of the ransomware, but because of how it was delivered. According to the Threat Hunter Team at Symantec and Carbon Black, Fog ransomware was first seen in May 2024. It saw the deployment of Fog, […]
Ariel Winter is putting her acting skills to good work by going undercover as part of a child predator sting operation. Winter, 27, teamed up with the nonprofit Safe from Online Sex Abuse (SOSA) to film an episode of their true crime docuseries called SOSA Undercover, streaming on YouTube. During one episode, Winter posed as […]
China and the US were hardest-hit by the LockBit ransomware group between December 2024 and April this year, research shows, with affiliates targeting 156 organizations in all. Trellix Advanced Research Center has released its analysis of the LockBit SQL database dump it observed in May, noting that China was probably the greatest focus because of […]
KATHMANDU, June 13: A cybercrime case has been filed against Sujit KC, coordinator of the youth wing of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). The case was registered at the Kathmandu District Court by the District Government Attorney’s Office (DGAO), Kathmandu on Thursday, citing “Cyber Bureau 55” as the complainant. KC is accused of making a […]
Ransomware actors have compromised customers of a utility software billing software provider after exploiting a vulnerability in the SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool. A new advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that the incident reflects a broader pattern of ransomware actors targeting organizations through unpatched versions of SimpleHelp RMM […]
Mangaluru: Home minister G Parameshwara announced that all constables in the state will receive training in handling cybercrimes. The training commenced recently, with training units established in every superintendent of police offices across the state. The initiative aims to make each constable proficient in cybercrime detection, the home minister said.He was speaking after launching the […]
Fog ransomware hackers, known for targeting US educational institutions, are now using legitimate employee monitoring software Syteca, and several open-source pen-testing tools alongside usual encryption. While investigating a May 2025 attack on an unnamed financial institution in Asia, Symantec researchers spotted hackers using Syteca (formerly Ekran) and several pen-testers, including GC2, Adaptix, and Stowaway, a […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One summer camp hosted a competition among students with a course they designed. The fourth annual Viceroy Kids Summer Camp helped students learn cybersecurity, programming and more at Augusta University’s School of Computer and Cyber Sciences. Officials say this helps inspire students and prepare them for the cybersecurity field. “So, there […]
CISA has issued an advisory about the SimpleHelp RMM vulnerability exploitation. (Photo: Tada Images/Shutterstock) The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a cybersecurity advisory highlighting the exploitation of unpatched SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software by ransomware actors. This advisory focuses on the targeting of a utility billing software provider’s customers, […]
Cybernews reports that Asefa, the Spanish arm of major French insurance firm SMABT, has confirmed having been impacted by a cyberattack that disrupted certain systems but not its core business after the Qilin ransomware gang alleged stealing 210 GB of data from the firm. Source link …………………….
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