Following an alarm from a U.S.-based private cybersecurity firm about a possible intrusion of its internal networks by a Chinese hacking organization, Indonesia authorities discovered no evidence that the country’s primary intelligence service’s computers had been affected, an official said.…
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VoIP.ms phone: disrupted by DDoS
Threat actors are launching a DDoS attack against VoIP.ms, a voice-over-Internet service provider, and threatening to extort money if it doesn’t stop. VoIP.ms is an Internet phone service provider that offers low-cost voice-over-IP services to companies all over the world.…
APT-C-36 Drops Commodity RATs
APT-C-36 is now running a spam campaign that uses commodity RATs to infiltrate South American companies for financial gain. njRAT, BitRAT, Async RAT, and Lime RAT are reportedly among the RATs being used by the group. The group’s motivations are…
PYSA ransomware Group: Joins the Cabal of Malware Groups
With the recent addition of Linux-based systems compatibility, the PYSA ransomware gang has broadened its assault surface. On VirusTotal, experts discovered a Linux version of Chachi. The PYSA ransomware group’s domains are used by ChaChi’s DNS tunneling backdoor, which is…
Yonkers attacked by ransomware
Following a ransomware attack, government employees in the City of Yonkers were refused access to their computers last week. The city stated that it would not pay the ransom and would restore as much data from backups as possible. Employees…
Australia, UK, and US Announce a Security Alliance
The US, the UK, and Australia have announced a historic trilateral pact on security and defense. The new AUKUS treaty will bring the three countries closer together than ever before in sectors such as artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities, crucial quantum…
Cybercrime in India reported 11.8% rise
According to official data released on Wednesday, India recorded 50,035 occurrences of cybercrime in 2020, an 11.8 percent increase over the previous year, with 578 incidents of “false news on social media” also documented.According to India National Crime Records Bureau…
Microsoft Accounts go Passwordless
User passwords will no longer be required for Microsoft accounts, Microsoft stated today. Users will be able to remove their passwords from their Microsoft accounts. User accounts will be upgraded to include an alternate authentication method such as the following…
Medical: EHR Data Unrecoverable
After a ransomware assault in May that severely destroyed patient information and backup data, a family medical practice in Arizona claims it is attempting to restore thousands of patients’ electronic health records. For example, a ransomware assault on May 21…
Ransomware recovery: On average $2 million is spent
According to new Sophos research, global financial services organizations spent more than $2 million on average last year on ransomware recovery from a ransomware assault. To create its State of Ransomware in Financial Services 2021 study, the UK security provider…