Researchers: Booming Cyber-Underground Market for Initial-Access Brokers
Ransomware gangs are increasingly buying their way into corporate networks, purchasing access from ‘vendors’ that have previously installed backdoors on targets.
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Microsoft Gets Second Shot at Banning hiQ from Scraping LinkedIn User Data
Decision throws out previous ruling in favor of hiQ Labs that prevented Microsoft’s business networking platform to forbid the company from harvesting public info from user profiles.
Read moreHackers Steal FIFA 21 Source Code, Tools in EA Breach
Raft of other proprietary game data and related software and developer kits also pilfered in the unspecified attack, which the company is investigating.
Read moreJBS Paid $11M to REvil Gang Even After Restoring Operations
The decision to pay the ransom demanded by the cybercriminal group was to avoid any further issues or potential problems for its customers, according to the company’s CEO.
Read moreDarkSide Pwned Colonial With Old VPN Password
Attackers accessed a VPN account that was no longer in use to freeze the company’s network in a ransomware attack whose repercussions are still vibrating.
Read moreEvil Corp Impersonates PayloadBin Group to Avoid Federal Sanctions
The cybercriminals try to pin new ransomware on Babuk Locker in an effort to fly under the radar of an ongoing FBI investigation.
Read moreSupreme Court Limits Scope of Controversial Hacking Law
Judges rule that Georgia police officer did not violate CFAA when he accessed law-enforcement data in exchange for bribe money, a ruling that takes heat off ethical hackers.
Read moreExchange Servers Targeted by ‘Epsilon Red’ Malware
REvil threat actors may be behind a set of PowerShell scripts developed for encryption and weaponized to exploit vulnerabilities in corporate networks, the ransom note suggests.
Read moreDoJ Charges Rhode Island Woman in Phishing Scheme Against Politicians
Diana Lebeau allegedly tried to trick candidates for public office and related individuals into giving up account credentials by impersonating trusted associates and the Microsoft security team.
Read moreCyberattack Forces Meat Producer to Shut Down Operations in U.S., Australia
Global food distributor JBS Foods suffered an unspecified incident over the weekend that disrupted several servers supporting IT systems and could affect the supply chain for some time.
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