VMware Warns of Ransomware-Friendly Bug in vCenter Server
VMware urged immediate patching of the max-severity, arbitrary file upload flaw in Analytics service, which affects all appliances running default 6.5, 6.7 and 7.0 installs.
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Feds Sanctions SUEX Cryptocurrency Exchange for Laundering Ransomware Payouts
The action is the first of its kind in the U.S., as the government increases efforts to get a handle on cybercrime.
Read MoreHackers Are Going ‘Deep-Sea Phishing,’ So What Can You Do About It?
Nick Kael, CTO at Ericom, discusses how phishing is gaining sophistication and what it means for businesses.
Read MoreTurla APT Plants Novel Backdoor In Wake of Afghan Unrest
“TinyTurla,” simply coded malware that hides away as a legitimate Windows service, has flown under the radar for two years.
Read MoreBlackMatter Strikes Iowa Farmers Cooperative, Demands $5.9M Ransom
Critical infrastructure appears to be targeted in latest ransomware attack, diminishing the hopes of governments to curb such attacks.
Read MoreAT&T Phone-Unlocking Malware Ring Costs Carrier $200M
With the help of malicious insiders, a fraudster was able to install malware and remotely divorce iPhones and other handsets from the carrier’s U.S. network — all the way from Pakistan.
Read MoreMicrosoft MSHTML Flaw Exploited by Ryuk Ransomware Gang
Microsoft and RiskIQ researchers have identified several campaigns using the recently patched zero-day, reiterating a call for organizations to update affected systems.
Read MoreAirline Credential-Theft Takes Off in Widening Campaign
A spyware effort bent on stealing cookies and logins is being driven by unsophisticated attackers cashing in on the initial-access-broker boom.
Read MoreFinancial Cybercrime: Following Cryptocurrency via Public Ledgers
John Hammond, security researcher with Huntress, discusses a wallet-hijacking RAT, and how law enforcement recovered millions in Bitcoin after the Colonial Pipeline attack.
Read MoreREvil/Sodinokibi Ransomware Universal Decryptor Key Is Out
Bitdefender worked with law enforcement to create a key to unlock victims encrypted in ransomware attacks before REvil’s servers went belly-up on July 13.
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