Pandora Ransomware Hits Giant Automotive Supplier Denso
Denso confirmed that cybercriminals leaked stolen, classified information from the Japan-based car-components manufacturer after an attack on one of its offices in Germany.
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CaddyWiper: Yet Another Data Wiping Malware Targeting Ukrainian Networks
Two weeks after details emerged about a second data wiper strain delivered in attacks against Ukraine, yet another destructive malware has been detected amid Russia’s continuing military invasion of the country.
Slovak cybersecurity company ESET dubbe…
Massive DDoS Attack Knocked Israeli Government Websites Offline
A number of websites belonging to the Israeli government were felled in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Monday, rendering the portals inaccessible for a short period of time.
“In the past few hours, a DDoS attack against a communicati…
‘Dirty Pipe’ Linux Flaw Affects a Wide Range of QNAP NAS Devices
Network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker QNAP on Monday warned of a recently disclosed Linux vulnerability affecting its devices that could be abused to elevate privileges and gain control of affected systems.
“A local privilege escalation vulne…
Staff Think Conti Group Is a Legit Employer – Podcast
The ransomware group’s benefits – bonuses, employee of the month, performance reviews & top-notch training – might be better than yours, says BreachQuest’s Marco Figueroa.
Read MoreCybercrooks’ Political In-Fighting Threatens the West
They’re choosing sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, beckoning previously shunned ransomware groups and thereby reinvigorating those groups’ once-diminished power.
Read MoreGaming Company Ubisoft Confirms It was Hacked, Resets Staff Passwords
French video game company Ubisoft on Friday confirmed it was a victim of a “cyber security incident,” causing temporary disruptions to its games, systems, and services.
The Montreuil-headquartered firm said that an investigation into the breach was un…
Why Enterprise Threat Mitigation Requires Automated, Single-Purpose Tools
As much as threat mitigation is to a degree a specialist task involving cybersecurity experts, the day to day of threat mitigation often still comes down to systems administrators. For these sysadmins it’s not an easy task, however. In enterprise IT, …
Read MoreRussian Ransomware Gang Retool Custom Hacking Tools of Other APT Groups
A Russian-speaking ransomware outfit likely targeted an unnamed entity in the gambling and gaming sector in Europe and Central America by repurposing custom tools developed by other APT groups like Iran’s MuddyWater, new research has found.
The unusua…
New Linux Bug in Netfilter Firewall Module Lets Attackers Gain Root Access
A newly disclosed security flaw in the Linux kernel could be leveraged by a local adversary to gain elevated privileges on vulnerable systems to execute arbitrary code, escape containers, or induce a kernel panic.
Tracked as CVE-2022-25636 (CVSS score…