Month: August 2019

Hackers on the prowl for unsecured databases found a publicly accessible MongoDB instance and replaced the almost 1.2 million sensitive records it stored with a ransom note. […]

Amil Hassan Raage was arrested for defrauding two U.S. Universities of more than $870,000 as part of a business email compromise (BEC) fraud scheme he ran during last year. […]

A spear-phishing campaign observed during late July targeted three U.S. entities from the utility sector with a new malware featuring a remote access Trojan (RAT) module designed to give the attackers admin control over the infected systems. […]

For the second time in a week, Houston County Schools in Alabama had to delay their school year’s opening due to a malware attack and the ongoing recovery. It has not been disclosed what type of malware attack they were hit with, but sounds like a ransomware attack based upon the details given. […]

The StockX sneaker and streetwear resale site has started sending out emails to all of their users stating that they need to reset their passwords due to a system update. While these emails are legitimate, as they do not provide much details, users have been concerned that they are phishing attempts or their accounts are […]

Security researchers have uncovered a new DealPly variant which uses a new method to avoid detection by abusing the reputation services provided by Microsoft’s SmartScreen and McAfee’s WebAdvisor. […]

A new malware strain is being distributed by threat actors via exploit kits like Fallout and RIG to hide malicious network traffic with the help of SOCKS5 proxies set up on compromised computers. […]