October 2021 - Page 11 of 15

FontOnLake malware infects Linux systems via trojanized utilities

A newly discovered malware family has been infecting Linux systems concealed in legitimate binaries. Dubbed FontOnLake, the threat delivers backdoor and rootkit components. […]

09 Oct

Bank of America insider charged with money laundering for BEC scams

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has charged three men with money laundering and aggravated identity theft after allegedly conducting a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. […]

09 Oct

Microsoft adds tamper protection to Windows 11 security baseline

Microsoft has released the final version of its security configuration baseline settings for Windows 11, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. […]

09 Oct

Windows 11: Microsoft is investigating these eight problems

Windows 11 is officially released, and users are running into various issues and problems preventing them from upgrading or using the new operating system correctly. Below we have collected eight known issues affecting Windows 11 and when they are expected to be fixed. […]

08 Oct

The Week in Ransomware – October 8th 2021 – Making arrrests

This week’s big news is the arrests of two ransomware operators in Ukraine responsible for hundreds of attacks targeting organizations worldwide. […]

08 Oct

Cox Media Group confirms ransomware attack that took down broadcasts

American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) confirmed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that took down live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021. […]

08 Oct

Intuit warns QuickBooks customers of ongoing phishing attacks

Intuit has warned QuickBooks customers that they are targeted by an ongoing phishing campaign impersonating the company and trying to lure potential victims with fake renewal charges. […]

08 Oct

Twitch game page backgrounds defaced with Jeff Bezos’ face

On Twitch’s website’s game pages today appeared a close up of Jeff Bezos’ face, in what appears to be a mysterious defacement attack. […]

08 Oct

Russian orgs heavily targeted by smaller tier ransomware gangs

Even though American and European companies enjoy the lion’s share in ransomware attacks launched from Russian ground, companies in the country aren’t spared from having to deal with file encryption and double-extortion troubles. […]

08 Oct

Mozilla upgrades older Thunderbird clients to the latest version

Mozilla is rolling out a forced upgrade for Thunderbird 78.x users, getting everyone aboard version 91, the latest stable release that came out in August. […]

Month: October 2021

FontOnLake malware infects Linux systems via trojanized utilities

Bank of America insider charged with money laundering for BEC scams

Microsoft adds tamper protection to Windows 11 security baseline

Windows 11: Microsoft is investigating these eight problems

The Week in Ransomware – October 8th 2021 – Making arrrests

Cox Media Group confirms ransomware attack that took down broadcasts

Intuit warns QuickBooks customers of ongoing phishing attacks

Twitch game page backgrounds defaced with Jeff Bezos’ face

Russian orgs heavily targeted by smaller tier ransomware gangs

Mozilla upgrades older Thunderbird clients to the latest version