March 2022 – Page 5

Russia bans Google News for “unreliable” info on war in Ukraine

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecommunications regulator, has banned Alphabet’s news aggregator service Google News and blocked access to the news.google.com domain for providing access to “unreliable information” on the ongoing war in Ukraine. […]

23 Mar

New Mustang Panda hacking campaign targets diplomats, ISPs

An ongoing Mustang Panda campaign that has started at least eight months ago has been uncovered by threat analysts who also managed to sample and analyze custom malware loaders and a new Korplug variant. […]

23 Mar

FBI: Ransomware hit 649 critical infrastructure orgs in 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says ransomware gangs have breached the networks of at least 649 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors last year, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2021 Internet Crime Report. […]

23 Mar

Windows 11 22H2 almost here as it moves exclusively to Release channel

Microsoft has signed off on Windows 11 22H2, which is now moving exclusively to the Windows Insider ‘Release’ channel, while the new Preview Build 22581 released today is being offered on both the ‘Beta’ and ‘Dev’ channels. […]

22 Mar

Microsoft confirms they were hacked by Lapsus$ extortion group

Microsoft has confirmed that one of their employees was compromised by the Lapsus$ hacking group, allowing the threat actors to access and steal portions of their source code. […]

22 Mar

Windows 10 KB5011543 update released with Search highlights feature

Microsoft has released the optional KB5011543 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 20H2, Windows 10 21H1, and Windows 10 21H2. […]

22 Mar

White House shares checklist to counter Russian cyberattacks

The White House is urging U.S. organizations to shore up their cybersecurity defenses after new intelligence suggests that Russia is preparing to conduct cyberattacks in the near future. […]

22 Mar

Okta confirms support engineer’s laptop was hacked in January

Okta, a major provider of access management systems, says that 2.5%, or approximately 375 customers, were impacted by a cyberattack claimed by the Lapsus$ data extortion group. […]

22 Mar

Custom macOS malware of Chinese hackers ‘Storm Cloud’ exposed

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown macOS malware variant called GIMMICK, which is believed to be a custom tool used by a Chinese espionage threat actor known as ‘Storm Cloud.’ […]

21 Mar

BitRAT malware now spreading as a Windows 10 license activator

A new BitRAT malware distribution campaign is underway, exploiting users looking to activate pirated Windows OS versions for free using unofficial Microsoft license activators. […]

Month: March 2022

Russia bans Google News for “unreliable” info on war in Ukraine

New Mustang Panda hacking campaign targets diplomats, ISPs

FBI: Ransomware hit 649 critical infrastructure orgs in 2021

Windows 11 22H2 almost here as it moves exclusively to Release channel

Microsoft confirms they were hacked by Lapsus$ extortion group

Windows 10 KB5011543 update released with Search highlights feature

White House shares checklist to counter Russian cyberattacks

Okta confirms support engineer’s laptop was hacked in January

Custom macOS malware of Chinese hackers ‘Storm Cloud’ exposed

BitRAT malware now spreading as a Windows 10 license activator