April 2023 – Page 7

CISA warns of Android bug exploited by Chinese app to spy on users

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of a high-severity Android vulnerability believed to have been exploited by a Chinese e-commerce app Pinduoduo as a zero-day to spy on its users. […]

15 Apr

NCR suffers Aloha POS outage after BlackCat ransomware attack

NCR is suffering an outage on its Aloha point of sale platform after being hit by an ransomware attack claimed by the BlackCat/ALPHV gang. […]

15 Apr

Hackers start abusing Action1 RMM in ransomware attacks

Security researchers are warning that cybercriminals are increasingly using the Action1 remote access software for persistence on compromised networks and to execute commands, scripts, and binaries. […]

15 Apr

Android malware infiltrates 60 Google Play apps with 100M installs

A new Android malware named ‘Goldoson’ has infiltrated the platform’s official app store, Google Play, through 60 apps that collectively have 100 million downloads. […]

14 Apr

The Week in Ransomware – April 14th 2023 – A Focus on Stolen Data

It has been mostly a quiet week regarding ransomware, with only a few bits of info released on older attacks and some reports released on existing organizations. […]

14 Apr

Vice Society ransomware uses new PowerShell data theft tool in attacks

The Vice Society ransomware gang is deploying a new, rather sophisticated PowerShell script to automate data theft from compromised networks. […]

14 Apr

Microsoft expands Start menu ads test with new ‘treatments’

Microsoft is testing new ads in the Windows Start menu, or what it describes as “new treatments,” for users logged into local accounts as part of a “badging” expansion. […]

14 Apr

Google Chrome emergency update fixes first zero-day of 2023

Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year. […]

14 Apr

Darktrace: Investigation found no evidence of LockBit breach

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace says it found no evidence that the LockBit ransomware gang breached its network after the group added an entry to their dark web leak platform, implying that they stole data from the company’s systems. […]

14 Apr

Russia accuses NATO of launching 5,000 cyberattacks since 2022

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has accused the United States and other NATO countries of launching over 5,000 cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in the country since the beginning of 2022. […]

Month: April 2023

CISA warns of Android bug exploited by Chinese app to spy on users

NCR suffers Aloha POS outage after BlackCat ransomware attack

Hackers start abusing Action1 RMM in ransomware attacks

Android malware infiltrates 60 Google Play apps with 100M installs

The Week in Ransomware – April 14th 2023 – A Focus on Stolen Data

Vice Society ransomware uses new PowerShell data theft tool in attacks

Microsoft expands Start menu ads test with new ‘treatments’

Google Chrome emergency update fixes first zero-day of 2023

Darktrace: Investigation found no evidence of LockBit breach

Russia accuses NATO of launching 5,000 cyberattacks since 2022