21 Oct US govt warns of Daixin Team targeting health orgs with ransomware CISA, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that a cybercrime group known as Daixin Team is actively targeting the U.S. Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector sector in ransomware attacks. […]
21 Oct Wholesale giant METRO hit by IT outage after cyberattack International wholesale giant METRO is experiencing infrastructure outages and store payment issues following a recent cyberattack. […]
21 Oct Hackers exploit critical VMware flaw to drop ransomware, miners Security researchers observed malicious campaigns leveraging a critical vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Access to deliver various malware, including the RAR1Ransom tool that locks files in password-protected archives. […]
21 Oct Microsoft testing a Windows ‘PC Manager’ system optimizer app Microsoft is developing a Windows system optimization program called ‘PC Manager’ that combines existing Windows tools into one interface. […]
21 Oct Clearview AI gets third €20 million fine for illegal data collection France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens. […]
21 Oct BlackByte ransomware uses new data theft tool for double-extortion A BlackByte ransomware affiliate is using a new custom data stealing tool called ‘ExByte’ to steal data from compromised Windows devices quickly. […]
20 Oct Ursnif malware switches from bank account theft to initial access A new version of the Ursnif malware (a.k.a. Gozi) emerged as a generic backdoor, stripped of its typical banking trojan functionality. […]
20 Oct Google sued over biometric data collection without consent Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has sued Google for allegedly collecting and using biometric data belonging to millions of Texans without proper consent. […]
20 Oct Health system data breach due to Meta Pixel hits 3 million patients Advocate Aurora Health (AAH), a 26-hospital healthcare system in the states of Wisconsin and Illinois, is notifying its patients of an unintentional data breach that impacts 3,000,000 individuals. […]
20 Oct OldGremlin hackers use Linux ransomware to attack Russian orgs OldGremlin, one of the few ransomware groups attacking Russian corporate networks, has expanded its toolkit with file-encrypting malware for Linux machines. […]