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15,000 sites hacked for massive Google SEO poisoning campaign

Hackers are conducting a massive black hat search engine optimization (SEO) campaign by compromising almost 15,000 websites to redirect visitors to fake Q&A discussion forums. […]

09 Nov

Medibank warns customers their data was leaked by ransomware gang

Australian health insurance giant Medibank has warned customers that the ransomware group behind last month’s breach has started to leak data stolen from its systems. […]

09 Nov

Lenovo fixes flaws that can be used to disable UEFI Secure Boot

Lenovo has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities impacting various ThinkBook, IdeaPad, and Yoga laptop models that could allow an attacker to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot. […]

08 Nov

LockBit affiliate uses Amadey Bot malware to deploy ransomware

A LockBit 3.0 ransomware affiliate is using phishing emails that install the Amadey Bot to take control of a device and encrypt devices. […]

08 Nov

Malicious extension lets attackers control Google Chrome remotely

A new Chrome browser botnet named ‘Cloud9’ has been discovered in the wild using malicious extensions to steal online accounts, log keystrokes, inject ads and malicious JS code, and enlist the victim’s browser in DDoS attacks. […]

08 Nov

VMware fixes three critical auth bypass bugs in remote access tool

VMware has released security updates to address three critical severity vulnerabilities in the Workspace ONE Assist solution that enable remote attackers to bypass authentication and elevate privileges to admin. […]

07 Nov

Azov Ransomware is a wiper, destroying data 666 bytes at a time

The Azov Ransomware continues to be heavily distributed worldwide, now proven to be a data wiper that intentionally destroys victims’ data and infects other programs. […]

07 Nov

U.S. unmasks hacker who stole 50,000 bitcoins from Silk Road

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced today the conviction of James Zhong, a mysterious hacker who stole 50,000 bitcoins from the ‘Silk Road’ dark net marketplace. […]

07 Nov

Maple Leaf Foods suffers outage following weekend cyberattack

Maple Leaf Foods confirmed on Sunday that it experienced a cybersecurity incident causing a system outage and disruption of operations. […]

05 Nov

Microsoft sued for open-source piracy through GitHub Copilot

Programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick has sued Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI, alleging that GitHub’s Copilot violates the terms of open-source licenses and infringes the rights of code authors. […]

Tag: security

15,000 sites hacked for massive Google SEO poisoning campaign

Medibank warns customers their data was leaked by ransomware gang

Lenovo fixes flaws that can be used to disable UEFI Secure Boot

LockBit affiliate uses Amadey Bot malware to deploy ransomware

Malicious extension lets attackers control Google Chrome remotely

VMware fixes three critical auth bypass bugs in remote access tool

Azov Ransomware is a wiper, destroying data 666 bytes at a time

U.S. unmasks hacker who stole 50,000 bitcoins from Silk Road

Maple Leaf Foods suffers outage following weekend cyberattack

Microsoft sued for open-source piracy through GitHub Copilot