Check Point Research has discovered new attacks targeting cryptocurrency users in Ethiopia, Nigeria, India and 93 other countries. The cybercriminals behind the attacks are using a variant of the Phorpiex…
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Ransomware in 2022: We're all screwed
Ransomware is now a primary threat for businesses, and with the past year or so considered the “golden era” for operators, cybersecurity experts believe this criminal enterprise will reach new…
Oregon medical group notifies 750,000 patients of breach, says FBI seized accounts from HelloKitty ransomware
The Oregon Anesthesiology Group (OAG) said it suffered a ransomware attack in July that led to the breach of sensitive employee and patient information. The breach involves the information of…
Billion-dollar natural gas supplier Superior Plus hit with ransomware
Major natural gas supplier Superior Plus announced on Tuesday that it is suffering from a ransomware attack. The billion-dollar propane seller said the incident started on December 12 but did…
DOJ gives Russian national two-year sentence for work shielding Kelihos malware and other ransomware
The Department of Justice sentenced 41-year-old Oleg Koshkin to two years in prison for his work in helping to “conceal” the Kelihos malware and other ransomwares from antivirus software. He…
Malicious npm Code Packages Built for Hijacking Discord Servers
The lurking code-bombs lift Discord tokens from users of any applications that pulled the packages into their code bases. A series of malicious packages in the Node.js package manager (npm)…
QNAP NAS Devices Targeted Now by Another Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
Yesterday, QNAP (Quality Network Appliance Provider), the provider of solutions in fields like hardware design, in-house manufacturing, or software development having its focus on video innovation, storage, and networking, published…