A ransomware group misidentified their victims with similar organisation and began to blackmail them; security researchers detected a unique vector for spreading malware; and a hacking enthusiast described at a conference how he took control of a satellite. Cyber-hoax of ransomware group South Staffordshire Water, a company supplying drinking water to 1.6 million consumers in…
Security researchers have detected the first case of three ransomware gangs attacking one victim. A warning of a sophisticated and effective phishing campaign has been issued; and a shopping network in Denmark has become a victim of a ransomware attack. BazarCall phishing method AdvIntel security researchers warn of an email-to-phone phishing campaign carried out by…
FIRST (Forum of incident response and security teams), the largest global organization of more than 650 security teams, which publishes and maintains several cybersecurity standards, published a new version of the Traffic Light Protocol (abbreviated as TLP) on 2 August 2022. It is a method of information classification that was created to make information sharing…
A year of investigative work led to success for security forces in Spain; tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency were confiscated in England within one year; and one cybercriminal is selling the data of millions of social network users. Arrest of cybercrime suspects Spanish security forces have arrested cybercriminals suspected of a cyberattack on…
The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT warns of a critical vulnerability in the e-commerce web platform PrestaShop, which is currently being actively exploited by attackers. PrestaShop is a popular e-commerce web platform used worldwide, including in Slovak cyberspace, to create and manage web shops (e-shops). The latest vulnerability in this system causes an unauthenticated attacker…
Timely reporting of the incident and subsequent cooperation led to the recovery of the ransom money, not only for the reporter, but also for other victims of the ransomware gang. The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Chinese state-sponsored groups of cyberattacks on ministries, fake Youtube ads were spread on Google, and the NFT platform…
A ransomware cybercriminal has rearmed for cryptojacking, an international hotel chain has another data leak, and a potential data theft of record proportions is under investigation. Another Marriott International data leak The Marriott International hotel chain has been the target of another data leak following the November 2018 and March 2021 attacks. Attackers managed to…
Cybersecurity forces in Ukraine have made other successful arrests of cybercriminals, a Singaporean cybercriminal was convicted after pleading guilty to 11 felonies and two counts of identity theft, and an unknown attacker successfully stole $100 million in cryptocurrencies, but if he tells how he did it and returns it, he will receive a $1 million…
The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT warns of an increased risk of cyberattacks, especially on the infrastructure of operators of essential services and critical infrastructure elements. The ongoing war in Ukraine is characterised not only by Russia’s devastating physical attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and population, but also by continuous cyberattacks both on Ukraine’s infrastructure and…
Ransomware group BlackCat trended in cybersecurity media, Cloudflare prevented another record-breaking DDoS attack, and security forces did not slack off, with a huge wave of international arrests and seizures of illegally acquired assets. Disclosure of stolen data Ransomware group BlackCat is employing a new strategy – posting stolen information to publicly available/popular sites. The strategy…
