Baltimore County Public Schools hit by ransomware attack
Baltimore County Public Schools has been hit today by a ransomware attack that led to a systemic shutdown of its network due to the number of systems impacted in the attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/baltimore-county-public-schools-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
Baltimore County Public Schools has been hit today by a ransomware attack that led to a systemic shutdown of its network due to the number of systems impacted in the attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/baltimore-county-public-schools-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
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Baltimore County Public Schools hit by ransomware attack
Baltimore County Public Schools has been hit today by a ransomware attack that led to a systemic shutdown of its network due to the number of systems impacted in the attack.
Windows 7 and Server 2008 zero-day bug gets a free patch
An unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting all Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 devices received a free and temporary fix today through the 0patch platform. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-7-and-server-2008-zero-day-bug-gets-a-free-patch/
An unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting all Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 devices received a free and temporary fix today through the 0patch platform. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-7-and-server-2008-zero-day-bug-gets-a-free-patch/
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Windows 7 and Server 2008 zero-day bug gets a free patch
An unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting all Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 devices received a free and temporary fix today through the 0patch platform.
Danish news agency Ritzau refuses to pay after ransomware attack
Ritzau, the largest independent news agency in Denmark founded in 1866 by Erik Ritzau, said in a statement that it will not pay the ransom demanded by a ransomware gang that hit its network on Tuesday morning. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/danish-news-agency-ritzau-refuses-to-pay-after-ransomware-attack/
Ritzau, the largest independent news agency in Denmark founded in 1866 by Erik Ritzau, said in a statement that it will not pay the ransom demanded by a ransomware gang that hit its network on Tuesday morning. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/danish-news-agency-ritzau-refuses-to-pay-after-ransomware-attack/
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Danish news agency Ritzau refuses to pay after ransomware attack
Ritzau, the largest independent news agency in Denmark founded in 1866 by Erik Ritzau, said in a statement that it will not pay the ransom demanded by a ransomware gang that hit its network on Tuesday morning.
The Best Black Friday 2020 Security, IT, VPN, & Antivirus Deals
Black Friday is almost here and great deals are already available for computer security, system admin, antivirus, and VPN software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-best-black-friday-2020-security-it-vpn-and-antivirus-deals/
Black Friday is almost here and great deals are already available for computer security, system admin, antivirus, and VPN software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-best-black-friday-2020-security-it-vpn-and-antivirus-deals/
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The Best Black Friday 2020 Security, IT, VPN, & Antivirus Deals
Black Friday is almost here and great deals are already available for computer security, system admin, antivirus, and VPN software.
TMT BEC scammers arrested after compromising 50,000 companies
Following a year-long investigation led by Interpol, three members of a prolific cybergang with a confirmed victim count of about 50,000 organizations have been arrested recently in Lagos, Nigeria. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tmt-bec-scammers-arrested-after-compromising-50-000-companies/
Following a year-long investigation led by Interpol, three members of a prolific cybergang with a confirmed victim count of about 50,000 organizations have been arrested recently in Lagos, Nigeria. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tmt-bec-scammers-arrested-after-compromising-50-000-companies/
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TMT BEC scammers arrested after compromising 50,000 companies
Following a year-long investigation led by Interpol, three members of a prolific cybergang with a confirmed victim count of about 50,000 organizations have been arrested recently in Lagos, Nigeria.
Sopra Steria expects €50 million loss after Ryuk ransomware attack
French IT services giant Sopra Steria said today in an official statement that the October Ryuk ransomware attack will lead to a loss of between €40 million and €50 million. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sopra-steria-expects-50-million-loss-after-ryuk-ransomware-attack/
French IT services giant Sopra Steria said today in an official statement that the October Ryuk ransomware attack will lead to a loss of between €40 million and €50 million. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sopra-steria-expects-50-million-loss-after-ryuk-ransomware-attack/
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Sopra Steria expects €50 million loss after Ryuk ransomware attack
French IT services giant Sopra Steria said today in an official statement that the October Ryuk ransomware attack will lead to a loss of between €40 million and €50 million.
Sophos alerts customers of info exposure after security breach
British cybersecurity and hardware company Sophos has emailed a small group of customers to alert them that their personal information was exposed following a security breach discovered on Tuesday. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sophos-alerts-customers-of-info-exposure-after-security-breach/
British cybersecurity and hardware company Sophos has emailed a small group of customers to alert them that their personal information was exposed following a security breach discovered on Tuesday. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sophos-alerts-customers-of-info-exposure-after-security-breach/
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Sophos alerts customers of info exposure after security breach
British cybersecurity and hardware company Sophos has emailed a small group of customers to alert them that their personal information was exposed following a security breach discovered on Tuesday.
cPanel 2FA bypassed in minutes via brute-force attacks
A security flaw in the cPanel web hosting control panel allows attackers to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) checks via brute-force attacks for domains managed using vulnerable cPanel & WebHost Manager (WHM) versions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cpanel-2fa-bypassed-in-minutes-via-brute-force-attacks/
A security flaw in the cPanel web hosting control panel allows attackers to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) checks via brute-force attacks for domains managed using vulnerable cPanel & WebHost Manager (WHM) versions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cpanel-2fa-bypassed-in-minutes-via-brute-force-attacks/
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cPanel 2FA bypassed in minutes via brute-force attacks
A security flaw in the cPanel web hosting control panel allows attackers to circumvent two-factor authentication (2FA) checks via brute-force attacks for domains managed using vulnerable cPanel & WebHost Manager (WHM) versions.
Google Chrome will let you search through your open tabs
Google Chrome will soon let you search through your open web pages to find that missing page lost among a sea of tabs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-will-let-you-search-through-your-open-tabs/
Google Chrome will soon let you search through your open web pages to find that missing page lost among a sea of tabs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-will-let-you-search-through-your-open-tabs/
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Google Chrome will let you search through your open tabs
Google Chrome will soon let you search through your open web pages to find that missing page lost among a sea of tabs.
Ransomware hits largest US fertility network, patient data stolen
US Fertility, the largest network of fertility centers in the U.S., says that some of its systems were encrypted in a ransomware attack that affected the company two months ago, in September 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-hits-largest-us-fertility-network-patient-data-stolen/
US Fertility, the largest network of fertility centers in the U.S., says that some of its systems were encrypted in a ransomware attack that affected the company two months ago, in September 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-hits-largest-us-fertility-network-patient-data-stolen/
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Ransomware hits largest US fertility network, patient data stolen
US Fertility, the largest network of fertility centers in the U.S., says that some of its systems were encrypted in a ransomware attack that affected the company two months ago, in September 2020.
Warning: Massive Zoom phishing targets Thanksgiving meetings
Everyone should be on the lookout for a massive ongoing phishing attack today, pretending to be an invite for a Zoom meeting. Hosted on numerous landing pages, BleepingComputer has learned that thousands of users' credentials have already been stolen by the attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/warning-massive-zoom-phishing-targets-thanksgiving-meetings/
Everyone should be on the lookout for a massive ongoing phishing attack today, pretending to be an invite for a Zoom meeting. Hosted on numerous landing pages, BleepingComputer has learned that thousands of users' credentials have already been stolen by the attack. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/warning-massive-zoom-phishing-targets-thanksgiving-meetings/
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Warning: Massive Zoom phishing targets Thanksgiving meetings
Everyone should be on the lookout for a massive ongoing phishing attack today, pretending to be an invite for a Zoom meeting. Hosted on numerous landing pages, BleepingComputer has learned that thousands of users' credentials have already been stolen by the…
Truck routing provider Rand McNally hit by cyberattack
Chicago-based transportation technology firm Rand McNally is working on restoring network functionality following a cyberattack that hit its systems earlier this week. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/truck-routing-provider-rand-mcnally-hit-by-cyberattack/
Chicago-based transportation technology firm Rand McNally is working on restoring network functionality following a cyberattack that hit its systems earlier this week. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/truck-routing-provider-rand-mcnally-hit-by-cyberattack/
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Truck routing provider Rand McNally hit by cyberattack
Chicago-based transportation technology firm Rand McNally is working on restoring network functionality following a cyberattack that hit its systems earlier this week.
Canon publicly confirms August ransomware attack, data theft
Canon has finally confirmed publicly that the cyberattack suffered in early August was caused by ransomware and that the hackers stole data from company servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canon-publicly-confirms-august-ransomware-attack-data-theft/
Canon has finally confirmed publicly that the cyberattack suffered in early August was caused by ransomware and that the hackers stole data from company servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canon-publicly-confirms-august-ransomware-attack-data-theft/
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Canon publicly confirms August ransomware attack, data theft
Canon has finally confirmed publicly that the cyberattack suffered in early August was caused by ransomware and that the hackers stole data from company servers.
CBS Last.fm fixes admin password leakage via Symfony profiler
This week, British music streaming service, Last.fm has fixed a credentials leak on their systems. The leak occurred due to a misconfigured Symfony profiler, exposing admin username and password. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cbs-lastfm-fixes-admin-password-leakage-via-symfony-profiler/
This week, British music streaming service, Last.fm has fixed a credentials leak on their systems. The leak occurred due to a misconfigured Symfony profiler, exposing admin username and password. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cbs-lastfm-fixes-admin-password-leakage-via-symfony-profiler/
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CBS Last.fm fixes admin password leakage via Symfony profiler
This week, British music streaming service, Last.fm has fixed a credentials leak on their systems. The leak occurred due to a misconfigured Symfony profiler, exposing admin username and password.
Phishing lures employees with fake 'back to work' internal memos
Scammers are trying to steal email credentials from employees by impersonating their organization's human resources (HR) department in phishing emails camouflaged as internal 'back to work' company memos. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-lures-employees-with-fake-back-to-work-internal-memos/
Scammers are trying to steal email credentials from employees by impersonating their organization's human resources (HR) department in phishing emails camouflaged as internal 'back to work' company memos. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-lures-employees-with-fake-back-to-work-internal-memos/
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Phishing lures employees with fake 'back to work' internal memos
Scammers are trying to steal email credentials from employees by impersonating their organization's human resources (HR) department in phishing emails camouflaged as internal 'back to work' company memos.
MasterChef, Big Brother producer discloses potential data breach
French multinational production and distribution firm Banijay Group SAS has publicly confirmed a cyber incident that led to employee and commercially sensitive data potentially being compromised. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/masterchef-big-brother-producer-discloses-potential-data-breach/
French multinational production and distribution firm Banijay Group SAS has publicly confirmed a cyber incident that led to employee and commercially sensitive data potentially being compromised. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/masterchef-big-brother-producer-discloses-potential-data-breach/
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MasterChef, Big Brother producer hit by DoppelPaymer ransomware
French multinational production and distribution firm Banijay Group SAS was hit earlier this month by a DoppelPaymer ransomware attack and had sensitive information stolen by the ransomware operators during the incident.
Drupal issues emergency fix for critical bug with known exploits
Drupal has released emergency security updates to address a critical vulnerability with known exploits that could allow for arbitrary PHP code execution on some CMS versions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drupal-issues-emergency-fix-for-critical-bug-with-known-exploits/
Drupal has released emergency security updates to address a critical vulnerability with known exploits that could allow for arbitrary PHP code execution on some CMS versions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drupal-issues-emergency-fix-for-critical-bug-with-known-exploits/
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Drupal issues emergency fix for critical bug with known exploits
Drupal has released emergency security updates to address a critical vulnerability with known exploits that could allow for arbitrary PHP code execution on some CMS versions.
Office 365 phishing abuses Oracle and Amazon cloud services
A rather complex phishing scheme for stealing Office 365 credentials from small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and Australia combines cloud services from Oracle and Amazon into its infrastructure. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/office-365-phishing-abuses-oracle-and-amazon-cloud-services/
A rather complex phishing scheme for stealing Office 365 credentials from small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and Australia combines cloud services from Oracle and Amazon into its infrastructure. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/office-365-phishing-abuses-oracle-and-amazon-cloud-services/
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Office 365 phishing abuses Oracle and Amazon cloud services
A rather complex phishing scheme for stealing Office 365 credentials from small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and Australia combines cloud services from Oracle and Amazon into its infrastructure.
The Week in Ransomware - November 27th 2020 - Attacks continue
With the USA holidays, this has been a relatively slow week in new research being released. We did, though, see some organizations get attacked or report historical attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-november-27th-2020-attacks-continue/
With the USA holidays, this has been a relatively slow week in new research being released. We did, though, see some organizations get attacked or report historical attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-november-27th-2020-attacks-continue/
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The Week in Ransomware - November 27th 2020 - Attacks continue
With the USA holidays, this has been a relatively slow week in new research being released. We did, though, see some organizations get attacked or report historical attacks.
IIoT chip maker Advantech hit by ransomware, $12.5 million ransom
The Conti ransomware gang hit the systems of industrial automation and Industrial IoT (IIoT) chip maker Advantech and is now demanding a $14 million ransom to decrypt affected systems and to stop leaking stolen company data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iiot-chip-maker-advantech-hit-by-ransomware-125-million-ransom/
The Conti ransomware gang hit the systems of industrial automation and Industrial IoT (IIoT) chip maker Advantech and is now demanding a $14 million ransom to decrypt affected systems and to stop leaking stolen company data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iiot-chip-maker-advantech-hit-by-ransomware-125-million-ransom/
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IoT chip maker Advantech confirms ransomware attack, data theft
Industrial automation and Industrial IoT (IIoT) chip maker Advantech confirmed a ransomware attack that hit its network and led to the theft of confidential, albeit low-value, company documents.
Microsoft is working on an Android subsystem for Windows 10
Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-working-on-an-android-subsystem-for-windows-10/
Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-working-on-an-android-subsystem-for-windows-10/
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Microsoft is working on an Android subsystem for Windows 10
Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10.