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North Korean hackers linked to defense sector supply-chain attack

In an advisory today Germany's federal intelligence agency (BfV) and South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) warn of an ongoing cyber-espionage operation targeting the global defense sector on behalf of the North Korean government. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-linked-to-defense-sector-supply-chain-attack/
Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown

Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files for free, and seized over 200 crypto-wallets after hacking the cybercrime gang's servers in an international crackdown operation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrest-lockbit-ransomware-members-release-decryptor-in-global-crackdown/
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Critical infrastructure software maker confirms ransomware attack

PSI Software SE, a German software developer for complex production and logistics processes, has confirmed that the cyber incident it disclosed last week is a ransomware attack that impacted its internal infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-infrastructure-software-maker-confirms-ransomware-attack/
Ransomware Groups, Targeting Preferences, and the Access Economy

The cybercrime ecosystem has created a supply chain of stolen accounts and breached networks that are used to fuel ransomware attacks and data breaches. Learn more from Flare about how this supply chain has led to an explosion of cybercrime. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-groups-targeting-preferences-and-the-access-economy/
VoltSchemer attacks use wireless chargers to inject voice commands, fry phones

A team of academic researchers show that a new set of attacks called 'VoltSchemer' can inject voice commands to manipulate a smartphone's voice assistant through the magnetic field emitted by an off-the-shelf wireless charger. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/voltschemer-attacks-use-wireless-chargers-to-inject-voice-commands-fry-phones/
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VMware urges admins to remove deprecated, vulnerable auth plug-in

VMware urged admins today to remove a discontinued authentication plugin exposed to authentication relay and session hijack attacks in Windows domain environments via two security vulnerabilities left unpatched. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-urges-admins-to-remove-deprecated-vulnerable-auth-plug-in/
US offers $15 million bounty for info on LockBit ransomware gang

The U.S. State Department is now also offering rewards of up to $15 million to anyone who can provide information about LockBit ransomware gang members and their associates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-offers-15-million-bounty-for-info-on-lockbit-ransomware-gang/
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ScreenConnect critical bug now under attack as exploit code emerges

Both technical details and proof-of-concept exploits are available for the two vulnerabilities ConnectWise disclosed earlier this week for ScreenConnect, its remote desktop and access software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/screenconnect-critical-bug-now-under-attack-as-exploit-code-emerges/