Apple patches exploit attributed to hacker-for-hire firm

Apple patches exploit attributed to hacker-for-hire firm

Apple released an emergency software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect Apple devices without any user action. The researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said the flaw allowed spyware from the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire firm, NSO Group, to directly infect the iPhone of…

Innovative REvil Ransomware Operation Is Back

Innovative REvil Ransomware Operation Is Back

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks Group Specializing in Big Game Hunting Has Amassed Millions in Ransom Payments Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • September 13, 2021     REvil ransom note seen by victims of the ransomware attack involving Kaseya’s software (Source: Cisco Talos) Has the notorious REvil ransomware group resumed…

‘Potential Cyber Incident’ Disrupted EMEA System

‘Potential Cyber Incident’ Disrupted EMEA System

Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Endpoint Security Some Reports Suggest BlackMatter Was Attacker Mihir Bagwe • September 13, 2021     (Image Source: Flickr) Olympus, a Japanese company that manufactures optics and reprography products, has reported that a portion of its IT system in the EMEA region was affected by a “potential cybersecurity incident” on…

Indonesian Intelligence Agency Reportedly Breached

Indonesian Intelligence Agency Reportedly Breached

Breach Notification , Critical Infrastructure Security , Incident & Breach Response At Least 10 Indonesian Government Ministries and Agencies Affected Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • September 13, 2021     Insikt Group, the threat research division of threat intelligence firm Recorded Future, says it has discovered Chinese hackers have breached the internal records of at least…