CVE-2021-35392
CVE-2021-35392
Cybercriminal allegedly stole data of 100 million T-mobile customers
U.S. telecom giant T-Mobile is investigating a report of the customer data breach that reportedly affects 100 million customers. Threat actor claimed on a hacking forum to be selling a subset of data with 30 million social security numbers and driver licenses for six bitcoin (approximately $287,000 at current prices). The hacker is also selling…
Ransomware attacks increased 64% YoY between August 2020 and July 2021 | #malware | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #infosecurity | #hacker | National Cyber Security
Ransomware attacks grew 64 per cent year-on-year between August 2020 and July 2021, according to a report from the cybersecurity firm Barracuda. Barracuda’s researchers, analysed 121 ransomware incidents between August 2020 and July 2021 and identified a 64 per cent YoY increase in attacks. A majority of these attacks were carried out by a “handful…
Exchange Servers Under Active Attack via ProxyShell Bugs
Exchange Servers Under Active Attack via ProxyShell Bugs
Taliban spokesman tells BBC they are ‘awaiting a peaceful transfer of power’
A spokesman for the Taliban has told the BBC’s Yalda Hakim “there will be no revenge” on the people of Afghanistan. Suhail Shaheen called the presenter live on air. “We assure the people in Afghanistan, particularly in the city of Kabul, that their properties, their lives are safe – there will be no revenge on…
Assessing AI Security Solutions: Questions to Ask
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Nat Smith of Gartner Offers Advice on Cutting Through the Hype Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • August 13, 2021 Nat Smith, senior director security analyst, Gartner Nat Smith, senior director security analyst at Gartner, describes what factors potential buyers…
Cyberattacks Now Risk Kinetic Response
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management , Incident & Breach Response Also: Top Healthcare CISOs’ Cybersecurity Concerns; Fresh NIST Resiliency Guidance Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 13, 2021 Clockwise, from top left: Scott Ferguson, Mathew Schwartz, Marianne Kolbasuk McGee and Tom Field What’s hot in the…
Accenture knew about ransomware attack in late July: report – Security
Accenture spotted the LockBit ransomware attack on its systems as far back as July 30 and found that hackers had stolen documents referencing clients, as well as work materials created on clients’ behalf, according to a report from cybersecurity news site CyberScoop. The publicly traded IT consultancy initially confirmed the ransomware attack on Wednesday in…
Malicious Docker Images Used to Mine Monero
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Images on Docker Hub Contained Cryptominers Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • August 13, 2021 A recently uncovered cryptomining scheme used malicious Docker images to hijack organizations’ computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, according to cybersecurity firm Aqua Security. These images were uploaded to the…
Hacker dubbed ‘Mr White Hat’ to return entire stolen crypto fortune
A firm specialising in transferring cryptocurrency said Thursday that a hacker they are calling “Mr White Hat” was giving back all $613 million in digital loot from a record haul. Poly Network had put out word previously that nearly half of the digital assets swiped early this week had been returned. “As our communication with…