Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Europol Says Initiative Has Saved Ransomware Victims Over $1 Billion Rashmi Ramesh • July 28, 2021 EU law enforcement agency Europol says the No More Ransom Project, a portal launched five years ago, so far has helped…
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service Expert: More Likely, an Affiliate Has Repurposed REvil’s Crypto-Locking Malware Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • July 28, 2021 BlackMatter’s dedicated data leak site (Source: Recorded Future) Has the REvil – aka Sodinokibi – ransomware operation come storming back? See Also: Live Webinar | Improve Cloud…
The Delta variant of Covid-19 is spreading rapidly throughout the world and has been detected in 124 territories the World Health Organisation has said. An emergency room doctor in the United States has told BBC World News about how the initial narrative of it being a virus which kills older people is now problematic as…
Security researchers warn of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service and advise users not to expose the service to the Internet. Kaseya Unitrends is a cloud-based enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution that is offered as a stand-alone solution or as an add-on for the Kaseya VSA remote management platform. Last week,…
Team BRIT is a motorsport team made up of six disabled drivers who use adapted cars to compete in races against non-disabled drivers equally. BBC Click’s Paul Carter went to visit the team to find out more about the car and the team’s hopes for the future. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick
LemonDuck was first discovered in China in 2019 as a cryptocurrency botnet that used affected systems for Monero mining. According to a new report from Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, a revamped version of LemonDuck crypto-mining malware is now targeting Windows and Linux devices. The malware lets threat actors insert backdoors, steal credentials, and conduct a…
The President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has denied that bringing his wife, daughter and son-in-law with him as part of his 10-person delegation to a virtual international summit being hosted in the UK is nepotism. Each member of the delegation has a specific function and provide services that justifies their presence at the summit, Mr…
In context: We’ve seen an increase in the number of large-scale cyberattacks recently, from hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server software to the REvil ransomware infections. And while the damage these incidents cause can be severe, President Biden has warned that they could lead to something even more serious: “a real shooting war.” Speaking…
Governance & Risk Management , Network Detection & Response , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Both Firms Buy Two Cybersecurity Companies Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 27, 2021 Brisk M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector continues. Among the latest moves: Deloitte and Sophos each have announced two acquisitions See Also: Live Webinar |…
Scammers are already taking advantage of the hype surrounding Microsoft’s next Windows release to push fake Windows 11 installers riddled with malware, adware, and other malicious tools. While Windows 11 will start rolling out worldwide during early 2022, Microsoft has already made it available for install to all customers enrolled in the Insider program after officially…
