Forensics , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Elliptic Says It Traced Payments by Colonial Pipeline and Many Others Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 18, 2021 Ransom payment amounts generated by DarkSide ransomware (Source: Elliptic) The DarkSide ransomware gang apparently collected over $90 million in ransom payments from about…
US intelligence agencies suspect Russia is behind the SolarWinds hack on federal agencies last year. But on Monday, Russia’s head of foreign intelligence suggested the UK and US itself might have been behind it. Sergei Naryshkin didn’t give evidence or explain why the US would hack its own agencies. See more stories on Insider’s business…
A total of 158 privacy and security issues have been identified in 58 Android stalkware apps from various vendors that could enable a malicious actor to take control of a victim’s device, hijack a stalker’s account, intercept data, achieve remote code execution, and even frame the victim by uploading fabricated evidence. The new findings, which…
May 17, 2021, 5:31 PM The Colonial Pipeline system, which supplies nearly half the fuel consumed along the Eastern Seaboard, resumed full operations this weekend after a ransomware attack eight days earlier. Following days of higher pump prices, panic buying, and gas stations running out of fuel, the system is beginning to return to normal….
The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has denied carrying out a cyber attack on software business SolarWinds which gave hackers access to large portions of the US government as well as hundreds of businesses. Sergei Naryshkin, the director of Russia’s SVR spy agency, said he was “flattered” by US and UK accusations that his…
RSA 2020, held in February of that year, was one of the last major technology events to take place in person. This year’s event, which continues through May 20, was delayed in hopes that it could go on in person, but was ultimately shifted to a digital format. Speakers will focus on how organizations succeeded…
Governance & Risk Management , IT Risk Management , Security Operations Opening RSA Conference Keynote Speeches Highlight Tactics for Sustainable Resiliency Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 17, 2021 Could the theme of this year’s RSA Conference be anything other than resiliency? See Also: Webinar | Software Security: Prescriptive vs. Descriptive …
The nation’s largest oil pipeline is having issues with its scheduling system for future shipments. Colonial Pipeline’s network was down Tuesday just days after the pipeline reopened from a week-long shutdown. Last week’s cyberattack pushed gas prices to a seven-year high and caused fuel shortages. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Colonial Pipeline is having…
Malwarebytes Describes Updated Attack Techniques Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • May 18, 2021 Magecart Group 12, known for skimming payment cards from e-commerce websites using JavaScript skimmers, is using an updated attack technique to gain remote administrative access to sites that run an older version of Adobe’s Magento software, according to an analysis by…
Unfortunately for you, Bizarro malware is a banking Trojan that comes with a bag of tricks and a versatile backdoor. Researchers have discovered a new banking Trojan that has been found targeting customers of European and South American banks. They have dubbed the new Trojan Bizarro. How does Bizarro spread? The Bizarro malware spreads via…
