The dark web page belonging to the DarkSide hacking group is down, as Bloomberg states. The Russian ransomware group is accused of attacking Colonial Pipeline. DarkSide was identified by the FBI and cybersecurity experts as the group responsible for the Colonial attack, that forced the company to shut down operations, causing fuel shortages in…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management The Debate Over Impact of Colonial Pipeline’s Apparent Ransom Payment Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 14, 2021 Some cybersecurity experts question the contentions of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and another member of Congress, who say…
DarkSide Ransomware gang was behind the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack however it is unclear who is behind the seizure of DarkSide’s cyberinfrastructure. The DarkSide ransomware cybercriminals group involved in the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline last week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the United States is calling it quits. The crime…
A source familiar with CNBC’s confirmed the situation. Colonial Pipeline supposedly paid a ransom to hackers after the company became the victim of a large-scale cyberattack. According to a US official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to NBC News, Colonial paid off the $5 waiver. So far, it is not entirely clear, whether…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Colonial Pipeline Attack Used DarkSide Malware Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 14, 2021 DarkSide ransomware was used in the attack against Colonial Pipeline Co. The gang behind DarkSide ransomware, which U.S. authorities say was used in the attack against Colonial…
Microsoft warns of an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting aerospace and travel organizations with multiple remote access trojans (RATs) deployed using a new and stealthy malware loader. “In the past few months, Microsoft has been tracking a dynamic campaign targeting the aerospace and travel sectors with spear-phishing emails that distribute an actively developed loader, which then…
MSI Afterburner is one of the most reliable programs for overclocking GPUs. Using Afterburner you can set clock speeds for the GPU and memory, adjust the voltage, and monitor the temperature of the card. In a nutshell, Afterburner allows users to run a GPU at its full potential. In addition to MSI Graphics cards, Afterburner…
An emergency alert from enterprise security firm Rapid7 notes that its systems were affected during the recent cyberattack on Codecov’s supply chain, a tool for code test analysis. The company confirmed that a set of sensitive data from its customers was compromised due to the attack. In its message, Rapid7 notes that a small subset…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have issued an alert about an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign that is affecting organizations across a wide range of industries in the United States and across the world. Avaddon ransomware associates are attempting to breach the networks of manufacturing, healthcare, and…
Endpoint Security , Governance & Risk Management , Internet of Things Security Researcher: If Exploited, an Attacker at Close Range Could Inject Malicious Code Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • May 14, 2021 A Belgian security researcher says he uncovered vulnerabilities that affect all modern Wi-Fi security protocols and most wirelessly connected devices, including smartphones,…
