Attackers are exploiting a recently-patched, critical vulnerability in F5 devices that have not yet been updated. The unauthenticated remote command execution flaw (CVE-2021-22986) exists in the F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ enterprise networking infrastructure, and could allow attackers to take full control over a vulnerable system.
The hacker group behind a ransomware attack on global solution provider giant Accenture has made a ransom demand for US$50 million, according to a cybersecurity firm that reports seeing the demand. The threat actor is demanding the US$50 million in exchange for more than 6 TB of data, according to a tweet from Cyble, a…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware FortiGuard Labs Describes Variant, Which Is No Longer Active Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • May 20, 2021 New DarkSide code found (Source: FortiGuard) Security researchers at FortiGuard Labs have uncovered another DarkSide ransomware variant with destructive capabilities that enabled attackers to seek disk partition information and encrypt the…
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…
LinkedIn has denied allegations of data breach after LinkedIn data of over 700 million users was reported exposed on the dark web. According to a report by Restore Privacy, an unknown hacker has obtained a new dataset of over 700 million LinkedIn users containing details including phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation data, and inferred salaries….
Reuters reports: The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp’s Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities. “This is an active threat still developing and we urge network operators to take it…
A scheduled release of fixes for the troubled Cyberpunk 2077 game have been delayed following a cyber attack on the creator’s internal systems. CD Projekt, the Polish video games maker also known for its medieval fantasy Witcher, said on Thursday the patch will now be released in the second half of March, rather than this…
