CVE-2021-1522

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Commerce Department Says Organizations Are Aligned With Russian Intelligence Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • July 17, 2021     U.S. Department of Commerce (Source: Brandon Mowinkel/Unsplash) The Department of Commerce is restricting trade with four Russian information technology and cybersecurity firms, along with…

Below is a political opinion column by Senator Roger Wicker: Cyber Hacks Threaten U.S. Energy, Food Supply On May 7, criminal hackers launched a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, the largest gas pipeline serving the United States. The company was temporarily forced to shut down its pipeline, disrupting energy supplies running from the Gulf Coast to…

In the summer of 2019, our researchers discovered a massive malicious campaign against telecommunications providers that we dubbed Operation Soft Cell. This week, our researchers revealed details of more pervasive attacks against telecommunications providers. The DeadRinger report reveals a cyber espionage campaign out of China targeting providers in Southeast Asia. What We Know One of…

The Hades ransomware gang has several unique characteristics that set it apart from the rest of the pack, according to researchers – including potentially having more than extortion on the to-do list. The group appears to use multiple nation-state tools and techniques.

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service Authorities Target Health Sector Ransom Gang’s IT Infrastructure Mihir Bagwe • September 6, 2021     GNCCB has deployed a “splash screen” on seized domains (Source Garda.ie) The Irish law enforcement body, the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, has conducted a “significant disruption operation,” targeting the IT…

Cybersecurity vendors NortonLifeLock and Avast Tuesday unveiled plans to merge in a deal aimed at creating a global consumer security powerhouse. The deal, which was first hinted at by NortonLifeLock and Avast in July, is valued at somewhere around $8 billion. That makes it the third-largest security acquisition after Thoma Bravo‘s $12.3 billion proposed buy…