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Ransomware Gang Exploits SonicWall Zero-Day Flaw
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management , Patch Management FireEye: Attacks Happened Before Patch Issued for VPN Vulnerability Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • April 30, 2021 A cyberthreat gang that’s been active since 2020 exploited a now-patched zero-day vulnerability in the SonicWall SMA 100 Series appliance to plant ransomware in attacks…
US drops Trump order to ban Tiktok, WeChat
The Biden administration last week expanded a Trump-era list of Chinese companies that Americans can’t invest in because of purported links to the Chinese military and surveillance. Companies on the list include telecom equipment maker Huawei and Chinese oil company China National Offshore Oil Corp. On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill that aims to…
DarkSide Ransomware Gang Says It Has Shut Down
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…
Facebook Tries to ‘Scrape’ Its Way Through Another Breach
Breach Notification , Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Social Network Attempts ‘Not Hacking’ Spin on Theft of 533 Million Users’ Details Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • April 12, 2021 The road to Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California Facebook has been attempting to dismiss the appearance of a massive trove of user…
Espionage Is Goal of Iranian Phishing Campaign
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Researchers: Hackers Exploit Remote Admin Tools Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • March 9, 2021 Iran cyberespionage campaign’s targets (Source: Trend Micro) Hackers with suspected ties to Iran are continuing to wage a cyberespionage campaign against government agencies, academia and…
Poly Network hacker returns $342m of stolen assets
Image: Shutterstock via Dennis Hacker states that they are “not very interested in money” Print Print Pro Read More: cryptocurrency cybersecurity Poly Network security The hacker behind what is considered to be the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history has now returned $342 million worth of stolen assets. This is according to Poly Network, a blockchain…