eCh0raix Ransomware Variant Targets QNAP, Synology NAS Devices

Facebook finally identifies the Chinese hackers that are targeting Uyghurs in the United States. The giant tech firm confirmed that these cybercriminals are secretly spying on the Uyghurs who are living abroad in Kazakhstan, Turkey, the U.S., and other countries. (Photo : Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)A participant sits with a laptop computer as he…

Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Affiliate-Driven Approach and Regular Malware Refinements Are Key, Experts Say Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • July 2, 2021     Sodinokibi/REvil ransom note (Source: Malwarebytes) Just as cloud services have taken the business world by storm, the same can be said for ransomware, including one of…

“I think part of the public is frankly ahead of where the public debate is because there’s just so much information available online. People see the reported comments of the ambassador and the vice ambassador here, as well as the spokesman out of Beijing.” He said he wanted to have a “more frank discussion with…

3rd Party Risk Management , Endpoint Security , Governance & Risk Management KPN Disputes Reported Surveillance Risk to Users, Who Included Dutch Prime Minister Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • April 20, 2021     KPN Telecom offices in Amersfoort, the Netherlands (Photo: Vysotsky via Wikimedia Commons) A bombshell news report suggests that Dutch mobile network…

Cybercrime , Data Loss Prevention (DLP) , Endpoint Security 1.5 Million Facebook Passwords Among Leaked Data; Raccoon Infostealer Suspected Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • June 10, 2021     A control panel for the Raccoon infostealer botnet, where subscribers can browse data stolen from compromised computers (Source: Hold Security) There’s such a surfeit of stolen data…

Xinhua file photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden  U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Russia to de-escalate its tensions with Ukraine in his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said. The president voiced concerns over the sudden Russian military build-up in Crimea and…