In yet another instance of a software supply chain attack, someone hacked the official Git server of the PHP programming language and pushed unauthorized updates to insert a secret backdoor into its source code.
The two malicious commits were pushed to the self-hosted “php-src” repository hosted on the git.php.net server, illicitly using the names of Rasmus Lerdorf, the author of the programming
The nation’s largest oil pipeline is having issues with its scheduling system for future shipments. Colonial Pipeline’s network was down Tuesday just days after the pipeline reopened from a week-long shutdown. Last week’s cyberattack pushed gas prices to a seven-year high and caused fuel shortages. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Colonial Pipeline is having…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , COVID-19 , Cybercrime Reporting of COVID-19 Statistics Interrupted Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • June 1, 2021 SmiNet, Sweden’s infectious diseases database, was temporarily shut down last week by the country’s public health agency, Folkhälsomyndigheten, following several attempted cyber intrusions. The Thursday shutdown interrupted the reporting of COVID-19…
Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Endpoint Security Some Reports Suggest BlackMatter Was Attacker Mihir Bagwe • September 13, 2021 (Image Source: Flickr) Olympus, a Japanese company that manufactures optics and reprography products, has reported that a portion of its IT system in the EMEA region was affected by a “potential cybersecurity incident” on…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Europol Says Initiative Has Saved Ransomware Victims Over $1 Billion Rashmi Ramesh • July 28, 2021 EU law enforcement agency Europol says the No More Ransom Project, a portal launched five years ago, so far has helped…
Watch out! A spike in ransomware attacks may be headed our way over Labor Day weekend. Yesterday, the FBI jointly with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning to be on high alert for ransomware attacks this weekend, after recent targeted attacks over Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends….
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…
