The ransomware encrypted the servers of Colonial Pipeline Co., the largest fuel company in the USA
The ransomware encrypted the servers of Colonial Pipeline Co., the company that produces and supplies half of the gasoline and diesel on the East...
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News · May 7, 2021
TsuNAME vulnerability can be exploited for DDoS attacks on DNS servers
By registering a sufficient number of recursive DNS servers and exploiting the TsuNAME vulnerability, DDoS attacks can be launched against authoritative DNS servers. team...
News · May 6, 2021
Institute fell victim to Ryuk ransomware due to student’s reluctance to pay for software
Institute in Europe fell victim to the notorious Ryuk ransomware because of the student's reluctance to pay for licensed software. The attack resulted in...
News · May 5, 2021
Microsoft says BadAlloc vulnerabilities threaten IoT devices and industrial equipment
Microsoft experts have discovered 25 vulnerabilities named BadAlloc that threaten a wide range of IoT devices and industrial equipment, used in medical and corporate...
Babuk · April 30, 2021
Babuk Ransomware Stops Working and Goes Open Source
Bleeping Computer reports that the Babuk ransomware operators have announced that their malware stops working and goes open-sourced. A new message has appeared on...
News · April 29, 2021
DopplePaymer Malware Operators Leaked Illinois Attorney’s Office Data
A large collection of files stolen from the Illinois Attorney General's Office has appeared on the DopplePaymer ransomware website. The fact is that officials...
News · April 28, 2021
FBI Shared 4 Million Emotet Email Addresses with Have I Been Pwned
The FBI and Dutch Cyber Police have shared 4 million email addresses used by Emotet with the well-known leak aggregator Have I Been Pwned....
Babuk · April 27, 2021
Babuk Locker Ransomware Operators Threatened to Disclose Police Informants
The District of Columbia Central Police Department reported a hack and possible data leak after screenshots of internal files from the department's servers were...
News · April 26, 2021
With the help of the Qlocker ransomware that is targeting Qnap, hackers have already received $280,000
Last week, we warned that the new Qlocker ransomware is heavily targeting Qnap NAS users. This malware infiltrates devices thanks to recently fixed critical...
News · April 23, 2021
Qlocker ransomware attacks Qnap devices
Earlier this week, information security specialist and creator of the ID-Ransomware service Michael Gillespie warned of the emergence of a new ransomware Qlocker, which...
News · April 22, 2021
Experts lured details of cashing ransoms by REvil operators
Millions of deposits and "insiders" on cryptocurrency exchanges - CyberNews employees have lured these and other details about the activities and cashing ransoms by...
News · April 21, 2021
North Korean hacker army is growing in strength
North Korea's hacker army in growing in strength that has allows cybercriminals to earn billions of dollars for the good of the country, using...
