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Ransomware attack exposes information of hundreds of thousands of students and employees in Chicago Public Schools

On: May 23, 2022

Tagged: Chicago, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, National Homeland Security (NHS), ransomware, United States

More than half a million Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students and employees have had their sensitive information compromised due to a ransomware attack, which occurred in late 2021 but wasRead More →

Sysrv botnet is more powerful than ever: New exploits to take control of Linux and Windows devices

On: May 18, 2022

In: Virus

Tagged: botnet, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Hacking, Information Security, Linux, malware, security flaws, Sysrv botnet, technology, Windows

In its most recent release, the operators of the Sysrv botnet included new exploits to use new vulnerabilities, posing a serious threat to Windows and Linux systems. Identified as Sysrv-K,Read More →

Conti ransomware group attacks Peruvian government computer systems; confidential information leaked

On: May 16, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Conti ransomware, Costa Rica, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data breach, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Peru, ransomware, Security breach, security flaws

Hackers from the Conti ransomware group claim to have attacked members of the General Intelligence Directorate of Peru’s Ministry of the Interior (DIGIMIN), leading to the leak of confidential detailsRead More →

Costa Rica became the first country to declare national emergency after ransomware attack. Most of its government agencies affected

On: May 9, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Conti ransomware, Costa Rica, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, government agencies, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware, Security breach, security flaws, technology

Rodrigo Chaves, president of Costa Rica, confirmed the declaration of a national emergency due to the dangerous cyberattacks deployed by the Conti ransomware operation against government agencies. Recently it wasRead More →

U.S Government is offering up to $10 million USD to locate six Russian intelligence agency members who worked for Sandworm hacking group

On: April 27, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybercrimen, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, hackers, Hacking, hacking forums, incidents, Information Security, malware, NotPetya, ransomware, Russia, security flaws, United States, US Department of State

The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million USD reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest of six hackers collaborating with the GRU, Russia’s militaryRead More →

Iran thwarted massive cyber attacks that planned to target the infrastructure of more than 100 public sector agencies and shut down the country

On: April 26, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: critical infrastructure, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, IP address, Iran, Israel, malware, security flaws, technology, United States

Through a recent investigation, representatives of Iran state TV mentioned that the country’s security teams managed to disrupt a series of cyberattacks that appeared to be aimed at massive disruptionRead More →

TokenAIS, CryptAIS, and Esilet trojanized applications with TraderTraitor malware are being used to hack cryptocurrency developers and users

On: April 20, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: blockchain, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers, Hacking, Lazarus Group, malware, North Korea, phishing, US Treasury Department

In a joint report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department are warning blockchain/cryptocurrency users and organizations about anRead More →

Free decryptor for Yanlouwang ransomware: How to recover your infected files

On: April 19, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data security, decryption, Hacking, Information Security, Kaspersky, malware, ransomware, security flaws, technology, Yanlouwang ransomware

A few months ago, a group of researchers discovered a ransomware variant identified as Yanluowang, which appeared to have advanced attack and infection features but only appears to have attackedRead More →

3 critical UEFI vulnerabilities would allow hacking Lenovo laptops forever, even after hard drive removal

On: April 19, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, ESET, Hacking, Information Security, laptops, Lenovo, malware, Security breach, security flaws, UEFI, vulnerability

After receiving a report from ESET researcher Martin Smolár, Lenovo security teams announced the correction of three severe vulnerabilities. Tracked as CVE-2021-3970, CVE-2021-3971, and CVE-2021-3972, the flaws could be exploitedRead More →