The cybercrime group called GhostSec has been linked to a Golang variant of a ransomware family called GhostLocker.
“TheGhostSec and Stormous ransomware groups are jointly conducting double extortion ransomware attacks on various business verticals in multiple countries,” Cisco Talos researcher Chetan Raghuprasad said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
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Japanese school uniform retailer Kanko Online Shop has disclosed a significant data breach affecting its “Kanko Online Shop Harajuku Select Square” e-commerce site. Up to 3,827 customers who made purchases between April 2021 and August 2023 may have had their credit card information compromised.What…
Security for AI is the Next Big Thing! Too bad no one knows what any of that really means.
A newly developed PLC malware does not require physical access to target an ICS environment, is mostly platform neutral, and is more resilient than traditional malware aimed at critical infrastructure.
The widespread sale of credentials obtained from AI-based gaming platforms and services is a worrying trend in the cyber underworld, as shown by a new analysis by antivirus company Kaspersky. An astounding 3.6 crore credentials, including login and password information, have been stolen and sold on…
Dtex Systems, a Silicon Valley company working on technology to automate the detection of insider threats, has raised $50 million in late-stage funding led by CapitalG, the investment arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet. The San Jose, Calif. company said the Series E brings the total raised to $…
The BlackCat ransomware gang is pulling an exit scam, trying to shut down and run off with affiliates’ money by pretending the FBI seized their site and infrastructure. […]
Getting rid of passwords completely isn’t a realistic option for most orgs, but there are things you can do to make them more secure. Learn more from Specops Software on maximizing security while mitigating costs. […]
The use of biometrics is increasingly common for authentication, and organizations must make sure their data security solutions protect what may be a new goldmine for hackers.
Ransomware cybercrime gangs GhostSec and Stormous have teamed up in widespread double-extortion attacks.
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced it had breached the Russian Ministry of Defense servers as part of a special operation, and exfiltrated confidential documents. Stolen documents…
The breach occurred through a third-party service provider frequently used by the company’s travel services division.
The North Korean APT hacking group Kimsuky is exploiting ScreenConnect flaws, particularly CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709, to infect targets with a new malware variant dubbed ToddlerShark. […]
American Express warns customers that their credit cards were exposed due to a data breach experienced by a third-party merchant processor. American Express (Amex) notifies customers that their credit card information has been compromised in a data breach involving a third-party merchant processor. The company did not disclose the number of impacted customers. “We became […]
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has shut down its servers amid claims that they scammed the affiliate responsible for the attack on Optum, the operator of the Change Healthcare platform, of $22 million. […]