FBI warns of hackers mailing malicious USB drives to spread ransomware
FBI’s warning highlights the fact that one should never insert an unknown USB flash drive in their PCs.
Cloud video platform abused in web skimmer attack against real estate sites
New Web Skimmer Campaign Exploiting Cloud Video Distribution Supply Chain to Target Real Estate Sites.
Research claims Samsung Galaxy Store apps are spreading malware
According to Max Weinbach of Android Police, “Samsung is hosting literal malware on the Galaxy Store.”
Ghana govt agency exposed 700k citizens’ data in a database mess up
Ghana’s National Service Secretariate – NSS – exposed 55GB worth of citizens’ data when an AWS S3 bucket used by the Secretariate suffered misconfiguration.
Conti Ransomware Group Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability
These attacks started on December 13 in which the group focused on targeting VMWare vCenter servers.
Homeland Security Offering $5,000 Bug Bounty to Hack DHS
The program will allow hackers and security researchers to earn between $500 to $5,000 for identifying verified vulnerabilities.
Romanian arrested for ransomware attacks and data theft
Europol has confirmed arresting a Romanian national for targeting an IT firm in the country.
Indian PM Modi’s Twitter Account HACKED for Bitcoin scam
This was the second time that a Twitter account linked to PM Modi got compromised for a Bitcoin-related scam.
Canadian Citizen Charged for Ransomware Attacks in Alaska
The accused became a suspect when the FBI contacted Canadian intelligence after observing a surge in ransomware attacks in Alaska in 2018.
Hotel claims Conti ransomware attack on system as guests locked out
So far, the Conti ransomware has not demanded any ransom or published any details of the ransomware attack.