Yaroslav Vasinskyi was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison in the United States for his involvement in major cyberattacks using the REvil ransomware virus. In addition to his prison term, the...
Cybercriminals are increasingly harnessing Microsoft Graph API to manage malicious software and evade detection systems. According to researchers from Symantec, such actions are designed to facilitate communication with C2 infrastructure hosted on Microsoft’s cloud...
A joint statement by the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. State Department warns of a new cyber threat emanating from North Korea. Experts have discovered that...
Cybersecurity experts from the ASEC laboratory have uncovered a series of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting Microsoft SQL Servers (MS-SQL). The group known as TargetCompany is deploying the Mallox ransomware to encrypt systems and extort victims....
Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report reveals a disturbing trend in cybersecurity: the use of vulnerabilities as an initial breach point has nearly tripled compared to last year, now accounting for 14% of all...
Aleksanteri Kivimäki, a 26-year-old hacker, has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. Local media reported this, citing a court decision related to the breach of the private psychotherapeutic center Vastaamo in Helsinki. The court...
A former NSA employee has been sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison for attempting espionage on behalf of a foreign state. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that this sentence should serve...
Malefactors have adopted a new strategy to disseminate the malicious software Latrodectus through phishing campaigns, cleverly disguising it as notifications from Microsoft Azure and Cloudflare. This method significantly complicates the task for email security...
The Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all its retail stores following the discovery of a cybersecurity incident. The event, which affected the company’s systems, occurred on April 28. In response, the company...
In one of the United States’ largest medical organizations, Kaiser Permanente, a cyber incident resulted in the compromise of personal data for approximately 13.4 million users. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente provides healthcare services...
In February, a high-profile cyberattack on Change Healthcare caused significant disruptions in the operations of US medical facilities. Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group (the parent company of Change Healthcare), revealed that the attack...
The hacker group, dubbed Muddling Meerkat by security researchers, has been utilizing sophisticated Domain Name System (DNS) methodologies to conduct espionage activities across global networks since October 2019. According to Infoblox, a firm specializing...
