MGM attack is too late a wake-up call for businesses, says James Fair: Lock and Code S04E22

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In September, the Las Vegas casino and hotel operator MGM Resorts became a trending topic on social media… but for all the wrong reasons. A TikTok user posted a video taken from inside the casino floor of the MGM Grand—the companys flagship hotel complex ne...

New PEAPOD Cyberattack Campaign Targeting Women Political Leaders

European Union military personnel and political leaders working on gender equality initiatives have emerged as the target of a new campaign that delivers an updated version of RomCom RAT called PEAPOD. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro attributed the attacks to a threat actor it tracks under the nam...

UK Power and Data Manufacturer Volex Hit by Cyberattack

By Deeba Ahmed British Electronics Firm Volex Suffers Cyberattack, Confirms no “Material Financial Impact.” This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UK Power and Data Manufacturer Volex Hit by Cyberattack...

RANSOMEDVC Ransomware Group Claims Breach of Sony Corporation

By Waqas Sony Group Corporation has been listed as latest victim by RANSOMEDVC Ransomware Group on its clearnet and dark web websites. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: RANSOMEDVC Ransomware Group Claims Breach of Sony Corporation...

Major cyberattack leaves MGM Resorts reeling

A major incident impacting MGM Resorts has caused computer shutdowns all over the US. The systems most impacted are tied to casinos and hotel computer systems. According to the AP, locations caught by this shutdown range from New York and Ohio to Michigan and Mississippi. At this point Id link to...

Ukraine's CERT Thwarts APT28's Cyberattack on Critical Energy Infrastructure

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA on Tuesday said it thwarted a cyber attack against an unnamed critical energy infrastructure facility in the country. The intrusion, per the agency, started with a phishing email containing a link to a malicious ZIP archive that activates th...

2 Polish Men Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains

Plus: A major FBI botnet takedown, new Sandworm malware, a cyberattack on two major scientific telescopes—and more...

Remotely Stopping Polish Trains

Turns out that its easy to broadcast radio commands that force Polish trains to stop: …the saboteurs appear to have sent simple so-called "radio-stop" commands via radio frequency to the trains they targeted. Because the trains use a radio system that lacks encryption or authentication for those...

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2023-38035 Ivanti Sentry Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2023-27532 Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function...

Decoding Bronze Starlight’s Strategy in the Gambling Sector

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A cyberattack campaign stemming from China is currently focusing its efforts on the Southeast Asian gambling industry, with the objective of deploying Cobalt Strike beacons on compromised systems. To...

Several hospitals still counting the cost of widespread ransomware attack

The 16 hospitals struck down by ransomware last week are still dealing with the fallout from the attack. The healthcare facilities located in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, and California had the ransomware attack confirmed by the FBI. Issues started to emerge last Thursday with patient...

Interpol Busts Phishing-as-a-Service Platform '16Shop,' Leading to 3 Arrests

Interpol has announced the takedown of a phishing-as-a-service PhaaS platform called 16Shop, in addition to the arrests of three individuals in Indonesia and Japan. 16Shop specialized in the sales of phishing kits that other cybercriminals can purchase to mount phishing attacks on a large scale,...

WakaTime: Waketime Payment Gateway Vulnerability

Vulnerability description not provided...

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware

Plus: Russia tightens social media censorship, new cyberattack reporting rules for US companies, and Google Street View returns to Germany...

Patch now! Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Authentication vulnerability used in the wild

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, based on evidence of active exploitation. All Federal Civilian Executive Branch FCEB agencies must remediate this...

Norway Probes Major Cyberattack on 12 Government Ministries

By Habiba Rashid The cyberattack was discovered earlier this month. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Norway Probes Major Cyberattack on 12 Government Ministries...

From Malvertising to Ransomware: A ThreatDown webinar recap

Our recent webinar From Malvertising to Ransomware highlight the clear connection between malvertising--the practice of embedding malicious code within legitimate online advertisements--and the epidemic of ransomware attacks affecting businesses globally. Presented by Mark Stockley, security...

Patch me if you can: Cyberattack Series

Many organizations utilize third-party apps for identity security solutions to automate and unburden overtaxed IT admins from tedious tasks that employees can perform via self-service without IT assistance. But in September 2021, our researchers observed threat actors exploiting one such...

Patch me if you can: Cyberattack Series

Many organizations utilize third-party apps for identity security solutions to automate and unburden overtaxed IT admins from tedious tasks that employees can perform via self-service without IT assistance. But in September 2021, our researchers observed threat actors exploiting one such...

Unveiling the Unseen: Identifying Data Exfiltration with Machine Learning

Why Data Exfiltration Detection is Paramount? The world is witnessing an exponential rise in ransomware and data theft employed to extort companies. At the same time, the industry faces numerous critical vulnerabilities in database software and company websites. This evolution paints a dire pictu...