Montreal-area city hit by ransomware: Report
A Montreal-area city was hit by ransomware over the weekend, according to a Quebec news service. La Presse reported this morning that the city of Westmount mayor Christina Smith confirmed the attack. Westmount is a municipality of about 21,000 people within Montreal. The Lockbit ransomware gang has claimed credit, saying it copied 14 TB of
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 21, 2022 – More ransomware strains found
This episode reports on four new ransomware strains, how researchers have been quietly helping victims of the Zeppelin ransomware, and patches issued for Atlassian ap
AXLocker ransomware attempts discord login theft
AXLocker, a new ransomware variant is encrypting victims’ files and also attempting to steal data by enabling a Discord account takeover (ATO). Before extorting the victim, the ransomware encrypts specific file extensions with AES. However, it steals the Discord tokens used by the platform to authenticate users when they enter their credentials to log in […]
Canada proposes G7 summit on disinformation
Canada’s Public Safety Minister, Marco Mendicino, stated that the country intends to host a meeting of G7 representatives next year to develop new programs and tools to combat disinformation. A summit in Canada would serve as a way to “flip the script, and to get ahead of the curve of disinformation,” he said. “This is […]
Trump shuns Twitter comeback
Donald Trump has said he has no plans to return to Twitter, despite a slim majority of people voting in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk in favor of reinstating the former U.S. president, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence. “I don’t see any reason for it,” Trump […]
ISPs reportedly hiding fees, dishing out arbitrary costs
In its first-of-its-kind nationwide examination of internet service providers (ISP), Consumer Reports, an independent nonprofit research organization uncovered arbitrary price differences, confusing bills, hidden fees, wildly varying speeds, and an overall lack of transparency that revealed that consumers were exploited. In terms of internet speed, download speeds frequently fell short of the speeds promised by […]
Amazon unveils trade-in program for Black Friday
For this month’s Black Friday deal, Amazon is running a trade-in program that provides a quick and easy way to convert old, unwanted technology into Amazon gift cards and discounts. Amazon-owned products, such as Kindles, tablets, streaming media players, and Echo speakers, or Other Trade-In Categories, such as cell phones and gaming, can be swapped. […]
Musk defends $56 billion pay package at Tesla
The trial for the Tesla shareholder lawsuit involving CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented pay is yet to reach a definite conclusion after the court did not issue a ruling from the bench. During the hearing, Musk testified that he made decisions about Tesla Inc, including pausing the acceptance of Bitcoin payments, without director approval as he […]
New Royal ransomware uses Google ads for malvertising
Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence has identified a developing threat activity cluster by DEV-0569 that distributes various payloads, including the recently discovered Royal ransomware, via Google Ads. DEV-0569 conducts malvertising campaigns to disseminate links to a signed malware downloader disguised as software installers or fake updates embedded in spam messages, fake forum pages, and blog comments. […]
