Cyber Security Today, May 29, 2024 – A new North Korean ransomware gang spotted, and more
A new North Korean ransomware gang spotted, and more Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, May 29th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. A North Korean gang is now in the ransomware business. Microsoft calls this crew Moonstone Sleet. It sets up fake companies and job opportunities to get close […]
Cyber Security Today, May 24, 2024 – A threat actor leverages Windows BitLocker in ransomware attacks, beware of ORB networks, and more
A threat actor leverages Windows BitLocker in ransomware attacks, beware of ORB networks, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday May 24th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. A threat actor is using Windows’ BitLocker encryption capabilities as a ransomware tool. According to researchers at Kaspersky, that saves crooks […]
Cyber Security Today, May 10, 2024 – Patches for F5’s Next Central Manager released, Dell discovers data theft covering millions, and more
Patches for F5’s Next Central Manager are released, Dell discovers data theft covering millions of buyers, and more Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, May 10th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. F5 has patched two vulnerabilities in its BIG-IP Next Central Manager. These vulnerabilities can give attackers full […]
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday April 19, 2024
On this episode Jen Ellis, co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ways of fighting one of the biggest cyber threats to IT d
Cyber Security Today, April 15, 2024 – Act fast to a plug hole in Palo Alto Networks firewall, Canadian comedy festival loses over $800K in email scam, and more
This episode reports on a new anti-ransomware strategy
Cyber Security Today, April 3, 2024 – New Linux vulnerability is found, and a must-read ransomware case study
A new Linux vulnerability is found and a must-read ransomware case study. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Following on the shattering discovery of a backdoor hidden in an open-source Linux compression utility comes news of a
Hamilton confirms ransomware is behind cyber attack
“As of this moment,” the city manager said, “we do not believe personal data has been
Is the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang self-destructing?
The ongoing saga of the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang continues, with a news report that the crew has shut down its servers after a controversial hack of an American healthcare services provider. Bleeping Computer says the gang’s data leak blog shut on Friday and the sites it uses to negotiate ransom payments closed today. This comes
Is the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang self-destructing?
The ongoing saga of the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang continues, with a news report that the crew has shut down its servers after a controversial hack of an American healthcare services provider. Bleeping Computer says the gang’s data leak blog shut on Friday and the sites it uses to negotiate ransom payments closed today. This comes
Is the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang self-destructing?
The ongoing saga of the BlackCat/AlphV ransomware gang continues, with a news report that the crew has shut down its servers after a controversial hack of an American healthcare services provider. Bleeping Computer says the gang’s data leak blog shut on Friday and the sites it uses to negotiate ransom payments closed today. This comes
