A Barcelona, Spain-based software firm called Prestige Software has been caught exposing sensitive, private, and financial data of millions of customers around the globe.
Suspected Vietnamese government-linked hackers are behind a series of fake news websites and Facebook pages meant to target victims with malicious software, according to Volexity research.
Security firm Kaspersky has discovered a Linux version of the RansomEXX ransomware, marking the first time a major Windows ransomware strain has been ported to Linux to aid in targeted intrusions.
Several companies from Israel have been breached and had their systems encrypted using a new strain of ransomware named Pay2Key, in what appears to be a targeted attack against Israeli networks.
A social housing provider in Norwich, England, has said it was successfully hit with the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware following what it assumes was a successful phishing attack.
In September, the source code for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 was leaked on file-sharing sites such as Mega and 4Chan. With no fixes available, hackers can exploit previously unknown bugs.
Hackers used previously unknown tools in a cyber espionage campaign targeting defense & aerospace companies in a social engineering campaign which is more widely targeted than first thought.
According to Malwarebytes, the Qbot botnet is infecting victims via U.S. election-themed phishing emails to extract data and emails to use in future campaigns.
Ransomware gangs are increasingly likely to break their promise of not leaking stolen data once a victim has paid them, Coveware warns. Moreover, there are chances of being extorted again.
Researchers have discovered the new sophisticated RegretLocker ransomware, though at its nascent stage, using advanced techniques to compromise Windows virtual machines.
