Estonia arrests hacker who stole 286K ID scans from govt database A Tallinn man was arrested a week ago in Estonia under suspicion that he has exploited a government photo transfer service vulnerability to download ID scans of 286,438 Estonians from the Identity Documents Database (KMAIS). The attacker was apprehended Read more…
NSA shares guidance on how to secure your wireless devices The US National Security Agency (NSA) today published guidance on how to properly secure wireless devices against potential attacks targeting them when traveling or working remotely. While NSA’s recommendations are designed to help National Security System (NSS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Read more…
New destructive Meteor wiper malware used in Iranian railway attack A new file wiping malware called Meteor was discovered used in the recent attacks against Iran’s railway system. Earlier this month, Iran’s transport ministry and national train system suffered a cyberattack, causing the agency’s websites to shut down and disrupting train Read more…
Chipotle’s marketing account hacked to send phishing emails Hackers have compromised an email marketing account belonging to the Chipotle food chain and used it to send out phishing emails, luring recipients to malicious links. Most of the messages directed users to credential-harvesting sites impersonating services from a financial business and Read more…
DoppelPaymer ransomware gang rebrands as the Grief group After a period of little to no activity, the DoppelPaymer ransomware operation has made a rebranding move, now going by the name Grief (a.k.a. Pay or Grief). It is unclear if any of the original developers are still behind this ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) Read more…
New US security memorandum bolsters critical infrastructure cybersecurity US President Joe Biden today issued a national security memorandum designed to help strengthen the security of critical infrastructure by setting baseline performance goals for critical infrastructure owners and operators. The memorandum comes as a response to recent attacks worldwide, including ransomware attacks on Colonial Read more…
Biden: Severe cyberattacks could escalate to ‘real shooting war’ President Joe Biden warned that cyberattacks leading to severe security breaches could lead to a “real shooting war” with another major world power. “You know, we’ve seen how cyber threats, including ransomware attacks, increasingly are able to cause damage and disruption Read more…
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