Un nuovo strumento – gratuito e open-source – per contrastare gli attacchi informatici a base di ransomware: si chiama Ranflood e lo ha messo a punto un gruppo di ricercatori dell’Università di Bologna e di ARPAE Emilia-Romagna. Il software funziona come una “trappola dinamica” che insegue il virus e gli somministra dei file-esca, guadagnando così tempo per svelare l’attacco in corso e prendere contromisure. La soluzione ..
Tag : Cybercrime
CrowdStrike on Tuesday released its 2023 Threat Hunting Report, warning that threat actors have doubled down on identity-based attacks over the past year. The new report is based on data collected over a 12-month period — between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023 — and it covers several major topics, including identity threats, cybercrime ..
A cyberattack has disrupted hospital computer systems in several states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted, and many primary care services remained closed on Friday as security experts worked to determine the extent of the problem and resolve it. The “data security incident” began Thursday at facilities operated by Prospect ..
A married couple from New York dubbed “Bitcoin Bonnie and Crypto Clyde” pleaded guilty on Thursday to laundering billions of dollars in stolen bitcoin, prosecutors announced. Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, and Heather Morgan, 33, were arrested in February last year after the US government seized 95,000 bitcoin then valued at $3.6 billion. Prosecutors said the pair ..
Bedding products giant Tempur Sealy (NYSE: TPX) has shut down certain systems after falling victim to a cyberattack, the company revealed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Tempur Sealy manufactures and sells mattresses, pillows, and other bedding products under brands such as Cocoon, Sealy, Stearns & ..
Cryptocurrency payments firm CoinsPaid says North Korean hacking group Lazarus is likely responsible for the theft of approximatively $37 million in cryptocurrency. Based in Estonia, the company provides crypto services and personal wallets, allowing businesses to accept payments in cryptocurrency. It also offers a SaaS solution and an OTC trading platform. Following downtime earlier this ..
Canadian heart monitoring and medical electrocardiogram solutions provider CardioComm this week announced it has taken systems offline following a cyberattack. The attack, the company says, impacted its production server environments and has an impact on its business operations. Visitors to the company’s website are informed that CardioComm services are currently offline. “CardioComm’s business operations will ..
The NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands recently announced the launch of a database tracking cyberattacks and other cyber incidents impacting the maritime sector. The Maritime Cyber Attack Database, or MCAD, currently tracks more than 160 incidents recorded since 2001. The database is publicly accessible at maritimecybersecurity.nl and it’s continuously updated and ..
A new zero-day vulnerability affecting a product of US-based enterprise software provider Ivanti has been exploited in an attack aimed at the Norwegian government. Norwegian authorities announced on Monday that a dozen government ministries had been targeted in a cyberattack involving a previously unknown vulnerability. The country’s National Security Authority later clarified that the attack ..
A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty to using SIM swapping to perpetrate multiple cybercrime schemes targeting hundreds of victims. Between April 2019 and February 2023, the man, Amir Hossein Golshan, 24, engaged in account takeovers, Zelle payment fraud, and Apple support impersonation, causing roughly $740,000 in losses to his victims. According to the plea ..
