Energy giants Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy have confirmed being targeted by a ransomware group in the recent campaign exploiting a vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) software. The Cl0p ransomware group claims to have exploited a MOVEit zero-day vulnerability to access the files of hundreds of organizations that had been using ..
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Investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have so far led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide and the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, French, Dutch and European Union prosecutors said Tuesday. The announcement underscored the staggering scale of criminality — mainly drugs and arms smuggling and money laundering ..
Some services at Petro-Canada gas stations have been disrupted following a cyberattack on parent company Suncor, one of the largest energy companies in North America. Suncor is a Canada-based company that produces oil and runs several refineries in North America. The organization owns a network of more than 1,800 Petro-Canada retail and wholesale locations. In ..
A British national has been sentenced to five years in prison in the US for his role in hacking schemes targeting cryptocurrency wallets, Twitter accounts, and other social media accounts. The man, Joseph James O’Connor, also known as ‘PlugwalkJoe’, 24, was arrested in Spain in July 2021 and extradited to the US in April this ..
SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we will curate and present ..
Gen Digital (NASDAQ: GEN), the company behind known cybersecurity brands such as Avast, Avira, AVG, Norton, and LifeLock, has confirmed that employee’s personal information was compromised in the recent MOVEit ransomware attack. The attack exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer managed file transfer (MFT) software that Progress Software disclosed on May 31. Mass ..
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) says some of its files were stolen in a ransomware attack on law firm HWL Ebsworth. One of the largest law firms in Australia, HWL Ebsworth says in an incident notice on its website that it became aware of the incident on April 28, after the Alphv/BlackCat ..
A new information stealer malware is quickly becoming popular among hackers on prominent underground forums, according to a warning from cybersecurity company Cyfirma. Dubbed Mystic Stealer, the malware was first spotted in April 2023 when it was made available to seasoned cybercriminals for testing purposes. Cyfirma’s researchers tracking the evolution of the malware discovered that ..
The Alphv/BlackCat ransomware gang has taken credit for the February 2023 cyberattack against social media site Reddit, claiming to have stolen 80 gigabytes of data. Reddit disclosed the breach shortly after being hacked earlier this year and described the incident as the result of a sophisticated and highly targeted phishing attack in which an employee’s ..
Nel 2022 1094 incidenti cyber trattati dall’Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN), che hanno visto coinvolte aziende private e Pubbliche amministrazioni. Il ransomware si è confermato tra le minacce più impattanti. L’Agenzia, nel corso del 2022, ha osservato 130 eventi ransomware in danno a Pubbliche Amministrazioni e operatori privati. Sono solo alcuni dei numeri che ..
