A cybercriminal using the name “salfetka” claims to be selling the source code of INC Ransom, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation launched in August 2023. INC has previously targeted the U.S. division of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS), Yamaha Motor Philippines, and, more recently, Scotland’s National Health Service (NHS). Simultaneously with the alleged sale, the INC Ransom operation is undergoing changes that…
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New real-time observability and anomaly detection, along with a new write API for data integration, expands the range of potential applications for StarTree Cloud. Real-time analytics platform developer StarTree is bolstering its StarTree Cloud system with new observability and anomaly detection capabilities, along with the introduction of a new write API that facilitates real-time data…
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Since April, millions of phishing emails have been sent through the Phorpiex botnet to conduct a large-scale LockBit Black ransomware campaign. As New Jersey’s Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) warned on Friday, the attackers use ZIP attachments containing an executable that deploys the LockBit Black payload, which encrypts the recipients’ systems if launched. The LockBit…
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The semiconductor giant is seeking external funding to help pay for new fabs as part of CEO Pat Gelsinger’s comeback plan, which calls for a major expansion in chip manufacturing capacity in the West to support an expected increase demand for its own products as well as its revitalized contract chip-making business. Intel is close…
Read MoreSince April, a new large-scale LockBit Black ransomware campaign has sent millions of phishing emails via the Phorpiex botnet. As New Jersey’s Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) warned on Friday, the attackers use ZIP attachments containing an executable that deploys the LockBit Black payload, which encrypts the recipients’ systems if launched. The LockBit Black encryptor…
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Thorbecke most recently worked for well-being platform maker Virgin Pulse as it completed a $3 billion merger. ConnectWise has tapped Rik Thorbecke, an executive who most recently worked for well-being platform maker Virgin Pulse as it completed a $3 billion merger, as its new chief financial officer. Thorbecke, who assumes his role on Monday and…
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CISA and the FBI said today that Black Basta ransomware affiliates breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024. In a joint report published in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), the two federal agencies added that the gang also…
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Does your organization currently have a cyber insurance policy? Without it, you are missing a critical piece of a holistic security strategy. With increased cyberattacks and expansion in cloud and digital operational technology (OT) assets, organizations face significant costs during and after breaches. This has led to expensive claim payouts by cyber insurance providers, and,…
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Threat actors are using Domain Name System (DNS) tunneling to track when their targets open phishing emails and click on malicious links, and to scan networks for potential vulnerabilities. DNS tunneling is the encoding of data or commands that are sent and retrieved via DNS queries, essentially turning DNS, a fundamental network communication component, into a covert communications channel. The threat actors encode…
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Have I Been Pwned has added the information for 26,818,266 people whose data was leaked in a recent hack of The Post Millennial conservative news website. The Post Millennial is a conservative Canadian online news magazine belonging to the Human Events Media Group, which also operates the American ‘Human Events’ news platform. Earlier this month, both news platforms were hacked,…
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