Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2021
The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2021
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Chinese hackers allegedly hit thousands of organizations using Microsoft Exchange REvil Ransomware gang uses DDoS attacks and voice […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 09, 2021
A ransomware attack hit the Oloron-Sainte-Marie hospital in southwest France, it is the third such attack in the last month. A ransomware attack paralyzed the systems at the Oloron-Sainte-Marie hospital in southwest France. The incident took place on Monday, the ransomware gang is demanding the payment of a ransom of $50,000 worth of Bitcoin. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2021
The REvil ransomware operators are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim’s business partners to force victims to pay the ransom. The REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware operators announced that they are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to victim’s business partners and journalists to force the victims into pay the ransom. The announcement shows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2021
US managed service provider CompuCom was the victim of a cyberattack that partially disrupted its operations, experts believe it was a ransomware attack. US managed service provider CompuCom was the victim of a cyberattack that partially disrupted its services and some of its operations. Even if the company initially did not provide technical details about […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 02, 2021
JFC International, a major wholesaler and distributor of Asian food products in the United States, was hit by ransomware. JFC International, a major distributor and wholesaler of Asian food products, announced it has recently suffered a ransomware attack. The ransomware attack only impacted JFC International’s Europe Group, the malware caused the disruption of some of its IT […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2021
‘Hotarus Corp’ Ransomware operators hacked Ecuador’s largest private bank, Banco Pichincha, and the country’s Ministry of Finance. A cybercrime group called ‘Hotarus Corp’ has breached the Ecuador’s largest private bank, Banco Pichincha, and the local Ministry of Finance (the Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de Ecuador). The group claims to have also stolen data from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 26, 2021
French experts spotted a new Ryuk ransomware variant that implements self-spreading capabilities to infect other devices on victims’ local networks. Experts from French national cyber-security agency ANSSI have spotted a new Ryuk ransomware variant that implements worm-like capabilities that allow within local networks. “On top of its usual functions, this version holds a new attribute […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2021
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. COMB breach: 3.2B email and password pairs leaked online Hacking Nespresso machines to have unlimited funds to purchase […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 10, 2021
The gaming firm CD Projekt Red, which developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher, has disclosed a ransomware attack. The gaming firm CD Projekt Red, which developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher series, has suffered a ransomware attack. The company confirmed the security breach with a series of messages on […]
