Image: Jim Reardan In attempts to put pressure on victims, some ransomware gangs are now cold-calling victims on their phones …
Ransomware hits helicopter maker Kopter
Image: Kopter Helicopter maker Kopter has fallen victim to a ransomware attack after hackers breached its internal network and encrypted the company’s …
Ransomware attack cripples Vancouver public transportation agency
[embedded content] A ransomware attack has crippled the operations of TransLink, the public transportation agency for the city of Vancouver, Canada. …
Mysterious phishing campaign targets organizations in COVID-19 vaccine cold chain
IBM’s cyber-security division says that hackers are targeting companies associated with the storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccines using temperature-controlled …
Open source software security vulnerabilities exist for over four years before detection
It can take an average of over four years for vulnerabilities in open source software to be spotted, an area …
‘Hacker_R_US’ gets eight years in prison for bomb threats and DDoS extortion
Image: Blake Cheek A US judge has sentenced a 22-year-old hacker to eight years in prison for engaging in DDoS …
This new cyberattack can dupe DNA scientists into creating dangerous viruses and toxins
A new form of cyberattack has been developed which highlights the potential future ramifications of digital assaults against the biological …
Personal data of 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients exposed online
Image: Stefan Schranz The personal and health information of more than 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients has been leaked online …
A hacker is selling access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives
Image: Ryoji Iwata A threat actor is currently selling passwords for the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives at …
Networking equipment vendor Belden discloses data breach
American networking equipment vendor Belden said it was hacked in a press release published earlier this week. Belden says the security breach …