Security News > 2020 > November

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A Chinese threat actor is leveraging DLL side-loading for the execution of malicious code in attacks targeting organizations in Myanmar, Sophos security researchers reveal. DLL side-loading is a technique that uses malicious DLLs that spoof legitimate ones, and which relies on legitimate Windows applications to load and execute the code.

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Italian liquor company Campari Group was hit by a Ragnar Locker ransomware attack, where 2 TB of unencrypted files was allegedly stolen. To recover their files, Ragnar Locker is demanding $15 million.

In the name of security, make sure the information displayed on your Google account is limited. Did you know that you can control what information people can see from your Google account? The wrong information in the right hands could be a security problem.

In the name of security, you should make sure the information displayed on your Google account is limited. Jack Wallen shows you how.

A report released Thursday by business VPN provider NordVPN Teams examines three different types of social engineering attacks and offers advice on how to combat them. Social engineering attacks jumped during the first half of 2020, according to NordVPN Teams.

The need for such awareness is crucial because the number of ransomware attacks are increasing. In July through September, the daily average of ransomware attacks worldwide grew by 50% compared to the first half of 2020.

Brazil's Superior Court of Justice was hit by a ransomware attack on Tuesday during judgment sessions that were taking place over video conference. "The Superior Court of Justice announces that the court's information technology network suffered a hacker attack on Tuesday, during the afternoon, when the six group classes' judgment sessions took place," STJ President Humberto Martins said in an official statement on the Supreme Federal Court's website.

Florida-based private prison operator GEO Group this week revealed that it was recently targeted in a cyberattack that involved ransomware and which may have resulted in the theft of sensitive information. The GEO Group operates over 120 jails, rehabilitation facilities, processing centers, and community reentry centers in North America, the UK, Australia and South Africa.