Security News > 2023 > February
A new ransomware group going by the name 'DarkBit' has hit Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, one of Israel's leading research universities. The ransom note posted by DarkBit is littered with messaging protesting tech layoffs and promoting anti-Israel rhetoric, as well as the group demanding a $1.7 million payment.
A new ransomware group going by the name 'DarkBit' has hit Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, one of Israel's leading research universities. The ransom note posted by DarkBit is littered with messaging protesting tech layoffs and promoting anti-Israel rhetoric, as well as the group demanding a $1.7 million payment.
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Cybercriminals remained active in spying and information stealing, with lottery-themed adware campaigns used as a tactic to obtain people's contact details, according to Avast. "At the end of 2022, we have seen an increase in human-centered threats, such as scams tricking people into thinking their computer is infected, or that they have been charged for goods they didn't order. It's human nature to react to urgency, fear and try to regain control of issues, and that's where cybercriminals succeed," said Jakub Kroustek, Avast Malware Research Director.
Domain registrar Namecheap had their email account breached Sunday night, causing a flood of MetaMask and DHL phishing emails that attempted to steal recipients' personal information and cryptocurrency wallets. The phishing campaigns started around 4:30 PM ET and originated from SendGrid, an email platform used historically by Namecheap to send renewal notices and marketing emails.
Five malicious packages were found on the Python Package Index, stealing passwords, Discord authentication cookies, and cryptocurrency wallets from unsuspecting developers. PyPI is a software repository for packages created in the Python programming language.
Thousands of unpatched VMware ESXi servers hit by ransomware via old bugLate last week, unknown attackers launched a widespread ransomware attack hitting VMware ESXi hypervisors via CVE-2021-21974, an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows them to run exploit code remotely, without prior authentication. Reddit breached: Internal docs, dashboards, systems accessedPopular social news website and forum Reddit has been breached and the attacker "Gained access to some internal docs, code, as well as some internal dashboards and business systems," but apparently not to primary production systems and user data.
Microsoft's WinGet package manager is currently having problems installing or upgrading packages after WinGet CDN's SSL/TLS certificate expired. The problem appears to be connected to WinGet CDN's SSL/TLS certificate that has now expired.
Microsoft will soon add native support to Windows 11 for controlling the RGB lighting on computer peripherals, like mice and gaming keyboards. The new RBG lighting controls are currently in development as a hidden feature of Windows 11 build 25295 in the Windows Insider developer channel.