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Ransomware fiends boast they've stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network
2024-11-13 19:10

American Associated Pharmacies yet to officially confirm infection American Associated Pharmacies (AAP) is the latest US healthcare organization to have had its data stolen and encrypted by...

US indicts Snowflake hackers who extorted $2.5 million from 3 victims
2024-11-13 18:52

The Department of Justice has unsealed the indictment against two suspected Snowflake hackers, who breached more than 165 organizations using the services of the Snowflake cloud storage company. [...]

Critical bug in EoL D-Link NAS devices now exploited in attacks
2024-11-13 18:36

​Attackers now target a critical severity vulnerability with publicly available exploit code that affects multiple models of end-of-life D-Link network-attached storage (NAS) devices. [...]

New Google Pixel AI feature analyzes phone conversations for scams
2024-11-13 18:05

Google is adding a new AI-powered scam protection feature that monitors phone call conversations on Google Pixel devices to detect patterns that warn when the caller may be a scammer. [...]

Microsoft slips Task Manager and processor count fixes into Patch Tuesday
2024-11-13 17:35

Sore about cores no more Microsoft has resolved two issues vexing Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 users among the many security updates that emerged on Patch Tuesday.…

Hamas-Affiliated WIRTE Employs SameCoin Wiper in Disruptive Attacks Against Israel
2024-11-13 16:09

A threat actor affiliated with Hamas has expanded its malicious cyber operations beyond espionage to carry out disruptive attacks that exclusively target Israeli entities. The activity, linked to...

SSL Certificate Best Practices Policy
2024-11-13 16:00

SSL certificates are essential for encrypting traffic between systems such as clients, which access servers via web browsers or applications that communicate with remote systems. Certificates...

New ShrinkLocker ransomware decryptor recovers BitLocker password
2024-11-13 14:00

Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the 'ShrinkLocker' ransomware strain, which uses Windows' built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool to lock victim's files. [...]

Free Decryptor Released for BitLocker-Based ShrinkLocker Ransomware Victims
2024-11-13 13:38

Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help victims recover data encrypted using the ShrinkLocker ransomware. The decryptor is the result of a comprehensive...

GoIssue phishing tool targets GitHub developer credentials
2024-11-13 13:36

Researchers discovered GoIssue, a new phishing tool targeting GitHub users, designed to extract email addresses from public profiles and launch mass email attacks. Marketed on a cybercrime forum,...