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Blackbaud has to cough up a few million dollars more over 2020 ransomware attack
2024-06-17 17:45

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Keytronic confirms data breach after ransomware gang leaks stolen files
2024-06-14 21:20

PCBA manufacturing giant Keytronic is warning it suffered a data breach after the Black Basta ransomware gang leaked 530GB of the company's stolen data two weeks ago. While Keytronic didn't attribute the attack to a specific threat group, the Black Basta ransomware operation claimed the attack two weeks ago, leaking what they claim is 100% of the stolen data.

London hospitals cancel over 800 operations after ransomware attack
2024-06-14 18:05

NHS England revealed today that multiple London hospitals impacted by last week's Synnovis ransomware attack were forced to cancel hundreds of planned operations and appointments. Ongoing service disruptions at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and primary care providers across South East London result from Synnovis being locked out of its systems by a June 3 attack linked to the Qilin ransomware operation.

CISA warns of Windows bug exploited in ransomware attacks
2024-06-14 16:39

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a high-severity Windows vulnerability abused in ransomware attacks as a zero-day to its catalog of actively exploited security bugs. Successful exploitation lets local attackers gain SYSTEM permissions in low-complexity attacks that don't require user interaction.

Toronto District School Board hit by a ransomware attack
2024-06-13 18:43

The Toronto District School Board is warning that it suffered a ransomware attack on its software testing environment and is now investigating whether any personal information was exposed. TDSB is Canada's largest school board and the fourth largest in North America, responsible for the administration and management of 473 elementary, 110 secondary, and five adult education schools.

Panera warns of employee data breach after March ransomware attack
2024-06-13 18:32

U.S. food chain giant Panera Bread is notifying employees of a data breach after unknown threat actors stole their sensitive personal information in a March ransomware attack. In breach notification letters filed with the Office of California's Attorney General, Panera said it detected what it describes as a "Security incident," took measures to contain the breach, hired external cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident, and notified law enforcement.

PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577)
2024-06-13 11:51

An OS command injection vulnerability in Windows-based PHP in CGI mode is being exploited by the TellYouThePass ransomware gang. Imperva says the attacks started on June 8, two days after the PHP development team pushed out fixes, and one day after Watchtowr researchers published a technical analysis of the flaw and proof-of-concept exploit code.

Ukraine Police Arrest Suspect Linked to LockBit and Conti Ransomware Groups
2024-06-13 08:05

The Cyber Police of Ukraine has announced the arrest of a local man who is suspected to have offered their services to LockBit and Conti ransomware groups. The unnamed 28-year-old native of the...

Ransomware crew may have exploited Windows make-me-admin bug as a zero-day
2024-06-12 22:10

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Police arrest Conti and LockBit ransomware crypter specialist
2024-06-12 13:42

The Ukraine cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old Russian man in Kyiv for working with Conti and LockBit ransomware operations to make their malware undetectable by antivirus software and conducting at least one attack himself. The Ukrainian police reported that the arrested individual was a specialist in developing custom crypters for packing the ransomware payloads into what appeared as safe files, making them FUD to evade detection by the popular antivirus products.