Researchers have created a decryptor that exploits a flaw in Black Basta ransomware, allowing victims to recover their files for free. […]
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The Week in Ransomware – December 29th 2023 – LockBit targets hospitals
It’s been a quiet week, with even threat actors appearing to take some time off for the holidays. We did not see much research released on ransomware this week, with most of the news focusing on new attacks and LockBit affiliates increasingly targeting hospitals. […]
Hospitals ask courts to force cloud storage firm to return stolen data
Two not-for-profit hospitals in New York are seeking a court order to retrieve data stolen in an August ransomware attack that’s now stored on the servers of a Boston cloud storage company. […]
Malware abuses Google OAuth endpoint to ‘revive’ cookies, hijack accounts
Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named “MultiLogin” to restore expired authentication cookies and log into users’ accounts, even if an account’s password was reset. […]
Game mod on Steam breached to push password-stealing malware
Downfall, a fan expansion for the popular Slay the Spire indie strategy game, was breached on Christmas Day to push Epsilon information stealer malware using the Steam update system. […]
Steam game mod breached to push password-stealing malware
Downfall, a fan expansion for the popular Slay the Spire indie strategy game, was breached on Christmas Day to push Epsilon information stealer malware using the Steam update system. […]
Eagers Automotive halts trading in response to cyberattack
Eagers Automotive has announced it suffered a cyberattack and was forced to halt trading on the stock exchange as it evaluates the impact of the incident. […]
EasyPark discloses data breach that may impact millions of users
Parking app developer EasyPark has published a notice on its website warning of a data breach it discovered on December 10, 2023, which impacts an unknown number of its millions of users. […]
Microsoft disables MSIX protocol handler abused in malware attacks
Microsoft has again disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol handler after multiple financially motivated threat groups abused it to infect Windows users with malware. […]
Kroll reveals FTX customer info exposed in August data breach
Risk and financial advisory company Kroll has released additional details regarding the August data breach, which exposed the personal information of FTX bankruptcy claimants. […]