Large enterprises, including government and educational organizations, are being warned to immediately update their WS_FTP Server, built by Progress Software, to fix serious flaws being actively exploited by attackers. Secure file transfer software remains a top target, especially for extortionists.
Researchers discovered an undocumented backdoor being used by the North Korean Lazarus Group to target a Spanish aerospace company. The attacker masqueraded as a Meta recruiter and tricked the victim into downloading and executing malicious files on a company device.
Specialty infusion company Amerita is facing a proposed federal class action lawsuit in the wake of a March cyberattack on its parent company, PharMerica, which reported a breach affecting nearly 6 million individuals. Amerita recently reported its own breach that affected about 220,000 people.
This week, Johnson Controls suffered a ransomware attack, the Philippine state health insurance program was recovering from ransomware, Air Canada reported a cyberattack, an APT group used the American Red Cross as bait, new malware targeted Bitwarden, and a LATAM cybersecurity conference occurred.
The FDA has issued final guidance on how medical device makers should approach cybersecurity in their products to meet new requirements for including cyber details in their premarket product submissions. Starting Oct. 1, the FDA will "refuse to accept" submissions lacking those details.
Sony is investigating an apparent leak of internal data posted onto the dark web and a criminal hacking board by separate criminal actors. Sony is saying little other than, "We are currently investigating the situation, and we have no further comment at this time."
Android banking Trojan Xenomorph has resurfaced in a new campaign targeting cryptocurrency wallets and various financial institutions. The malware has been actively targeting users in Europe and is now focused on institutions in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Belgium.
The British government's first-ever global summit on artificial intelligence will focus on mitigating cybersecurity and safety risks tied to the emerging technology. The AI Safety Summit planned for Nov. 1-2 will focus on mitigating risks tied to frontier AI.
Chicago-based CommonSpirit is still waiting to hear back on its insurance claim for an October 2022 ransomware attack, but the hospital chain said disruption of some facilities and "significantly" hampered billing and collection activities contributed to a $1.4 billion operating loss for the year.
Bermuda government workers Monday remained cut off from email and normal telephone systems following a hacking incident disclosed late last week. Bermuda Premier David Burt on Thursday attributed the hack to "Russia-based actors," without elaborating.
The count of organizations affected by the Clop ransomware group's most recent mass targeting of Progress Software's secure file transfer software doubled last week. National Student Clearinghouse warned that data tied to nearly 900 colleges and universities had been stolen from its MOVEit server.
Chinese and North Korean nation-state groups continue to pose significant "unique threats" to the U.S. healthcare and public health sector, including data exfiltration attacks involving espionage and intellectual property theft, federal authorities warned Thursday in a brief naming the top groups.
SentinelOne observed suspected cyberespionage actors of unknown origin using modular backdoors and highly stealthy tactics in August to target telecommunication companies in the Middle East, Western Europe and South Asia. The group, tracked as Sandman, is using the novel backdoor LuaJIT.
Hundreds of Dutch patrons of a now-defunct credential marketplace received warnings from national police in an attempt to prevent potential crimes using illicitly obtained personal identifiable information. Dutch national police Politie said it had contacted 400 "possible customers" of WeLeakInfo.
This week, Colombia grappled with the aftermath of a ransomware attack against IFX Networks, Clorox suffered product shortages, a glitch allowed T-Mobile users to access other users' data, California passed restrictions for data brokers and Finland seized a dark web marketplace.
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