A court in Ontario, Canada has sentenced Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to participating as an affiliate in the dangerous NetWalker ransomware operation. The defendantRead More →
Over the past few days a Ukrainian researcher has waged a campaign against the operators of the Conti ransomware, inadvertently spying on their work and leaking all sorts of sensitiveRead More →
A security report says Bridgestone Americas has had to temporarily disconnect some of its manufacturing facilities after it detected what appears to be a massive cyberattack on Sunday morning. TheRead More →
Expeditors International, a renowned U.S.-based logistics and transportation firm, became the victim of a critical cyberattack that forced the disruption of most of its operations around the world. This isRead More →
A bug in the Hive ransomware encryption algorithm would allow victims to recover their information without having to negotiate with hackers. This is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that resorts toRead More →
Any hacking group could be sentenced to 25 years in prison for their cyberattack campaigns targeting critical infrastructure in Australia. Under the new local legislation, proposed in a recently announcedRead More →
A few hours before the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers security teams confirmed the detection of a ransomware attack on their corporate networks. The attack was confirmed by theRead More →
Ransomware is still one of the most lucrative hacking variants for cybercriminal groups. In its latest report, the firm Chainalysis reports that encryption malware operating groups made profits of upRead More →
On Monday, Microsoft announced that it has decided to disable Excel 4.0 macros by default in the latest version of the application to keep users protected against some security risksRead More →
Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a new ransomware variant apparently operated by FIN8, a dangerous hacking group with financial motivations and a focus on point of sale (PoS) engagement.Read More →
