Cyber Security News

Nvidia Hit by Cyberattack
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Nvidia Hit by Cyberattack

On February 25, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) giant Nvidia announced  that it had possibly suffered a cyber incident. The announcement followed an article published by The Telegraph which stated that the company was suffering several outages across multiple departments. The article stated,

New Data Wiper Found on the Heels of Ukrainian Invasion
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New Data Wiper Found on the Heels of Ukrainian Invasion

The single event that much of the world feared would happen as soon as Russian military forces were assembled on the borders of Ukraine and within Belarus happened during the early hours of Thursday morning. The result of the invasion has unleashed a raft of sanctions on the Russian financial system

Conti Ransomware Gang Incorporates TrickBot
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Conti Ransomware Gang Incorporates TrickBot

For the past four years, the name TrickBot has been featured in numerous conversations and articles, including this publication. We have covered how the malware has survived several takedowns only to return improved and ready to pave the way for ransomware gangs to encrypt high-value targets network

Microsoft Warns of Ice Phishing
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Microsoft Warns of Ice Phishing

According to a recently published article by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team threat actors are quickly making great strides in targeting new emergent web technologies to conduct attack campaigns. Threat actors have now moved to target blockchain and Web3 applications with credential phishin

BlackByte Ransomware Attacks the 49ers
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BlackByte Ransomware Attacks the 49ers

Many, particularly in North America, are still dealing with the hangover from the Super Bowl. Some overindulged if they won, and others looked to drown their sorrows. For the San Francisco 49ers who did not even play in the Super Bowl, any disappointment in not playing was impacted by a cyberattack

Ransomware Developer Releases Decryption Keys
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Ransomware Developer Releases Decryption Keys

A ransomware developer has just recently leaked the decryption keys for three separate ransomware strains, all of which have caused no small amount of pain for numerous victims. The leak was made on Bleeping Computer’s forum, a platform used by many to remediate ransomware infections and discover mo

Security Researcher Takes Down North Korea's Internet
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Security Researcher Takes Down North Korea's Internet

In terms of cyber security when North Korea is in the headlines it is generally as the attacker stealing vast sums of money or cryptocurrency and developing new malware  strains and toolsets that keep security researchers busy. Put differently North Korean hackers are highly skilled at making a

APT Groups on the March
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APT Groups on the March

It has been a bust week for advanced persistent threat (APT) groups if the cyber threat news cycle is anything to go off of. APT27, APT29, and Lazarus Group have all made the headlines on various platforms within a few days of one another. While this should not be read as a ramping up of activity pr

LockBit Now Boasts a Linux Version
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LockBit Now Boasts a Linux Version

In the second half of 2021, this publication covered the emergence of a Linux variant of the BlackMatter ransomware. The group behind the ransomware strain would make the news again when the group behind BlackMatter would cease operations following a law enforcement crackdown on several ransomware g