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Ethereum Data Breach Exposes 35,000 To Crypto Drainers
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Ethereum Data Breach Exposes 35,000 To Crypto Drainers

On July 2, 2024, Ethereum disclosed that a threat actor compromised Ethereum's mailing list provider and sent to over 35,000 addresses a phishing email with a link to a malicious site running a crypto drainer. Summarizing the attack, Ethereum noted: The threat actor imported a large email l

Medusa Returns To Target Android Devices
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Medusa Returns To Target Android Devices

A banking trojan first discovered in 2020 has made a comeback, according to threat intelligence firm Cleafy. Called Medusa, not to be confused by the ransomware gang or the botnet going by the same name, the malware targets Android devices and is offered as a Malware-as-a-Service to other threat act

Windows Search Protocol Abused To Push Malicious Scripts
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Windows Search Protocol Abused To Push Malicious Scripts

According to security researchers based at Trustwave, a sophisticated malware campaign has been detected. The attack campaign abuses the Windows search functionality embedded in HTML code to deploy malware. Researchers found that the threat actors utilize a sophisticated understanding of system vul

Ransomware Attack Results In Blood Shortages
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Ransomware Attack Results In Blood Shortages

England's NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued an urgent call to O Positive and O Negative blood donors to book appointments and donate. This comes as major hospitals in the London area had to cancel operations and blood transfusions after a cyberattack on June 4, 2024. Hospitals were direct

RansomHub Linked To Now Defunct Knight Ransomware
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RansomHub Linked To Now Defunct Knight Ransomware

The relatively new ransomware gang RansomHub has been quick to cause waves amongst ransomware researchers. With increased attention comes increased analysis by researchers, who have now discovered possible links to the somewhat out-of-action Knight ransomware. According to a recently published

Europol's Operation Endgame
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Europol's Operation Endgame

In a recent press release by Europol, the details of the law enforcement agency's largest-ever operation against botnet infrastructure were released to the public. The main goal of the operation was to target the infrastructure behind some of the Internet's most prolific dropper malware strains: Ic

BiBi Wiper Now Destroys Disk Partition Table
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BiBi Wiper Now Destroys Disk Partition Table

Security researchers at security firm Check Point Research have discovered a new version of the BiBi wiper malware that now includes destroying disk partition drives, making any recovery process far more complex. Wiper malware is designed to cause permanent damage to both data and hardware, making

Black Basta Ransomware Breached Over 500 Organizations
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Black Basta Ransomware Breached Over 500 Organizations

In a joint report published by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it was stated affiliates associated with the Black Basta have breached the networks of over 500 organizations worldwide. Black Basta was first seen in an

LockBit Ransomware Admin Unmasked
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LockBit Ransomware Admin Unmasked

The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) announced it had unmasked one of the kingpins behind the LockBit ransomware operation. US, UK, and Australian authorities have sanctioned this. In the announcement, it was stated, The sanctions against Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev, the a

Cuttlefish Malware Steals Credentials Via Routers
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Cuttlefish Malware Steals Credentials Via Routers

Security researchers based at security firm Black Lotus Labs recently discovered a new type of malware infecting enterprise-grade and small office routers to monitor data that passes through them and steal authentication information. To help facilitate this, the malware can perform DNS and HTTP hij