Vice Society Expands Its Armory with Custom-Branded Payload PolyVice
Vice Society ransomware gang, which targeted dozens of educational institutions only this year, is now using a new custom-branded ransomware payload in its
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Cracking encrypted Lastpass vaults
The recent (2022) compromise of Lastpass included email addresses, home addresses, names, and encrypted customer vaults. In this post I
Read moreIT infrastructure at Queensland University of Technology shut down following a Ransomware attack
A cyber attack at Queensland’s second-largest university has caused campus printers to spit out ransomware notes in bulk. The Queensland
Read moreClient-Side Encryption by Google Steps Up Gmail Security
As part of its attempts to safeguard emails sent via the online version of the platform, Google on Friday revealed
Read moreLastPass finally admits attackers have a copy of customers’ password vaults
Customers of password manager LastPass have been informed that during the attack on its servers in August 2022, unidentified persons
Read moreRussian-Backed Hackers attacked a “major” oil refinery in a NATO Country
A significant petroleum refining corporation with headquarters in a NATO nation was recently the focus of an attempt by one
Read moreApple is accused of censoring apps in Hong Kong and Russia
According to two stories published on Thursday, Apple has been accused of sacrificing human rights for financial gain by obediently
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100,000 students’ grades and personal information were leaked via McGraw Hill’s S3 buckets
According to security researchers, McGraw Hill’s misconfigured Amazon Web Services S3 buckets exposed more than 100,000 students’ records in addition
Read moreSwatters live-streamed attacks and mocked police using Ring cameras
Two men are accused by federal prosecutors of participating in a campaign of swatting attacks against more than a dozen
Read moreEmail hijackers con businesses out of food as well as money
The FBI and other government agencies have warned that cybercriminals have begun using spoofed emails to steal shipments of real
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