Infosec
Cybercriminals Leak LA School Data After It Refuses to Ransom
A group of criminal hackers have started leaking data containing personal information online, after the victim school publicly announced it wasn’t going to pay the ransom.
How Ransomware Is Causing Chaos in American Schools
A Motherboard investigation based on FOIA requests show how U.S. schools have been dealing with ransomware attacks.
Antivirus Used by Millions Blocked All Google Sites by Mistake, Sowing Chaos
Windows users of Malwarebytes antivirus software had trouble browsing the web on Wednesday morning because of a mistake.
Iranian Hackers Used Victims’ Printers to Issue Ransom Demands, DOJ Says
Prosecutors have identified three Iranian nationals and accused them of being behind a series of ransomware attacks in the U.S., and around the world.
Ransomware Gang Accessed Water Supplier’s Control System
The ransomware gang Cl0p appeared to have accessed the industrial control systems of a UK water supply company.
Kaspersky Employees Say They Were Asked to Resign Because They Wanted To Leave Russia
Two former employees and one current employee said that the company has refused relocation requests after the invasion of Ukraine.
How a Third-Party SMS Service Was Used to Take Over Signal Accounts
Unknown attackers targeted Signal users after they broke into the systems of communications services company Twilio.
This String of Emojis Is Actually Malware
Cybersecurity researchers said they have developed a way to exploit targets just using emojis.
Hackers Took Over a Commercial Satellite to Broadcast Hacker Movies
The satellite had been decommissioned and was about to be sent to the so-called “graveyard orbit,” a far-away orbit where satellites go to die.
Head of Ukraine’s Cybersecurity Says Russia Has Committed ‘Cyber War Crimes’
Victor Zhora, head of Ukraine’s defensive cybersecurity agency, visited one of the biggest hacking conferences in the world this week.
Spyware Maker NSO Won Cellphone Hack of the Year But No One Picked Up the Award
Unfortunately, no one from the controversial surveillance vendor came up on stage to collect the prize.
Vulnerabilities Allowed Researchers to Remotely Lock and Unlock Doors
Security researchers found several vulnerabilities that allowed them to take remote control of internet-connected devices that control door locks.