Cybercriminals claim to have breached systems belonging to France’s Ministry of Justice and they are threatening to make public the files stolen from the government organization.
French Ministry of Justice Targeted in Ransomware Attack
Microsoft Saw Record-Breaking DDoS Attacks Exceeding 3 Tbps
Microsoft this week reported mitigating several massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aimed at its customers last year.
REvil Ransomware Operations Apparently Unaffected by Recent Arrests
The REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware cooperative’s activity did not even slow down following Russia’s recent move to arrest several alleged members of the group, according to threat intelligence company ReversingLabs.
VMware Warns of Log4j Attacks Targeting Horizon Servers
VMware is urging customers to patch their VMware Horizon instances as these systems have been targeted in a recent wave of attacks exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability.
Official Says Puerto Rico’s Senate Targeted by Cyberattack
Puerto Rico’s Senate announced Wednesday that it was the target of a cyberattack that disabled its internet provider, phone system and official online page, the latest in a string of similar incidents in recent years.
QNAP Warns NAS Users of DeadBolt Ransomware Attacks
Network-attached storage (NAS) solutions manufacturer QNAP on Wednesday warned users of a DeadBolt ransomware campaign targeting their devices, encouraging them to correctly secure any Internet-facing NAS and routers.
SonicWall Customers Warned of Possible Attacks Exploiting Recent Vulnerability
Hackers have started targeting a recently patched vulnerability affecting SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances, and while the attacks observed to date do not appear to have been successful, that could soon change.
Fewer-Than-Expected Log4j Attacks, but Mirai Joins the Fray
Log4Shell, the critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability identified in early December 2021 in the Apache Log4j logging utility, hasn’t seen the mass exploitation that many expected, but an exploit for it is now part of the Mirai botnet’s arsenal, researchers warn.
Belarus Hacktivists Target Railway in Anti-Russia Effort
A Belarusian hacktivist group says it has launched a limited cyberattack on the national railway company, aimed at impeding the movement of Russian troops and freight inside the Moscow-allied country. It said it encrypted some servers, databases and workstations.
Russian Authorities Arrest Head of International Cybercrime Group
Four individuals believed to be members of the international cyber theft ring known as the “Infraud Organization” were arrested in Russia, news agency TASS reports.
