Logistics giant Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has confirmed that attackers were able to exfiltrate data from its systems during a cyberattack earlier this month.
Ransomware Operators Leak Data Stolen From Logistics Giant Hellmann
Ransomware Persists Even as High-Profile Attacks Have Slowed
In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages. But that’s small comfort to Ken Trzaska.
Phorpiex Botnet Hijacked 3,000 Cryptocurrency Transactions
Over the past five years, the Phorpiex botnet has managed to hijack approximately 3,000 cryptocurrency transactions, stealing at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, Check Point says.
North American Propane Distributor ‘Superior Plus’ Discloses Ransomware Attack
North American propane distributor Superior Plus this week announced that it had to shut down certain computer systems after falling victim to a ransomware attack.
The company says it discovered the breach on Sunday, December 12, and that, as a response, it took steps to mitigate impact on corporate data and operations.
Threat Groups Reportedly Working on Log4Shell Worm
Virginia Museum Shuts Down Website Amid IT Breach
An information technology system security breach detected late last month prompted the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to shut down its website for a state investigation, the museum announced this week.
Iran-Linked APT Abuses Slack in Attacks on Asian Airline
The Iran-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor MuddyWater was observed deploying a backdoor that abuses Slack on the network of an Asian airline, IBM Security X-Force reports.
Thousands of Industrial Systems Targeted With New ‘PseudoManuscrypt’ Spyware
Tens of thousands of devices around the world, including many industrial control systems (ICS) and government computers, have been targeted in what appears to be an espionage campaign that involves a new piece of malware dubbed PseudoManuscrypt, Kaspersky revealed on Thursday.
Sophisticated Noberus Ransomware First to Be Coded in Rust
Symantec researchers have analyzed what appears to be the first ransomware family written in the Rust programming language.
Saudi Activist Sues 3 Former U.S. Officials Over Hacking
Loujain al-Hathloul, a prominent Saudi political activist who pushed to end a ban on women driving in her country, is suing three former U.S. intelligence and military officials she says helped hack her cellphone so a foreign government could spy on her before she was imprisoned and tortured.
