Tag: cisa

Royal ransomware asked 350 victims to pay $275 million

November 14, 2023

The FBI and CISA revealed in a joint advisory that the Royal ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 350 organizations worldwide since September 2022, writes Bleeping Computer*. In an update to the original advisory published in March with additional information discovered during FBI investigations, the two agencies also noted that the ransomware … More Royal ransomware asked 350 victims to pay $275 million

MOVEit hack: BBC, BA and Boots among cyber attack victims

June 6, 2023

BBC reports* that The BBC, British Airways, Boots and Aer Lingus are among a growing number of organisations affected by a mass hack. Staff have been warned personal data including national insurance numbers and in some cases bank details may have been stolen. The cyber criminals broke into a prominent piece of software to gain … More MOVEit hack: BBC, BA and Boots among cyber attack victims

Google releases emergency fix to plug zero‑day hole in Chrome

September 28, 2021

The emergency release comes a mere three days after Google’s previous update that plugged another 19 security loopholes. Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome web browser to fix a zero-day vulnerability that is known to be actively exploited in the wild by malicious actors. The security loophole affects the Windows, macOS, and Linux versions … More Google releases emergency fix to plug zero‑day hole in Chrome

Authorities remove web shells from compromised Exchange servers

April 15, 2021

Law enforcement steps in to thwart attacks leveraging the recently-disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities. The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has carried out a court-approved operation to “copy and remove” malicious web shells from hundreds of systems across the US that were compromised through the mass exploitation of zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange … More Authorities remove web shells from compromised Exchange servers