ESET Research has recorded a dramatic increase in AceCryptor attacks, with ESET detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023, correlating to the protection of 42,000 ESET users worldwide. In recent months, ESET registered a significant change in how AceCryptor is used, namely that the attackers spreading Rescoms (also known as Remcos) started … More ESET Research: AceCryptor attacks on the rise
According to the Bleeping Computer*, what’s old is new again, with researchers seeing a threefold increase in malware distributed through USB drives in the first half of 2023. A new report by Mandiant outlines how two USB-delivered malware campaigns have been observed this year; one named ‘Sogu,’ attributed to a hacker group ‘TEMP.HEX,’ and another … More USB drive malware attacks spiking again in first half of 2023
Far-fetched though it may sound, the answer is yes, according to researchers, who show that electrical grids and smart home appliances could make for a dangerous mix. Cybercriminals could rope internet-connected household appliances into a botnet in order to manipulate the demand side of the power grid and, ultimately, cause anything from local outages to large-scale blackouts, … More Could home appliances knock down power grids?
It was, literally and otherwise, more stick than carrot for some winners of a recent data-security contest in Taiwan, who must have been stuck for words after their prizes turned out to be malware-riddled USB sticks. The country’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) handed out 250 USB thumb drives to members of the public who had … More Security event in Taiwan ‘rewards’ quiz winners with malware-laden USB drives
Hackers are being blamed for an attack which grounded 1,400 passengers set to fly on Polish airline LOT. The passengers were waiting to fly from Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport when the attack occurred at around 4:00 pm (1500 GMT). The airline’s ground operations system was knocked offline by the targeted attack, which led to the … More Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’
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