REvil ransomware attacks US nuclear weapons contractor

The REvil ransomware gang, which claims to be auctioning data stolen during the attack, targeted US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens with a cyberattack.   Sol Oriens describes itself as…

Instagram‌ ‌bug allowed anyone to access private accounts

Instagram has fixed a new bug that allowed anyone to access private accounts’ archived posts and stories without needing to follow them.   On April 16, 2021, Fartade reported the…

Apple patched ninth zero-day bug exploited in the wild this year

Apple has patched two iOS zero-day flaws that “could have been actively exploited” to gain access to older iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.   Memory corruption and use after free…

SEO poisoning used to backdoor targets with malware

Microsoft is investigating a number of cyberattacks that use SEO poisoning to infect targets with a remote access trojan (RAT) capable of stealing sensitive information and backdooring victims’ systems.  …

McDonald’s suffers data breach: Reports

McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast-food company, has announced a data breach after hackers broke into company systems and took data from customers and employees in the United States, South Korea,…

Volkswagen suffers massive data breach: 3.3 million customers impacted

After a vendor exposed unsecured data on the Internet, Audi and Volkswagen suffered a data breach impacting 3.3 million customers.   Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) is the German…

EA data breach: hackers stole game source code

Hackers broke into the network of gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA), stealing 750 GB of data, including game source code and debug tools.   EA is the creator and publisher…

Al Jazeera detected and combated disruptive cyberattacks

Al Jazeera, a Qatari government-funded international Arabic news channel, said that it has successfully prevented a series of cyberattacks aimed at disrupting and stealing sections of its news publishing platform.…

Slilpp Marketplace shut down by U.S. Authorities

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said that the infrastructure of an underground marketplace known as “Slilpp” that focused in trading stolen login credentials had been affected and shut down.…

JBS ransomware attack: paid $11 million to REvil ransomware

Following a catastrophic ransomware attack late last month, JBS disclosed on Wednesday that it paid extortionists $11 million in bitcoins to recover access to its systems.   Third-party forensic investigations…