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Hired 'Hackers' Try, and Fail, to Invade Brazil Vote System

SecurityWeek / 17h

More than 20 would-be hackers gathered in the Brazilian electoral authority’s headquarters in the capital this week. Their mission: infiltrate the nation’s voting system ahead of a hotly anticipated race in October. read more

Sysrv-K, a new variant of the Sysrv botnet includes new exploits

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Security Affairs / 2h

Microsoft reported that the Sysrv botnet is targeting Windows and Linux servers exploiting flaws in the Spring Framework and WordPress. Microsoft Security Intelligence team Microsoft reported that a new variant of the Sysrv botnet, tracked as Sysrv-K, now includes exploits for vulnerabilities in the Spring Framework and WordPress. Threat actors use the botnet in a cryptomining campaign targeting

The Week in Ransomware - May 13th 2022 - A National Emergency

Data Encrypted for Impact (Enterprise T1486)

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400+BleepingComputer / 1d

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Ransomware 2022 2021

While ransomware attacks have slowed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions, the malware threat continues to affect organizations worldwide. [...]

TODAY

Ukraine CERT-UA warns of new attacks launched by Russia-linked Armageddon APT

Armageddon APT Ukraine

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Security Affairs / 55min

Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) reported a phishing campaign conducted by Armageddon APT using GammaLoad.PS1_v2 malware.

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Crypto robber who lured victims via Snapchat and stole £34,000 jailed

Crypto Muggings London

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BleepingComputer / 6h

Online crypto scams and ponzi schemes leveraging social media platforms are hardly anything new. But, this gruesome case of a London-based crypto robber transcends the virtual realm and tells a shocking tale of real-life victims from whom the perpetrator successfully stole £34,000. [...]

Microsoft fixes new PetitPotam Windows NTLM Relay attack vector

25BleepingComputer / 15h

A recent security update for a Windows NTLM Relay Attack has been confirmed to be a previously unfixed vector for the PetitPotam attack. [...]

New Windows PetitPotam NTLM Relay attack vector fixed in May updates

100+BleepingComputer / 18h

A recent security update for a Windows NTLM Relay Attack has been confirmed to be a previously unfixed vector for the PetitPotam attack. [...]

Angry IT admin wipes employer’s databases, gets 7 years in prison

47BleepingComputer / 20h

Han Bing, a former database administrator for Lianjia, a Chinese real-estate brokerage giant, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for logging into corporate systems and deleting the company's data. [...]

The LEGION collective calls to action to attack the final of the Eurovision song contest

Security Affairs / 20h

The Pro-Russian volunteer movement known as LEGION is calling to launch DDoS attacks against the final of the Eurovision song contest.

OpRussia update: Anonymous breached other organizations

Security Affairs / 22h

Another week has passed and Anonymous has hacked other Russian companies and leaked their data via DDoSecrets. The #OpRussia launched by Anonymous on Russia after the criminal invasion of Ukraine continues, the collective claims to have hacked multiple organizations and government entities. The hacktivists leaked the stolen data via DDoSecrets. Below is the list of organizations breached this wee

How to Turn a Coke Can Into an Eavesdropping Device

20Dark Reading / 23h

Cyber-researchers are testing the bounds of optical attacks with a technique that allows attackers to recover voice audio from meetings if there are shiny, lightweight objects nearby.

Crypto thief threatened to cut man's fingers 'one by one,' stole £34K

Crypto Muggings London

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21BleepingComputer / 23h

Online crypto scams and ponzi schemes leveraging social media platforms are hardly anything new. But, this gruesome case of a London-based crypto robber transcends the virtual realm and tells a shocking tale of real-life victims from whom the perpetrator successfully stole £34,000. [...]

Pro-Russian hacktivists target Italy government websites

Italy Pro-Russian Italian

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25Security Affairs / 1d

Pro-Russian hacker group Killnet targeted the websites of several Italian institutions, including the senate and the National Institute of Health.