Helga Labus
Danish energy sector hit by a wave of coordinated cyberattacks
The Danish energy sector has suffered what is believed to be the most extensive cyberattack in Danish history, according to SektorCERT. Danish energy sector under attack …
Chinese multinational bank hit by ransomware
The state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), which is one of the largest banks in the world, has been hit by a ransomware attack that led to disrupted …
Sandworm hackers incapacitated Ukrainian power grid amid missile strike
Russia-backed ATP group Sandworm is behind the cyberattack that caused disruption of parts of the Ukrainian power grid in late 2022, according to Mandiant. About Sandworm …
MOVEit hackers leverage new zero-day bug to breach organizations (CVE-2023-47246)
A critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-47246) in the SysAid IT support and management software solution is being exploited by Lace Tempest, a ransomware affiliate known …
Microsoft Authenticator suppresses suspicious MFA notifications
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a new mechanism that shields users of its mobile Authenticator app from suspicious (and annoying) push notifications triggered by attackers. …
Sumo Logic discloses potential breach via compromised AWS credential
Cloud-native big data and security analytics firm Sumo Logic is investigating a potential security incident within their platform, the company revealed on Tuesday. The Sumo …
Marina Bay Sands breach exposed data of 665,000 customers
Singapore-based luxury resort and casino Marina Bay Sands has suffered a data breach that exposed data of 665,000 non-casino rewards program members. The Marina Bay Sands data …
Microsoft introduces new access policies in Entra to boost MFA usage
As part of a broader initiative to strengthen security, Microsoft is rolling out Microsoft-managed Conditional Access policies in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) to …
Looney Tunables bug exploited for cryptojacking
Kinsing threat actors have been spotted exploiting the recently disclosed Looney Tunables (CVE-2023-4911) vulnerability to covertly install cryptomining software into …
Google Play will mark independently validated VPN apps
Android VPN apps that have gone through an independent security validation will now be able to claim that distinction on Google Play with a prominent badge in their Data …
KandyKorn macOS malware lobbed at blockchain engineers
North Korean hackers are using novel MacOS malware named KandyKorn to target blockchain engineers of a cryptocurrency exchange platform. The attack By impersonating blockchain …
BiBi-Linux wiper targets Israeli companies
Attackers have started using new wiper malware called BiBi-Linux to attack Israeli companies and destroy their data. The BiBi-Linux wiper The Security Joes Incident Response …