Securing your network for the holidays
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Bys sFrom Europol: Cybercriminals around the world have suffered a major disruption after law enforcement and judicial authorities, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled key infrastructure behind the malware used to launch ransomware attacks. From 19 to 22 May, authorities took down some 300 servers worldwide, neutralised 650 domains, and issued international arrest warrants against 20…
No need to hack when it’s leaking, Monday edition: TeammateApp
Bys sAnother day, another leak, another inaccurate claim by an entity, and another inappropriate attack on a researcher. Buckle up. TeammateApp is not the sort of entity that DataBreaches usually reports on. DataBreaches decided to report on a data leak they reportedly experienced because once again, a well-intended researcher appears to have been falsely accused of…
What is WikiLeaksV2 doing with a ransomware gang? Spoiler alert: It’s not extortion.
Bys sAs previously reported on this site, in September 2023, Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd. (CVC) in Arizona experienced a ransomware attack. In October 2023, the Qilin ransomware group added CVC to its leak site, claiming to have exfiltrated 520,961 files and 206 GB of data. And in December 2023, CVC announced the breach in a substitute notice…
PlushDaemon APT Targets South Korean VPN Provider in Supply Chain Attack
Bys sA previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group named PlushDaemon has been linked to a supply chain attack targeting a South Korean virtual private network (VPN) provider in 2023, according to new findings from ESET. “The attackers replaced the legitimate installer with one that also deployed the group’s signature implant that we have named…
NCERT Issues Advisory on “Blue Locker” Ransomware Targeting Pakistan’s Key Institutions
Bys sOnsa Mustafa reports: Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-priority cybersecurity advisory, warning of a critical ransomware, “Blue Locker”, threat aimed at government ministries, regulatory bodies, and other essential organisations across the country. The malware has been observed in a growing number of incidents. It encrypts files on infected systems, appending……
University of Hawaii Cancer Center: Hackers Stole Research Files, Encrypted Data
Bys sMarianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: Cancer patients who participated in University of Hawaii Cancer Center studies during the 1990s may soon receive a notification that ransomware hackers stole their data in an August 2025 incident. The university’s treatment center – the only National Cancer Institute-designated center in the state – will notify a yet-undisclosed number of……