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Bys sCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that has used cracked software distribution sites as a distribution vector for a new version of a modular and stealthy loader known as CountLoader. The campaign “uses CountLoader as the initial tool in a multistage attack for access, evasion, and delivery of additional malware families,” Cyderes…
Cybercriminals Clone Antivirus Site to Spread Venom RAT and Steal Crypto Wallets
Bys sCybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malicious campaign that uses a fake website advertising antivirus software from Bitdefender to dupe victims into downloading a remote access trojan called Venom RAT. The campaign indicates a “clear intent to target individuals for financial gain by compromising their credentials, crypto wallets, and potentially selling access to their systems,”…
Chinese Ghost Hackers Hit Hospitals And Factories In America And U.K.
Bys sDavey Winder reports: There are two types of scumbag in the cybercrime world: those who pick on vulnerable individuals to perpetrate their fraud, and those who target healthcare in search of illicit financial gains. The latter are, thankfully, much rarer than the former. However, hospitals have been on the ransomware and hacking radar before now,…
Shad White’s office finds nearly a third of Mississippi’s state agencies fail cybersecurity requirements
Bys sStephanie Cunningham reports: According to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, a third of state offices are at risk of cybercrimes due to not meeting cybersecurity assessment requirements according to a report released yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 7. Auditor Shad White stated in the release, “Part of our role in my office according to state regulations is……
Something Old and Something New: The False Claims Act and Cybersecurity
Bys sElizabeth F. Greene and Kristen Dupard pf Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP write: The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently obtained several cybersecurity-related False Claims Act (FCA) settlements totaling more than $50 million dollars. Collectively, these settlements reflect a clear message: Cybersecurity is an enforcement priority for the second Trump administration, and any organization that contracts……
PowerSchool Faces Suit Over Breach of Student, Teacher Data
Bys sChristopher Brown reports: PowerSchool Holdings Inc. is facing three federal lawsuits alleging the education software provider negligently failed to protect the personal information of students, parents, and teachers that was exposed in a December data breach. Sheilah Buack-Shelton, Tyler Baker, and Kimberly Kinney alleged in separate complaints that PowerSchool breached its duties under common law,…