Hackers Leak Biopharmaceutical Firm's Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack
The Clop ransomware group attacked biopharmaceutical company ExecuPharm and reportedly leaked some of the company's compromised data on underground forums. According to a recent data breach notice, various ExecuPharm servers were hit in a ransomware attack on March 13, which compromised "select corporate and personnel information." The attack was initiated through phishing emails that were sent to ExecuPharm employees. READ MORE...
Convict in LA Times Hack Again Accused of Attacking Media
A journalist who went to federal prison for hacking attacks on California media is now charged with a similar attack on a magazine. Probation officials filed a petition Monday alleging that Matthew Keys, 33, of Sacramento violated the conditions of his release by hacking into and deleting the YouTube account of Comstock's Magazine, the Sacramento Bee reported. READ MORE...
Adobe fixes critical flaws in Magento, Adobe Illustrator and Bridge
Adobe has pushed out security updates fixing critical flaws in Magento Commerce, Open Source Enterprise and Community editions, Adobe Illustrator 2020 for Windows, and Adobe Bridge for Windows. According to the security bulletin published on Tuesday, thirteen flaws in all have been reported, all but one affecting all supported versions of Magento, the popular e-commerce platform. READ MORE...
Microsoft warns of malware surprise pushed via pirated movies
Pirate streaming services and movie piracy sites have seen a huge surge of incoming traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic with most people now having to stay inside due to shelter in place and lockdown orders. Microsoft warns that malicious actors are taking advantage of this trend trying to infect potential victims with malware delivered via fake movie torrents. READ MORE...
Hackers retire Troldesh ransomware and release 750,000 decryption keys
A prominent hacking outfit that deployed the ransomware known as Shade, or Troldesh, to devastating effect has "irrevocably destroyed" the Trojan and released 750,000 decryption keys. The cyber criminals behind the malware confirmed they retired the prominent ransomware towards the end of last year after six years of activity and have apologised to victims, offering no explanation as to why. An expert with Kaspersky has confirmed the decryption keys as being genuine. READ MORE...
Krebs on Security: Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?
You may have heard that today's phone fraudsters like to use caller ID spoofing services to make their scam calls seem more believable. But you probably didn't know that these fraudsters also can use caller ID spoofing to trick your bank into giving up information about recent transactions on your account - data that can then be abused to make their phone scams more believable and expose you to additional forms of identity theft. READ MORE...
- ...in 1429, a military convoy led by Joan of Arc arrives in Orléans, France to relieve the six-month-long siege.
- ...in 1951, professional racing driver Dale Earnhardt is born in Kannapolis, NC.
- ...in 1970, actress Uma Thurman ("Kill Bill", "Dangerous Liasons") is born in Boston, MA.
- ...in 1980, English film director Alfred Hitchcock ("Psycho", "North by Northwest") dies in his home in Los Angeles, CA.
