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Researchers have uncovered a new kind of Linux malware. Meanwhile, New Jersey was hit by a disruptive ransomware attack, whereas another school district in Georgia was targeted in a financially motivated attack.
New Jersey school district forced to cancel final exams amid ransomware recovery effort.
Georgia school district accidentally wires $200K to a fraudulent bank account in a cyberattack
The team of IT security researchers at vpnMentor led by Noam Rotem identified a misconfigured Microsoft Azure server that exposed the personal and educational records of tens of thousands of students from India and Israel.MyEasyDocs—laid bare the personal data of 57,400 students from Israel and India.
New ransomware, dubbed WannaFriendMe, is selling its decryptor on Roblox using the in-game currency Robux. While the malware mimics the Ryuk ransomware, it actually is a variant of Chaos.
Symbiote, a new kind of Linux malware, was found to be almost undetectable by acting as a shared object library loaded on all running processes.
Data from the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed that phishing attacks in Q1 2022 hit an all-time high, reaching over one million for the first time. The financial sector suffered the most, accounting for 24% of all attacks.
As the vacation season has almost arrived, scammers are ready to lure in unsuspecting targets via last-minute getaway deals. Travel-themed spam has been landing on inboxes since March, with the U.S. being the favorite target at 37%.
McAfee Labs have been observing a spike in phishing campaigns that utilize Microsoft office macro capabilities. The attacks aim to deliver malicious payloads to as many people as possible via mass spam email campaigns.
DigiCert acquired DNS Made Easy, a managed DNS service provider, for an undisclosed amount. The integration enables the automation of future certificate validation.
Vendor security assessment company Whistic on Tuesday announced that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $51 million