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US imposes visa bans on 13 spyware makers and their families

​The Department of State has started imposing visa restrictions on mercenary spyware makers and peddlers, prohibiting their entry into the United States, as announced earlier in February.

Hackers hijack antivirus updates to drop GuptiMiner malware

North Korean hackers have been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to plant backdoors on big corporate networks and deliver cryptocurrency miners through GuptiMiner malware.

UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak

The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum ransomware attack in late February.

Microsoft: APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA

​Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials and data using a previously unknown hacking tool called GooseEgg.

Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack

Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to be taken offline.

GitLab affected by GitHub-style CDN flaw allowing malware hosting

BleepingComputer recently reported how a GitHub flaw, or possibly a design decision, is being abused by threat actors to distribute malware using URLs associated with Microsoft repositories, making the files appear trustworthy. It turns out, GitLab is also affected by this issue and could be abused in a similar fashion.

Russian Sandworm hackers targeted 20 critical orgs in Ukraine

Russian hacker group Sandworm aimed to disrupt operations at around 20 critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, according to a report from the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA).

Malware dev lures child exploiters into honeytrap to extort them

You rarely root for a cybercriminal, but a new malware campaign targeting child exploiters doesn't make you feel bad for the victims.

Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024

Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show that the trend of victims declining to pay the cybercriminals continues and has now reached a new record low of 28%.

Critical Forminator plugin flaw impacts over 300k WordPress sites

The Forminator WordPress plugin used in over 500,000 sites is vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to perform unrestricted file uploads to the server.

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