Qakbot botnet infrastructure suffers major takedown

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Qakbot

Tags: FBI

Tags: law enforcement

Tags: takedown

Tags: removal tool

Tags: HIBP

Tags: Spamhaus

The Qakbot botnet has suffered a major setback after its infrastructure was heavily disrupted by US and European law enforcement agencies.

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Victim records deleted after spyware vendor compromised

Categories: Personal

Tags: spyware

Tags: spying

Tags: surveillance

Tags: Brazil

Tags: phone

Tags: mobile

We take a look at another compromise of a mobile spyware app maker, and ask whether this action comes with hidden danger.

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Social Security Numbers leaked in ransomware attack on Ohio History Connection

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: Ohio History Connection

Tags: ransomware

Tags: LockBit

Tags: SSN

Tags: phishing

Ohio History Connection acknowledged that in a ransomware attack the attackers may have had access to 7,600 SSNs.

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FBI confirms Barracuda patch is not effective for exploited ESG appliances

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: Barracuda ESG

Tags: CVE-2023-2868

Tags: SEASPY

Tags: SUBMARINE

Tags: WHIRLPOOL

The FBI repeats the warning by Barracuda that all ESG appliances should immediately be replaced because the patch was ineffective.

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“An influx of Elons,” a hospital visit, and magic men: Becky Holmes shares more romance scams: Lock and Code S04E18

Categories: Podcast

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Becky Holmes about how she flips the script on romance scammers, and what more governments should be doing to help.

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Cisco VPNs without MFA are under attack by ransomware operator

Categories: Business

Categories: News

Tags: Cisco

Tags: VPN

Tags: Akira

Tags: ransomware

Tags: brute-force

Tags: credential stuffing

Tags: password spraying

Several researchers are seeing ransomware attacks targetting Cisco VPNs without MFA

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Google strengthens its Workplace suite protection

Categories: Business

Tags: google

Tags: gmail

Tags: workplace

Tags: protection

Tags: sensitive

Tags: trigger

Tags: business

We take a look at how Google is strengthening protections across its Workplace products, and Gmail in particular.

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