A few developments concerning ransomware attacks by Maze Team: Crossroads Technologies notifies a covered entity about ransomware attack I think I finally have some information on the Crossroads attack claimed by Maze Team on their site. So far, no one — not Crossroads Technologies and not CrossroadsNet have answered my repeated inquiries, despite the fact…
Category: Malware
Fondren Orthopedic Group notifies patients after malware incident destroyed patient records
Fondren Orthopedic Group in Texas is notifying patients of Dr. K. Matthew Warnock of a malware incident on November 21, 2019. The attack corrupted and permanently damaged some patients’ records, but there was no evidence that other any records were accessed and copied or exfiltrated. According to their notice to HHS, they are notifying 30,049…
Winnti Group targeting universities in Hong Kong
Mathieu Tartare writes: In November 2019, we discovered a new campaign run by the Winnti Group against two Hong Kong universities. We found a new variant of the ShadowPad backdoor, the group’s flagship backdoor, deployed using a new launcher and embedding numerous modules. The Winnti malware was also found at these universities a few weeks…
Three suspects arrested in Maltese bank cyber-heist
Catalin Cimpanu reports: British police have arrested yesterday three individuals that they believe are involved in the February 2019 hack of Bank of Valletta (BOV), one of Malta’s biggest banks. National Crime Agency (NCA) officers arrested two males, aged 22 and 17, in London, and a third suspect, a 39-year-old male in Belfast, Northern Ireland….
CA: Mountain View High School teachers and administrators forced offline after cyber attacker breaches district
Staff at this student-run publication report: The school collected attendance on paper this morning after an unknown digital attacker breached MVLA digital systems, locking many district teachers and administrators out of their MVLA Microsoft accounts and in some cases, other necessary accounts such as Gmail and Aeries, according to MVHS Principal David Grissom. Grissom said…
INTERPOL supports arrest of cybercriminals targeting online shopping websites in Operation Night Fury
More coverage on the collaborative law enforcement/private sector operation: January 27, SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated cyber operation against a strain of malware targeting e-commerce websites has identified hundreds of compromised websites and led to the arrest of three individuals running the malicious campaign in Indonesia. The malware, known as a JavaScript-sniffer, targets online shopping websites….