TAMPA, Fla. May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (“Checkers”) announced today that it is notifying guests about a data security issue involving malware at certain Checkers and Rally’s locations. After discovering the issue, Checkers quickly engaged leading data security experts to conduct an extensive investigation and coordinated with affected restaurants and federal law…
Category: Malware
Hackers are scanning for MySQL servers to deploy GandCrab ransomware
Catalin Cimpanu reports: At least one Chinese hacking crew is currently scanning the internet for Windows servers that are running MySQL databases so they can infect these systems with the GandCrab ransomware. These attacks are somewhat unique, as cyber-security firms have not seen any threat actor until now that has attacked MySQL servers running on…
Google disables Baltimore’s Gmail accounts used during ransomware recovery over mistaken security concern
Ian Duncan reports on how your emergency backup might fail for reasons you didn’t anticipate, perhaps. Gmail accounts used by Baltimore officials as a workaround while the city recovers from a ransomware attack were disabled because the creation of a large number of new accounts in one place triggered Google’s automated security system, a spokesman…
Use of EternalBlue in attacks on the increase despite patch
Bradley Barth reports: Cyber-attacks leveraging the Windows Server Message Block exploit known as EternalBlue have reportedly reached historically high levels over the last few months, even though the vulnerability it affects was patched by Microsoft more than two years ago. In a 17 May blog post, ESET security evangelist Ondrej Kubovic said his company’s telemetry data…
Louisville Regional Airport Authority hit by ‘ransomware’ attack
WDRB has only a short item on this, but reportedly no ransom has been paid and the airport is restoring from backup. Operations and security systems were reportedly not impacted.
TeamViewer Confirms Undisclosed Breach From 2016
Sergiu Gatlan reports: TeamViewer confirmed today that it has been the victim of a cyber attack which was discovered during the autumn of 2016, but was never disclosed. This attack is thought to be of Chinese origins and utilized the Winnti backdoor. The company behind the highly popular TeamViewer remote desktop software told German publisher Der Spiegel that…