Denis Campbell and Dan Milmo report: A cyber-attack thought to have been carried out by a Russian group has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in which porters hand-deliver blood test results because IT networks are disrupted. Guy’s and St Thomas’ trust (GSTT) has gone back to using paper, rather than computers, to…
Category: Malware
RansomHub Actors Exploit ZeroLogon Vuln in Recent Ransomware Attacks
Jai Vijayan reports: In recent attacks involving the ominously growing RansomHub ransomware, attackers have exploited the so-called ZeroLogon flaw in the Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol from 2020 (CVE-2020-1472) to gain initial access to a victim’s environment. Prior to deploying the ransomware, the attackers have used several dual-use tools, including remote access products from companies like Atera…
Daixin Team claims to have breached the Dubai Municipality
Dubai Municipality (Arabic: بلدية دبي) is the Government of Dubai municipal body with jurisdiction over city services and the upkeep of facilities in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and reports directly to the Dubai Executive Council.[1] The agency is led by a Director-General that sits at the Dubai Executive Council. The department has been led by Director-General Eng. Dawood Abdul Rahman Al Hajiri since…
‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms
Brian Krebs reports: Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today announced Operation Endgame, a coordinated action against some of the most popular cybercrime platforms for delivering ransomware and data-stealing malware. Dubbed “the largest ever operation against botnets,” the international effort is being billed as the opening salvo in an ongoing campaign targeting advanced…
Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
Matt Burgess reports: Russian cybercriminals are almost untouchable. For years, hackers based in the country have launched devastating ransomware attacks against hospitals, critical infrastructure, and businesses, causing billions in losses. But they’re out of reach of Western law enforcement and largely ignored by the Russian authorities. When police do take the criminals’ servers and websites offline, they’re often…
Japan Man Arrested for Creating Virus Using Generative AI Systems; ‘I Thought I Could Do Anything if I Asked AI’
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: A 25-year-old unemployed man from Kawasaki has been arrested for allegedly creating a computer virus by using interactive generative artificial intelligence available online. This is believed to be the first case in the nation related to the creation of viruses using generative AI systems. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Ryuki Hayashi…