Savannah Sicurella reports: Peloton users have something new to worry about. In a new report, security company McAfee says hackers can gain remote access to a Peloton bike’s camera and microphone and can monitor users. The attackers can also add apps disguised as Netflix and Spotify to encourage users to input login credentials for later malicious…
California City computer system down for weeks in ransomware attack: mayor
It used to surprise me when a victim would claim that they had never received any ransom demand, but I am no longer totally suspicious or baffled. KGET reports: California City’s computer system has been down since around late May following a ransomware attack and an emergency meeting is scheduled tonight to discuss the issue,…
MA: UMass Lowell closed due to cybersecurity incident
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) has suffered a cybersecurity breach that has caused school closures for the past two days. The incident was first announced on June 15 as an “IT outage:” 6/15/2021 8:25 AM EDT UMass Lowell, including the Haverhill campus, is closed on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 due to an IT…
Smoking Out a DARKSIDE Affiliate’s Supply Chain Software Compromise
Tyler McLellan, Robert Dean, Justin Moore, Nick Harbour, Mike Hunhoff, Jared Wilson, Jordan Nuce of FireEye report: Mandiant observed DARKSIDE affiliate UNC2465 accessing at least one victim through a Trojanized software installer downloaded from a legitimate website. While this victim organization detected the intrusion, engaged Mandiant for incident response, and avoided ransomware, others may be…
SCOOP: UnitingCare paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to REvil for decryption key and deletion of files
On April 25, UnitingCare Queensland (UCQ) was the victim of a ransomware attack that impacted multiple Queensland hospitals and aged care centres. The next day, they posted a notice on their web site informing people as to what was happening and its impact. And on May 5, they posted a second update where they revealed…
Russian National Convicted of Charges Relating to Kelihos Botnet
A federal jury in Connecticut convicted a Russian national on Tuesday for operating a “crypting” service used to conceal “Kelihos” malware from antivirus software, enabling hackers to systematically infect victim computers around the world with malicious software, including ransomware. According to court documents and evidence introduced at trial, Oleg Koshkin, 41, formerly of Estonia, operated…