From SecurityLab.ru: A Chinese cybercriminal APT group is suspected of hacking into the network of a Mongolian software company and hacking into a chat application used by hundreds of Mongolian government agencies. According to experts from ESET, the attack took place in June this year. Hackers attacked an application called Able Desktop, developed by local company Able Software. The…
Intel’s Habana Labs hacked by Pay2Key ransomware, data stolen
Lawrence Abrams reports: Intel-owned AI processor developer Habana Labs has suffered a cyberattack where data was stolen and leaked by threat actors. Habana Labs is an Israeli developer of AI processors that accelerate artificial intelligence workloads in the datacenter. Intel purchased the company in December 2019 for approximately $2 billion. Today, the Pay2Key ransomware operation leaked…
Jersey City utilities agency investigating ransomware attack that blocked access to ‘vital’ data
Peter D’Auria reports: The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority has hired a law firm to investigate a cyberattack that blocked access to “vital” water and sewer service information and led to an “emergency condition.” The ransomware attack, which occurred “on or about” Sept. 30, caused the agency to “lose access to vital information and documentation…
Data breach hoax used to hijack cryptocurrency wallets
Anthony Spadafora reports: Cybercriminals have launched a new phishing campaign targeting Ledger wallet users that uses fake data breach notifications to steal their cryptocurrency. […] Back in July of this year, Ledger suffered a data breach when a vulnerability in the company’s website allowed cybercriminals to access customers’ contact details. At that time, the company emailed the…
U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government – sources
Updates: 1. This story is growing, and Reuters has now updated its reporting. 2. Kim Zetter obtained a report from Microsoft that she posted on Twitter in a thread. MSFT offers instructions on detecting and removing the threat, here. 3. FireEye has also updated their research report, here: ” Highly Evasive Attacker Leverages SolarWinds Supply…
Major leak ‘exposes’ members and ‘lifts the lid’ on the Chinese Communist Party
Sky News reports: A major leak containing a register with the details of nearly two million CCP members has occurred – exposing members who are now working all over the world, while also lifting the lid on how the party operates under Xi Jinping, says Sharri Markson. Ms Markson said the leak is a register…