The New York Police Department and the FBI's Cyber Task Force are currently investigating an instruction into the IT system of the New York City Law Department. The incident was initially reported to …
Fujifilm Shuts Down Servers to Investigate Possible Ransomware Attack
Fujifilm shut down its servers to investigate a potential ransomware attack, according to a statement. The company first detected some suspicious activity on June 1, taking quick action to discontinue …
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Scripps Notifying 147K People of Data Breach
California healthcare provider Scripps is currently informing more than 147,000 individuals that their personal data may have been exposed in a recent cyber-attack against the organizations. Scripps …
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Teen Crashes Florida School District’s Network
An unnamed teenage boy from Florida is currently facing felony charges after conducting a cyberattack that crashed the networks of 145 schools last spring. The teen was a student at one of the …
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US Seizes Attacker Domains Used in USAID Phishing Campaign
The United States has seized two command and control malware distribution domains that were utilized in a recently disclosed spearphishing campaign that impersonated email communications from the US …
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FBI Issues Fortinet Flash Warning
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a flash warning late last week pertaining to the exploitation of Fortinet vulnerabilities by advanced persistent threat (APT) groups. The FBI stated that …
Researchers find four new malware tools created to exploit Pulse Secure VPN appliances
Researchers at FireEye have disclosed attacks against defense, government, and financial organizations leveraging vulnerabilities in the Pulse Secure VPN software. Pulse Secure's virtual private …
Amex Fined After Sending Over Four Million Spam Emails
American Express has been fined by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for sending out over four million spam emails, becoming the latest big-name brand to receive a fine from the data …
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Cyber-attacks Cost Small US Businesses $25k Annually
Although most of the attacks that make headlines pertain to large companies and organizations, a new report found that cyberattacks are costing small businesses in the US an average of $25,000 …
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Lemon Duck Cryptojacking Botnet Changes Up Tactics
The Lemon Duck cryptocurrency mining botnet has adapted its tactics, now targeting Microsoft Exchange servers via ProxyLogon in a new campaign against North American targets. The botnet is leveraging …
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