Tag: ransomware
FBI launches operation to remove backdoors from hacked Microsoft Exchange servers
A court in Houston has authorized an FBI operation to “copy and remove” backdoors from hundreds of Microsoft Exchange email servers in the United States, months after hackers used four previously undiscovered vulnerabilities to attack thousands of networks. The Justice Department announced the operation on Tuesday, which it described as…
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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ patch delayed as developers reportedly can’t access their VPN
Earlier today, CD Projekt Red announced that the second major patch for Cyberpunk 2077 will be delayed until late March, and it cited a recent ransomware attack as well as the patch's extensive scope as reasons why. The company didn't go into… Source
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CD Projekt Red hackers reportedly sold the ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ source code
The hackers behind this week's ransomware attack on Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red appear to have found a buyer for the stolen data. They ran an auction on a hacking forum but, as The Verge notes, they shut it down after reportedly accepting an… Source
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Decrypted: A hacker attempted to poison Florida town’s water supply
Oldsmar is a small town in Florida that became the center of the cyber world this week when a hacker broke into its drinking water supply and tried to poison it. It’s the nightmare scenario that the security community has warned for years, one that could kill thousands by targeting…
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US Fertility says patient data was stolen in a ransomware attack
U.S. Fertility, one of the largest networks of fertility clinics in the United States, has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack and that data was taken. The company was formed in May as a partnership between Shady Grove Fertility, a fertility clinic with dozens of locations across the…
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Microsoft helped disrupt the infamous Trickbot botnet
It’s not just the US government racing to disrupt the Trickbot botnet ahead of elections. Microsoft has revealed that it and multiple partners (including ESET, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, NTT, Symantec and FS-ISAC) have taken steps to disrupt Trickbot…. Source
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