Rompetrol operators of Romania’s largest oil refinery and Fill&Go petrol stations has suffered a serious cyber attack which has also hit their websites. Hive ransomware gang targets Romanian oil firm in its latest cyberattack – The Record by Recorded Future Ransomware recovery without paying – Smart Thinking Solutions
Counting Cows Chinese Cyber Crime
If it was not so serious, with a title like this I would have saved this for “Because It’s Friday” post. China exploited cow-counting app to spy on US, says Mandiant • The Register A report by cyber security firm Mandiant outlines how the Chinese state sponsored hacking group Double …
Ransomware gang hits targets in the US
The Ragnar Locker cyber criminals is reported by the FBI to have hit over 50 critical infrastructure organizations across the US. Sectors hit include finance, Government agencies, manufacturing production and ICT and tech companies. Ragnar Locker ransomware hits critical infrastructure • The Register
Amplification of DDoS attacks – bad news day
With the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine taking up bandwidth on the internet this new technique for exponentially expanding the effectiveness of a distributed denial of service attack against website is not good news. New method that amplifies DDoSes by 4 billion-fold. What could go wrong? | Ars Technica …
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You have to wonder why Google needed to read body language?
I will let the post at Schneier on Security speak for itself: Using Radar to Read Body Language – Schneier on Security
