Following the discovery of a coding flaw in the ESXiArgs Ransomware, the US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have released a document outlining how to use the various scripts and processes to recovery data after an attack: CISA and FBI Release ESXiArgs Ransomware Recovery Guidance …
One more warning about online shopping and scam adverts
the FBI have issued a warning about fraudulent adverts taken out by threat actors and displayed on legitimate search engine requests. The FBI is warning the public that cyber criminals are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal …
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Domains associated with DDoS seized and closed
The cyber-attack-as-a-service market for threat actors is expanding – as it allows less skilled individuals to access sophisticated hacks and in many cases then monetise them. But not without law enforcement fighting back: FBI seized domains linked to 48 DDoS-for-hire service platforms (bleepingcomputer.com)
Hive ransomware information
The US Government departments, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have released a joint cybersecurity advisory under their #StopRansomware project. This advisory examines the Hive ransomware so that cyber security defenders are better equipped …
Data Sovereignty – who can access what and where. UPDATED
The original post was published on 3 November 2022. Update 16 November 2022 This story has developed further with FBI Director Christopher A. Wray describing to the US Congress how China could exploit Tik Tok: FBI Director warns of potential Chinese gov’t exploitation of TikTok – The Record by Recorded …
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