The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre with it’s partners in the Five Eyes, has issued an advisory for the top exploited software vulnerabilities in 2021 – meaning they could continue being the top exploits in 2022. 2021 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities | CISA Microsoft Exchange server, VMware, SonicWall and Log4j …
Coca-Cola data breach – and the data is on sale for $64,000
The Stormous cyber extortion gang has claimed it stole 161GB of data from Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is investigating the claim but in the mean time what is stated to be Coca-Cola data has appeared for sale. Stormous, a recently formed cyber gang, has declared its support for the Russian government’s invasion …
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BlackCat ransomware tracked to at least 60 victims
This was the ransomware that hit universities over the past weeks: Universities as targets – Smart Thinking Solutions The FBI has released a statement outlining other attacks of BlackCat ALPHV and the attack vectors and strategies the gang has been using. It includes suggested mitigation. BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Indicators of Compromise …
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NCSC joins other international cybersecurity organisations in issuing fresh advice on the threats due to the Russia Ukraine Conflict 21 April 2022
Cyber security organisations around the world have issued joint advisories to organisations and individuals about the developing threats from the Russia Ukraine Conflict. UK joins international partners to issue advice on latest… – NCSC.GOV.UK CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Issue Advisory on Demonstrated Threats and Capabilities of Russian State-Sponsored …
Ukrainian power grid hack thwarted
This story is doing the rounds everywhere. A joint effort between ESET and Ukraine Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-UA) defeated the attack, discovering a new variant of the Industroyer malware – which was used in a previous attack on the Ukrainian power grid in December 2016. This malware is associated …