According to the FBI about $7bn: Cybercriminals rmade almost $7bn in 2021: FBI • The Register FBI: $6.9 billion lost through internet crimes in 2021 – The Record by Recorded Future
Has Microsoft been compromised? Check your Microsoft independent backups. UPDATED
This post was originally made on 22 March 2022 Following attacks on Nvidia and Samsung, there were claims over the weekend form the extortion gang Lapsus$ that they had breached Microsoft. Microsoft investigates Lapsus$ claim of Bing, Cortana theft • The Register Microsoft investigating Lapsus$ claims of Bing, Cortana data …
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You have to think of ransomware as an serious business threat
I highlighted an article from The Guardian recently that looked at how ransomware gangs are shaping themselves to mimic legitimate businesses: The impact of ransomware on businesses – Smart Thinking Solutions Now it looks like there is a broker for these criminal services and make it easier for less skilled …
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Do you have an ASUS Router? Do you know what an ASUS Router is?
If you cannot answer the above questions, then it is possible that your business continuity documentation is out of date or non-existent. We can help with that! Here is an attack in the wild that is impacting ASUS hardware. Cyclops Blink malware sets up shop in ASUS routers • The …
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The log4j threat has not gone away
Here is an attack in the world targeting machines with malicious rootkits. Even though their code is poor, it is still an issue. Linux botnet exploits Log4j flaw to hijack Arm, x86 systems • The Register Log4j at Smart Thinking Solutions
