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North Korean APT targets US healthcare sector with Maui ransomware

July 10, 2022 admin APT, cisa, conti, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, department of treasury, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, jen easterly, maui, maui ransomware, NORTH KOREA, north korean apt, raas, ransom.maui, ransomware, ShiOne, treasury

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 21:43:29 +0000

CISA warns of an unusual ransomware.

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LGBTQ+ community targeted by extortionists who threaten to publish nudes

June 28, 2022 admin cryptocurrency scam, dating apps, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, Federal Trade Commission, feeld, FTC, Grindr, impersonators, investment scam, LGBTQ, lgbtq+ extortion, romance scam, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:15:24 +0000

The FTC has issued a warning to the LGBTQ+ community about extortionists posing as potential romantic partners on Grindr and Feeld.

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A week in security (June 6 – June 12)

June 13, 2022 admin 4Chan, a week in security, apple passkeys, asyncrat, b&q father's day contest 2022, blackbasta, blog recap, cloud data breach, Decryption Tool, dridex, emotet, esxi, Facebook, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, linux, Linux Malware, makemoney, malvertising, meeting owl, microsoft, phishing, prometheus, prometheus ransomware, ransomware, ransomware task force, ssndob, trickbot, Ukraine, Virtual Machines, VM, WhatsApp, whiteboard owl, windows autopatch

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:29:57 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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FBI warns of scammers soliciting donations for Ukraine

June 6, 2022 admin awareness, donations scam, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, phishing campaign, phishing scam, PSA, SCAM, tessian, ukraine donations scam, usa for unhcr

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:31:56 +0000

Fraudulent donation sites using our sympathy for Ukraine seem to be on the rise. Know how to protect yourself!

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FBI warns food and agriculture to brace for seasonal ransomware attacks

April 28, 2022 admin blackbyte, blackmatter, conti, crystal valley cooperative, fa sector, farmers' co-op, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, five hands, food and agriculture, hellokitty, lock and code, lock and code podcast, lockbit, maze cartel, mfa, multi-factor authentication, new cooperative, podcast, ransomware, rEvil, sick codes, Sodinokibi, suncrypt, vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:48:18 +0000

For the second time, the FBI has warned the food and agriculture sector about the risk of ransomware attacks.

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White House urges US businesses: Protect against potential Russian cyberattacks

March 23, 2022 admin Business, cisa, cybersecurity & infrastructure security agency, cyberwar, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, russia-ukraine, russia-us, Shields Up

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:56:08 +0000

The US Administration has yet again called out business leaders to strengthen their defenses against a cyberattack from Russia.

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