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UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum hack linked to BlackCat ransomware

A cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum that led to an ongoing outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform was linked to the BlackCat ransomware group by sources familiar with the investigation.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 26, 2024
- 07:13 PM
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New IDAT loader version uses steganography to push Remcos RAT

A hacking group tracked as 'UAC-0184' was observed utilizing steganographic image files to deliver the Remcos remote access trojan (RAT) onto the systems of a Ukrainian entity operating in Finland.
- Bill Toulas
- February 26, 2024
- 05:57 PM
- 0
Mowing down demons: DOOM comes to Husqvarna smart lawnmowers

If you ever wanted to play DOOM on a lawnmower, you will soon have your chance with a new software update coming to Husqvarna's robotic line of lawnmowers this spring.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 26, 2024
- 05:17 PM
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White House urges devs to switch to memory-safe programming languages

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) urged tech companies today to switch to memory-safe programming languages, such as Rust, to improve software security by reducing the number of memory safety vulnerabilities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 26, 2024
- 04:34 PM
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Hackers exploit 14-year-old CMS editor on govt, edu sites for SEO poisoning

Threat actors are exploiting a CMS editor discontinued 14 years ago to compromise education and government entities worldwide to poison search results with malicious sites or scams.
- Bill Toulas
- February 26, 2024
- 02:59 PM
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Russian hackers shift to cloud attacks, US and allies warn

Members of the Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance warned today that APT29 Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) hackers are now switching to attacks targeting their victims' cloud services.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 26, 2024
- 12:31 PM
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Steel giant ThyssenKrupp confirms cyberattack on automotive division

Steel giant ThyssenKrupp confirms that hackers breached systems in its Automotive division last week, forcing them to shut down IT systems as part of its response and containment effort.
- Bill Toulas
- February 26, 2024
- 12:03 PM
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- February 26, 2024
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Hijacked subdomains of major brands used in massive spam campaign

A massive ad fraud campaign named "SubdoMailing" is using over 8,000 legitimate internet domains and 13,000 subdomains to send up to five million emails per day to generate revenue through scams and malvertising.
- Bill Toulas
- February 26, 2024
- 09:00 AM
- 0
LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption

The LockBit gang is relaunching its ransomware operation on a new infrastructure less than a week after law enforcement hacked their servers, and is threatening to focus more of their attacks on the government sector.
- Ionut Ilascu
- February 25, 2024
- 02:41 PM
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PayPal files patent for new method to detect stolen cookies

PayPal has filed a patent application for a novel method that can identify when "super-cookie" is stolen, which could improve the cookie-based authentication mechanism and limit account takeover attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- February 25, 2024
- 11:02 AM
- 3
RCMP investigating cyber attack as its website remains down

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada's national police force has disclosed that it recently faced a cyber attack targeting its networks. The federal body has started its criminal investigation into the matter as it works to determine the scope of the security breach.
- Ax Sharma
- February 25, 2024
- 06:30 AM
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Apple adds PQ3 quantum-resistant encryption to iMessage

Apple is adding to the iMessage instant messaging service a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol named PQ3, designed to defend encryption from quantum attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- February 24, 2024
- 11:04 AM
- 5
FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive 'free' online filing ads

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company's deceptive "free" online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 23, 2024
- 05:13 PM
- 2
Insomniac Games alerts employees hit by ransomware data breach

Sony subsidiary Insomniac Games is sending data breach notification letters to employees whose personal information was stolen and leaked online following a Rhysida ransomware attack in November.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 23, 2024
- 01:56 PM
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Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds

Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2024
- 01:46 PM
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LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin

The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets associated with the operation.
- Ionut Ilascu
- February 23, 2024
- 01:13 PM
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U-Haul says hacker accessed customer records using stolen creds

U-Haul has started informing customers that a hacker used stolen account credentials to access an internal system for dealers and team members to track customer reservations.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2024
- 09:16 AM
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Windows Photos gets AI magic eraser on Windows 10 and later

Microsoft's Windows Photos app now has its own generative erase tool that enables users to replace unwanted objects with AI-generated content.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 23, 2024
- 07:57 AM
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UnitedHealth confirms Optum hack behind US healthcare billing outage

Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group confirmed that its subsidiary Optum was forced to shut down IT systems and various services after a cyberattack by "nation-state" hackers on the Change Healthcare platform.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2024
- 04:41 AM
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