Lawrence Abrams
Author Bio
Lawrence Abrams is the owner and Editor in Chief of BleepingComputer.com. Lawrence’s area of expertise includes Windows, security, malware research, ransomware, and computer forensics. Lawrence Abrams is also a co-author of the Winternals Defragmentation, Recovery, and Administration Field Guide and technical editor for Rootkits for Dummies.
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Mint Mobile discloses new data breach exposing customer data
Mint Mobile has disclosed a new data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, including data that can be used to perform SIM swap attacks.
- December 22, 2023
- 08:35 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - December 22nd 2023 - BlackCat hacked
Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be caused by a law enforcement action.
- December 22, 2023
- 04:20 PM
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Ubisoft says it's investigating reports of a new security breach
Ubisoft is investigating whether it suffered a breach after images of the company's internal software and developer tools were leaked online.
- December 22, 2023
- 01:10 PM
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Fake F5 BIG-IP zero-day warning emails push data wipers
The Israel National Cyber Directorate warns of phishing emails pretending to be F5 BIG-IP zero-day security updates that deploy Windows and Linux data wipers.
- December 20, 2023
- 04:52 PM
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Crypto scammers abuse Twitter ‘feature’ to impersonate high-profile accounts
Cryptocurrency scammers are abusing a legitimate Twitter "feature" to promote scams, fake giveaways, and fraudulent Telegram channels used to steal your crypto and NFTs.
- December 20, 2023
- 03:17 PM
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How the FBI seized BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware’s servers
An unsealed FBI search warrant revealed how law enforcement hijacked the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operations websites and seized the associated URLs.
- December 19, 2023
- 12:27 PM
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FBI disrupts Blackcat ransomware operation, creates decryption tool
The Department of Justice announced today that the FBI successfully breached the ALPHV ransomware operation's servers to monitor their activities and obtain decryption keys.
- December 19, 2023
- 09:16 AM
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What to do when receiving unprompted MFA OTP codes
Receiving an unprompted one-time passcode (OTP) sent as an email or text should be a cause for concern as it likely means your credentials have been stolen.
- December 17, 2023
- 11:06 AM
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Qbot malware returns in campaign targeting hospitality industry
The QakBot malware is once again being distributed in phishing campaigns after the botnet was disrupted by law enforcement over the summer.
- December 17, 2023
- 10:09 AM
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MongoDB says customer data was exposed in a cyberattack
MongoDB is warning that its corporate systems were breached and that customer data was exposed in a cyberattack that was detected by the company earlier this week.
- December 16, 2023
- 05:37 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - December 15th 2023 - Ransomware Drama
The big news over the past two weeks is the continued drama plaguing BlackCat/ALPHV after their infrastructure suddenly stopped working for almost five days. Multiple sources told BleepingComputer that this outage was related to a law enforcement operation, but BlackCat claims the outages were caused by a hardware/hosting issue.
- December 15, 2023
- 04:18 PM
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Box cloud storage down amid 'critical' outage
Cloud storage provider Box.com is suffering an outtage preventing customers from accessing their files.
- December 15, 2023
- 10:36 AM
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Kraft Heinz investigates hack claims, says systems ‘operating normally’
Kraft Heinz has confirmed that their systems are operating normally and that there is no evidence they were breached after an extortion group listed them on a data leak site.
- December 14, 2023
- 06:30 PM
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Ubiquiti users report having access to others’ UniFi routers, cameras
Since yesterday, customers of Ubiquiti networking devices, ranging from routers to security cameras, have reported seeing other people's devices and notifications through the company's cloud services.
- December 14, 2023
- 03:38 PM
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LockBit ransomware now poaching BlackCat, NoEscape affiliates
The LockBit ransomware operation is now recruiting affiliates and developers from the BlackCat/ALPHV and NoEscape after recent disruptions and exit scams.
- December 13, 2023
- 01:22 PM
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