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Twitter, WhatsApp users in Cuba report disruptions amid free speech protestsSocial media users in Cuba experienced interruptions to Twitter and WhatsApp service over the weekend amid protests against government restrictions on free expression, according to a digital rights group and media outlets that track Cuba. “Twitter, WhatsApp, and, at certain moments YouTube and other Facebook servers, were intermittently unavailable” from Nov. 27 to Nov. 30 through…
Supreme Court considers scope of federal anti-hacking law in biggest cyber case to dateSeveral U.S. Supreme Court justices, including some of President Donald Trump’s appointees, skeptically questioned a broad interpretation of the main federal anti-hacking law during oral arguments Monday. The hearing represented one of the final steps in the biggest case to come before the nation’s highest court involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), written in…
MacOS backdoor appears to be update of tool previously used by Vietnam-linked groupThe hacking group known as APT32 or OceanLotus appears to have a new version of a tool used to infiltrate MacOS computers, according to researchers with cybersecurity company Trend Micro. The malicious software arrives as a .zip file that tries to disguise itself with a Microsoft Word icon, and it is engineered to evade detection by…
It's hard to keep a big botnet down: TrickBot sputters back toward full healthMounting evidence suggests that TrickBot, the vast botnet that both U.S. Cyber Command and a Microsoft-led coalition sought to disable around the 2020 elections, is on the mend and evolving. The separate campaigns featured Microsoft going to court to disable IP addresses associated with TrickBot command and control servers, as Cyber Command’s operation also targeted command…
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Post-Cyberattack, UVM Health Network Still Picking Up PiecesMore than a month after the cyberattack first hit, the UVM health network is still grappling with delayed payment processing and other issues.
Conti Gang Hits IoT Chipmaker Advantech with $14M Ransom DemandThe ransomware group has leaked stolen data to add pressure on the company to pay up.
Digitally Signed Bandook Trojan Reemerges in Global Spy CampaignA strain of the 13-year old backdoor Bandook trojan has been spotted in an espionage campaign.
MacOS Users Targeted By OceanLotus BackdoorThe new backdoor comes with multiple payloads and new detection evasion tactics.
Pandemic, A Driving Force in 2021 Financial CrimeRansomware gangs with zero-days and more players overall will characterize financially motivated cyberattacks next year.
2021 Healthcare Cybersecurity Priorities: Experts Weigh InHackers are putting a bullseye on healthcare. Experts explore why hospitals are being singled out and what any company can do to better protect themselves.