Microsoft patches Outlook zero-day vulnerability used in attacks by Russian hackers Microsoft has released a security patch to address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023–23397) in Outlook that was exploited by a Russian hacking group to target government, military, energy, and transportation organizations in Europe. The group, which has been tracked as APT28, Sednit, and Fancy Bear, used malicious Outlook notes and tasks…

Acronis has been the victim of a cyber attack. A hacker published 12 gigabytes of data in the so-called Breached Forum. The company launched an investigation. The Swiss cybersecurity and storage company Acronis has been the victim of a cyber attack. As “The Register” reports, a hacker named Kernelware stole 12…

Lending protocol Euler Finance was hit by a cryptocurrency flash loan attack on Sunday, with the threat actor stealing $197 million in multiple digital assets. The cryptocurrency theft involved multiple tokens, including $8.75 million worth of DAI, $18.5 million in WBTC, $33.85 million in USDC, and $135.8 million in stETH. The attacker’s…

The police in Germany are allowed to take fingerprints to unlock the smartphone of an accused person — even under duress. At least that’s what the district court of Ravensburg decided on February 14, 2023 with decision 2 Qs 9/23 jug . Lawyer colleague Detlef Burhoff summarizes the decision with the…

In a joint operation, Europol, the FBI, Ukrainian and Dutch authorities, and the German police busted a ransomware cybercrime syndicate that has been blackmailing companies and institutions for years, German police announced on Monday, March 6th. The Russian gang used ransomware known as DoppelPaymer in order to steal sensitive information from…

Cyber attackers prey on the African Union, resulting in the unscheduled suspension of its systems. The Reporter got a copy of an internal memo that said an attack on the AU data center started last week, making services and applications unavailable. Sources say that more than 200 corrupted devices have been found…

The ransomware threat landscape continues to expand After an unprecedented number of attacks in 2021, ransomware continues to dominate the cyber threat landscape this year. Numerous well-known companies as well as governments like Nvidia, Costa Rican government and Toyota have fallen victim to dangerous ransomware attacks. Last year’s attacks on…

For those who haven’t followed the drama, Silicon Valley Bank has been shut down by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, after a bank run that followed an insolvency risk and a stock crash. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been named the receiver, and has established a…

A widespread malicious cyber operation has hijacked thousands of websites aimed at East Asian audiences to redirect visitors to adult-themed content since early September 2022. The ongoing campaign entails injecting malicious JavaScript code to the hacked websites, often connecting to the target web server using legitimate FTP credentials the threat actor…