Author: Lawrence Abrams

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Cybereason has released a “vaccine” that can be used to remotely mitigate the critical ‘Log4Shell’ Apache Log4j code execution vulnerability running rampant through the Internet. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com

This week has quite a bit of ransomware news, including arrests, a new and sophisticated ransomware, and an attack bringing down 300 supermarkets in England. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com

The new ALPHV ransomware operation, aka BlackCat, launched last month and could be the most sophisticated ransomware of the year, with a highly-customizable feature set allowing for attacks on a wide range of corporate environments. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com

Cox Communications has disclosed a data breach after a hacker impersonated a support agent to gain access to customers’ personal information. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com

In a concerning development, the notorious Emotet malware now installs Cobalt Strike beacons directly, giving immediate network access to threat actors and making ransomware attacks imminent. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com

Cerber ransomware is back, as a new ransomware family adopts the old name and targets Atlassian Confluence and GitLab servers using remote code execution vulnerabilities. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com

Scammers monitor every tweet containing requests for support on MetaMask, TrustWallet, and other popular crypto wallets, and respond to them with scam links in just seconds. […] Source: leepingcomputer.com