Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
- Want to stop ransomware attacks? Send the cybercriminals to jail, says Brian Honan: Lock and Code S02E11
- Atomic research institute breached via VPN vulnerability
- Hotel staff bust Hermes SMS scammer with suspiciously large number of cables
- City of Liège hit by ransomware, Ryuk suspected
- MITRE introduces D3FEND framework
- Brave takes aim at Google with privacy-first search engine
- Complicated Active Directory setups are undermining security
Other cybersecurity news:
- Malicious Google ads on spoofed Signal and Telegram sites lead to RedlineStealer. (Source: eSentire)
- A malware botnet believed to be out of China continues to infect Windows systems. It goes by many names—DirtyMoe being one of them. (Source: The Record)
- Marketo, an underground data leak marketplace, takes extortion one step further by emailing competitors the data they stole from victim organizations. (Source: BleepingComputer)
- PSA: Be on the lookout for DarkSide ransomware impersonators. (Source: Help Net Security)
- Speaking of copycats, a repurposed REvil ransomware has also emerged. (Source: Security Week)
- After three months, Volkswagen and its Audi subsidiary have started notifying millions of its clients in the US and Canada about a data breach. (Source: Digital Journal)
- According to Akamai Technologies, the video gaming industry has experienced its highest cyberattack growth during the pandemic. (Source: PR Newswire)
- PYSA ransomware uses ChaChi RAT to backdoor education orgs. (Source: BlackBerry ThreatVector Blog)
- BazarCall, the cybercriminal group behind the BazarLoader ransomware, started using call centers to trick users into downloading their ransomware. (Source: ZDNet)
- When it comes to business email compromise (BEC) scams, more than 60 percent of fraudsters behind them request gift cards. (Source: Atlas VPN)
Stay safe, everyone!
