After Ukraine recruits an “IT Army,” dozens of Russian sites go dark February 28, 2022 “Cyber specialists” supporting Ukraine coordinate attacks on Telegram. https://bit.ly/3K1UTK7 Read more
Ukraine asks Musk for Starlink terminals as Russian invasion disrupts broadband February 28, 2022 Musk replied, "Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route." https://bit.ly/3pp0Tox Read more
Russia’s most cutthroat hackers infect network devices with new botnet malware February 23, 2022 The Russian government's Sandworm group uses previously unseen Cyclops Blink. https://bit.ly/3vbtqBu Read more
Millions of WordPress sites get forced update to patch critical plugin flaw February 18, 2022 UpdraftPlus vulnerability allows untrusted visitors to download a full database backup. https://bit.ly/36eupGy Read more
VMware Horizon servers are under active exploit by Iranian state hackers February 17, 2022 TunnelVision group exploit critical Log4j flaw to infect targets with ransomware. https://bit.ly/3gViuzE Read more
US says Russian state hackers lurked in defense contractor networks for months February 16, 2022 Multiple hacks over 2 years revealed sensitive info about weapons and comms platforms. https://bit.ly/34Nw1a3 Read more
Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable February 15, 2022 DDoS temporarily take out sites as Ukraine stares down Russian soldiers at its border. https://bit.ly/3uUSywo Read more
Researchers find threat group that has been active for 5 years February 15, 2022 Why bother with state-of-the-art hacking when easier methods work just fine? https://bit.ly/3Bow9IL Read more
Hacking group is on a tear, hitting US critical infrastructure and SF 49ers February 14, 2022 BlackByte says it's holding NFL team's data hostage. The FBI issues its own warning. https://bit.ly/3HP8p35 Read more
$3.6 billion bitcoin seizure shows how hard it is to launder cryptocurrency February 12, 2022 A “laundry list” of technical measures to cover wrongdoers' tracks didn’t work. https://bit.ly/3gEDlar Read more
Police in Spain dismantle a SIM-swapping ring that drained bank accounts February 11, 2022 Banks still use SMS for 2FA, much to the satisfaction of crooks. https://bit.ly/34BsV8P Read more
Hundreds of e-commerce sites booby-trapped with payment card-skimming malware February 11, 2022 Magecart hackers strike again. https://bit.ly/34CRemR Read more
After lying low, SSH botnet mushrooms and is harder than ever to take down February 10, 2022 FritzFrog goes on a hacking spree, corralling >1,500 machines all over the world. https://bit.ly/3gC3pmj Read more
Vodafone Portugal struggles to restore service following cyberattack February 09, 2022 Ambulance and emergency services are among those suffering from “deliberate” hack. https://bit.ly/3sxhyGT Read more
SpaceX loses up to 40 satellites to geomagnetic storm after Starlink launch February 09, 2022 Geomagnetic storm boosted atmospheric drag, preventing orbit-raising maneuvers. https://bit.ly/3oBd7Kg Read more
Firm planning 100,000 satellites claims it will “clean space” by capturing debris February 08, 2022 E-Space claims its satellites will "capture debris... to prevent further collisions." https://bit.ly/3oC9bJ5 Read more
Microsoft will block downloaded macros in Office versions going back to 2013 February 07, 2022 Enabling macros for these files will be possible but more difficult than before. https://bit.ly/35Q14SF Read more
How $323M in crypto was stolen from a blockchain bridge called Wormhole February 04, 2022 Cryptocurrency has always been prone to theft. Blockchain bridges heighten the risks. https://bit.ly/3J0xY1i Read more
Mac malware spreading for ~14 months installs backdoor on infected systems February 02, 2022 Mac malware UpdateAgent only gets better over time. https://bit.ly/3LgsQrU Read more
New “Starlink Premium” costs $500/month, ships sooner than standard Starlink February 02, 2022 Starlink Premium ships in Q2, "has more than double the antenna capability." https://bit.ly/3uph2NQ Read more