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ESXiArgs Ransomware Infections Spike

A new spike in ESXiArgs ransomware infections has emerged in the last couple of days, targeting servers in the UK and Europe.

Vmware, Ransomware

Microsoft Patches Three Actively Exploited Bugs

In its February patch release, Microsoft fixed three vulnerabilities in Windows that have been actively exploited.

Microsoft

CISA Warns of Ongoing Ransomware Attacks by North Korean Actors

CISA, the FBI, and NSA are warning about ongoing ransomware attacks by North Korean groups that target government agencies and defense companies.

North Korea, Ransomware

‘We Are at the Time’s Up Phase for Industrial Security’

New data from Dragos shows that ransomware attacks against ICS systems are increasing, and sophisticated malware designed for those environments is now a reality.

Ransomware, ICS

Attacker Accessed Some Reddit Code, Business Systems

A phishing attack allowed an attacker to steal a Reddit employee's credentials and gain access to some internal company systems last week.

2fa

U.S., U.K. Governments Sanction Alleged Members of Trickbot Malware Group

The U.S. and U.K. governments have sanctioned seven Russian men whom they allege are members of the Trickbot cybercrime group.

Ransomware, Russia

Fortra Patches Actively Exploited Zero Day in GoAnywhere MFT

Fortra has released version 7.12 of its GoAnywhere mFT file transfer tool to fix a zero day that has been under active attack.

Zero Day

OpenSSL Fixes Serious Issue That Could Lead to Memory Disclosure

New versions of OpenSSL fix several vulnerabilities, including one high-severity bug that could lead to memory disclosure.

Openssl

Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Flaw

A wave of ransomware attacks is targeting VMware ESXi servers that are vulnerable to CVE-2021-21974.

Vmware, Ransomware

Linux Variant of Cl0p Ransomware Emerges

A Linux version of the Cl0p ransomware has been identified, but it has a flaw in its encryption routine that allowed researchers to build a decryptor for it.

Ransomware, Cl0p

Q&A: Wendy Nather

Wendy Nather, who leads the Advisory CISO team at Cisco, talks about the shift of security from a control organization to a service organization.

CISO Q&a

Atlassian Patches Critical Flaw in Jira

Atlassian has fixed a critical authentication bypass flaw in Jira Service Management.

Atlassian, Jira

Decipher Podcast: Michelle Finneran Dennedy

Michelle Finneran Dennedy, co-founder of Privacy Code and co-author of The Privacy Engineer's Manifesto, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about her new startup, her path from studying psychology to becoming the first chief privacy officer at Sun and Cisco, and what everyone gets wrong about privacy.

Podcast, Privacy

The Bigger the Party, the Bigger the Risks

New data compiled by Cyentia Institute and SecurityScorecard shows that 98 percent of organizations have a direct relationship with a company that has been breached recently.

Data Breach

New Flaw in F5 BIG-IP Emerges

A new vulnerability has emerged in the F5 BIG-IP security appliances that can allow an attacker to crash the device.

F5