Imagine not only getting hit with ransomware but being forced to either pay the ransom or risk having your data publicized. Which would be more severe to you and your company? That’s certainly not a pleasant predicament for anyone to be in. That just may very well be the new norm for some companies, reports BleepingComputer’s Lawrence Abrams. Sodinokibi operators, the nasty … [Read more...]
Colorado MSP Attack Compromises Supported Dental Offices
Since November 25, over 100 dental offices were compromised via their managed service provider (MSP), Complete Technology Solutions (CTS). CTS is a Colorado-based company that provides IT services to numerous dental offices. The threat was identified as the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware strain, which has played a role in several MSP attacks this year alone. Reports from … [Read more...]
Android Screen Capture Vulnerabilities
Screenshots are a fundamental feature of mobile devices, and rightfully so in my opinion at least. I’d much rather screenshot something (such as memes, written text, and the like) than download media from external servers holding whatever metadata. However, there have also been instances of wanting to screenshot rather sensitive information but not being permitted to, such as … [Read more...]
Financial Entity Edenred Confirms Malware Infection
Initially reported by Security Affairs’ Pierluigi Paganini, Edenred, a company specializing in prepaid corporate services, identified a malware infection on some of their computer systems. Immediately after identifying the infection, Edenred implemented countermeasures to contain the infection and minimize its impact. Edenred has also begun communications with relevant … [Read more...]
VMware Vulnerability: CVE-2019-5540
VMware recently released a patch on November 12th for CVE-2019-5540, an identified vulnerability within vmnetdhcp. When first reading this, I didn’t think much of it considering the “dhcp” inclusion. However, when reading the summary of the vulnerability on VMware’s website, my opinion of this changed and I thought it’d be important to briefly discuss this further. Per … [Read more...]
