Tag: campaigns
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The Register: Ransomware scum disrupted utility services with SimpleHelp attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/12/cisa_simplehelp_flaw_exploit_warning/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware scum disrupted utility services with SimpleHelp attacks Feedly Summary: Good news: The vendor patched the flaw in January. Bad news: Not everyone got the memo Ransomware criminals infected a utility billing software providers’ customers, and in some cases disrupted services, after exploiting unpatched versions of SimpleHelp’s remote…
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The Register: Schneier tries to rip the rose-colored AI glasses from the eyes of Congress
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/schneier_doge_risks/ Source: The Register Title: Schneier tries to rip the rose-colored AI glasses from the eyes of Congress Feedly Summary: DOGE moves fast and breaks things, and now our data is at risk, security guru warns in hearing Security guru Bruce Schneier played the skunk at the garden party in a Thursday federal…
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The Register: ChatGPT used for evil: Fake IT worker resumes, misinfo, and cyber-op assist
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/chatgpt_for_evil/ Source: The Register Title: ChatGPT used for evil: Fake IT worker resumes, misinfo, and cyber-op assist Feedly Summary: OpenAI boots accounts linked to 10 malicious campaigns Fake IT workers possibly linked to North Korea, Beijing-backed cyber operatives, and Russian malware slingers are among the baddies using ChatGPT for evil, according to OpenAI’s…
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The Register: Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/play_ransomware_infects_900_victims/ Source: The Register Title: Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes Feedly Summary: Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure Groups linked with the Play ransomware have exploited more than 900 organizations, the FBI said Wednesday, and have developed a number of new techniques in their double-extortion…