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  • Cisco Talos Blog: Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/velociraptor-leveraged-in-ransomware-attacks/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Velociraptor leveraged in ransomware attacks Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos has confirmed that ransomware operators are leveraging Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool that had not previously been definitively tied to ransomware incidents.  We assess with moderate confidence that this activity can be attributed to…

  • Slashdot: Teens Arrested In London Preschool Ransomware Attack

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/08/2020255/teens-arrested-in-london-preschool-ransomware-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Teens Arrested In London Preschool Ransomware Attack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant incident involving the arrest of two teenagers related to a ransomware attack on a chain of preschools in London. This case highlights critical issues around cybersecurity, particularly in the…

  • Slashdot: Salesforce Says It Won’t Pay Extortion Demand in 1 Billion Records Breach

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/08/208202/salesforce-says-it-wont-pay-extortion-demand-in-1-billion-records-breach?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Salesforce Says It Won’t Pay Extortion Demand in 1 Billion Records Breach Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Salesforce is facing an extortion demand from a crime syndicate that claims to have stolen approximately 1 billion records from various customers, highlighting vulnerabilities in user compliance and security…

  • Krebs on Security: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/10/shinyhunters-wage-broad-corporate-extortion-spree/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree Feedly Summary: A cybercriminal group that used voice phishing attacks to siphon more than a billion records from Salesforce customers earlier this year has launched a website that threatens to publish data stolen from dozens of Fortune 500 firms if they…

  • The Register: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/microsoft_blames_medusa_ransomware_affiliates/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft blames Medusa ransomware affiliates for GoAnywhere exploits while Fortra keeps head buried Feedly Summary: You can’t find anything bad if you don’t look, right? Medusa ransomware affiliates are among those exploiting a maximum-severity bug in Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) product, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence.……

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Investigating active exploitation of CVE-2025-10035 GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer vulnerability

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/06/investigating-active-exploitation-of-cve-2025-10035-goanywhere-managed-file-transfer-vulnerability/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Investigating active exploitation of CVE-2025-10035 GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer vulnerability Feedly Summary: Storm-1175, a financially motivated actor known for deploying Medusa ransomware and exploiting public-facing applications for initial access, was observed exploiting the deserialization vulnerability in GoAnywhere MFT’s License Servlet, tracked as CVE-2025-10035. We are publishing this…

  • The Register: Clop crew hits Oracle E-Business Suite users with fresh zero-day

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/clop_oracle_ebs_zeroday/ Source: The Register Title: Clop crew hits Oracle E-Business Suite users with fresh zero-day Feedly Summary: Big Red rushes out patch for 9.8-rated flaw after crooks exploit it for data theft and extortion Oracle rushed out an emergency fix over the weekend for a zero-day vulnerability in its E-Business Suite (EBS) that…

  • Slashdot: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/02/1812256/google-says-hackers-are-sending-extortion-emails-to-executives?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Says Hackers Are Sending Extortion Emails To Executives Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has reported that hackers associated with the ransomware group cl0p are sending extortion emails to executives, threatening the release of stolen sensitive data from Oracle business applications. The authenticity of these…