Tag: ransomware operations
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The Register: VMware fixes critical RCE, make-me-root bugs in vCenter – for the second time
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/vmware_rce_vcenter_bugs/ Source: The Register Title: VMware fixes critical RCE, make-me-root bugs in vCenter – for the second time Feedly Summary: If the first patches don’t work, try, try again VMware has pushed a second patch for a critical, heap-overflow bug in the vCenter Server that could allow a remote attacker to fully compromise vulnerable…
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The Register: INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/11/inc_ransomware_lynx/ Source: The Register Title: INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good Feedly Summary: Researchers point to evidence that scumbags visited the strategy boutique Researchers at Palo Alto’s Unit 42 believe the INC ransomware crew is no more and recently rebranded itself as Lynx over…
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The Register: Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/04/cicada_ransomware_blackcat_links/ Source: The Register Title: Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade Feedly Summary: Researchers find many similarities, and nasty new customizations such as embedded compromised user credentials The Cicada3301 ransomware, which has claimed at least 20 victims since it was spotted in June, shares “striking similarities" with the notorious BlackCat…