BleepingComputer https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ BleepingComputer - All Stories Mon, 22 Apr 2024 06:01:52 EDT https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ en Malware dev lures child exploiters into honeytrap to extort them https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-dev-lures-child-exploiters-into-honeytrap-to-extort-them/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 14:49:58 -0400 Lawrence Abrams https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-dev-lures-child-exploiters-into-honeytrap-to-extort-them/ Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payments-drop-to-record-low-of-28-percent-in-q1-2024/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 10:21:42 -0400 Bill Toulas https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payments-drop-to-record-low-of-28-percent-in-q1-2024/ Critical Forminator plugin flaw impacts over 300k WordPress sites https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-forminator-plugin-flaw-impacts-over-300k-wordpress-sites/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:19:38 -0400 Bill Toulas https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-forminator-plugin-flaw-impacts-over-300k-wordpress-sites/ GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-comments-abused-to-push-malware-via-microsoft-repo-urls/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:14:28 -0400 Lawrence Abrams https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-comments-abused-to-push-malware-via-microsoft-repo-urls/ The Week in Ransomware - April 19th 2024 - Attacks Ramp Up https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-april-19th-2024-attacks-ramp-up/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:36:54 -0400 Lawrence Abrams https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-april-19th-2024-attacks-ramp-up/ CrushFTP warns users to patch exploited zero-day “immediately” https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-warns-users-to-patch-exploited-zero-day-immediately/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:33:01 -0400 Sergiu Gatlan https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-warns-users-to-patch-exploited-zero-day-immediately/ HelloKitty ransomware rebrands, releases CD Projekt and Cisco data https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hellokitty-ransomware-rebrands-releases-cd-projekt-and-cisco-data/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:20:45 -0400 Bill Toulas https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hellokitty-ransomware-rebrands-releases-cd-projekt-and-cisco-data/ MITRE says state hackers breached its network via Ivanti zero-days https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mitre-says-state-hackers-breached-its-network-via-ivanti-zero-days/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:02:09 -0400 Sergiu Gatlan https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mitre-says-state-hackers-breached-its-network-via-ivanti-zero-days/ United Nations agency investigates ransomware attack, data theft https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/united-nations-agency-investigates-ransomware-attack-claimed-by-8Base-gang/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:03:31 -0400 Sergiu Gatlan https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/united-nations-agency-investigates-ransomware-attack-claimed-by-8Base-gang/ 22,500 Palo Alto firewalls "possibly vulnerable" to ongoing attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/22-500-palo-alto-firewalls-possibly-vulnerable-to-ongoing-attacks/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:27:34 -0400 Bill Toulas https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/22-500-palo-alto-firewalls-possibly-vulnerable-to-ongoing-attacks/ Fake cheat lures gamers into spreading infostealer malware https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-cheat-lures-gamers-into-spreading-infostealer-malware/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:46:29 -0400 Bill Toulas https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-cheat-lures-gamers-into-spreading-infostealer-malware/ Frontier Communications shuts down systems after cyberattack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/frontier-communications-shuts-down-systems-after-cyberattack/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:02:24 -0400 Sergiu Gatlan https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/frontier-communications-shuts-down-systems-after-cyberattack/