22 Nov, 2024

Keytronic reports losses of over $17 million after ransomware attack

Electronic manufacturing services provider Keytronic has revealed that it suffered losses of over $17 million due to a May ransomware attack. The American technology company started as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of keyboards and mice in 1969 but has since become one of the largest manufacturers of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) worldwide, with facilities in the United […]

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US offers $10M for tips on DPRK hacker linked to Maui ransomware attacks

The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information that could help capture a North Korean military hacker identified as Rim Jong Hyok. Part of the Andariel North Korean hacking group, Hyok and other Andariel operatives were linked to Maui ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure and healthcare organizations across the […]

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New Play ransomware Linux version targets VMware ESXi VMs

Play ransomware is the latest ransomware gang to start deploying a dedicated Linux locker for encrypting VMware ESXi virtual machines. Cybersecurity company Trend Micro, whose analysts spotted the new ransomware variant, says the locker is designed to first check whether it’s running in an ESXi environment before executing and that it can evade detection on […]

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VMware, Adobe bugs exploited in active attacks as Cisco warns of critical ‘10.0’ flaw

VMware, SolarWinds and Adobe users are being warned that vulnerabilities found in each of the products are under active attack. On Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Impacted products include Adobe Commerce (CVE-2024-34102), SolarWinds Serv-U (CVE-2024-28995) and VMware vCenter Server (CVE-2022-22948) CISA’s warning […]

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