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Hit by a Ransomware Attack? Your Payment May be Deductible
As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms may be tax deductible. read more
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Major Cyberattack on Poland Came from Russian Territory: Kaczynski
A recent "large scale" cyberattack targeting top Polish politicians was launched from Russia, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland's governing right-wing party, said on Friday. read more
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Vulnerabilities in Open Design Alliance SDK Impact Siemens, Other Vendors
Eight vulnerabilities discovered in the Drawings software development kit (SDK) made by Open Design Alliance (ODA) impact products from Siemens and likely other vendors. read more
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Researcher Finds Several Vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business Switches
A researcher has identified several vulnerabilities, including ones that have been rated high severity, in Cisco’s Small Business 220 series smart switches. The networking giant this week informed customers about the availability of patches for these flaws. read more
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Repairmen suspected of installing ransomware on customers’ PCs. Arrests in South Korea
According to a report by Catalin Cimpanu at The Record, authorities in South Korea have filed charges against employees at a computer repair store. What are the nine charged employees of the unnamed company based in Seoul alleged to have done? Created and installed ransomware onto the computers of their customers, netting more than 360
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NSA Releases Guidance for Securing Enterprise Communication Systems
The NSA on Thursday released guidance to help organizations secure their communication systems, specifically Unified Communications (UC) and Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP). UC and VVoIP are call-processing systems that are used for communications and collaboration by many enterprises, including government agencies and their contractors. read more
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Threat Actors Spread Agent Tesla Disguised as COVID-19 Vaccination Registration
A recent phishing campaign targeting Windows machines is attempting to infect users with one of the most recent versions of the Agent Tesla remote access Trojan (RAT). The malicious campaign, spotted by the Bitdefender Antispam Lab, tries to deliver the malicious payload under the guise of a COVID-19 vaccination schedule that comes as an attachment.
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