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Ransomware gang plans to call victims business partners about attacks By 12:47 PM The REvil ransomware operation announced this week that they are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victims business partners to generate ransom payments. The REvil ransomware operation, also known as Sodinokibi, is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) where the ransomware operators develop the malware and payment site, and affiliates (adverts) compromise corporate networks to deploy the ransomware...

Software remains pretty much the same... but at twice the price Share Copy Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server has maintained the same starting price over the past few years. Now, changes to the way the software is licensed have doubled the cost for some self-support customers using virtual machines. The change dates back to 2019, when Red Hat said its Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, Self-support (RH0197181) was in the process of being retired and has been superseded by Red Hat Enterprise ...

SolarWinds reports $3.5 million in expenses from supply-chain attack By SolarWinds has reported expenses of $3.5 million from last years supply-chain attack, including costs related to incident investigation and remediation. Further expenses were recorded by SolarWinds after paying for legal, consulting, and other professional services related to the December hack and provided to customers for free. Additional costs expected While $3.5 million doesnt seem too much compared to the aftermath of ...

(Photo : Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) The Amazon website is seen on December 5, 2017 in Dandenong, Australia. Amazon has ended months of speculation by launching its local website overnight. The online retail giant has started taking orders and shipping products from its fulfilment centre in Dandenong South, offering massive discounts on millions of items across more than 20 categories including electronics, toys, clothing, beauty and accessories. According to Bleeping Computers latest r...

Cash App phishing kit deployed in the wild, courtesy of 16Shop By 03:29 AM The developer of the 16Shop phishing platform has added a new component that targets users of the popular Cash App mobile payment service. Deployment of the new 16Shop product started as soon as it became available, luring potential victims into providing sensitive details that would give fraudsters access to the account and the associated payment information. 16Shop is a complex phishing kit from a developer known as D...

Business email compromise (BEC) scammers are utilizing a new type of attack targeting investors that could leverage payouts seven times greater than average.

Malicious NPM packages target Amazon, Slack with new dependency attacks By 12:14 AM Threat actors are targeting Amazon, Zillow, Lyft, and Slack NodeJS apps using a new Dependency Confusion vulnerability to steal Linux/Unix password files and open reverse shells back to the attackers. Last month, BleepingComputer reported that security researcher Alex Birsan earned bug bounties from 35 companies by utilizing a new flaw in open-source development tools. This flaw works by attackers creating pa...

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Linux server certifications becoming a must-have for IT pros Becoming Linux-certified professionals can provide financial and career advantages Credit: Dreamstime Linux certification is increasingly significant for tech workers as the public cloud and software-defined networking become ever more important. A Linux cert can set IT professionals apart from the herd and potentially put a lot more money in their bank accounts. Once these certifications were a gauge of reliability, acc...

American telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unknown number of customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks.