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COLONIAL Pipeline were still using a vulnerable Microsoft program during a Russian hack attack.Hacking group DarkSide compromised the 5,500-mile pipel
The notorious Emotet botnet software began uninstalling itself from some one million computers Sunday. The uninstall command was part of an update sent to the infected computers by law enforcement servers in the Netherlands after Emotet's infrastructure was compromised in January during a multinational operation mounted by eight nations.
U.S. Declares Emergency in 17 States Over Fuel Pipeline Cyber Attack The ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline's networks has prompted the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to issue a regional emergency declaration in 17 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). The declaration provides a temporary exemption to Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), allowing alternate transportation of gasoline, diesel, and refined petroleum products to address supply shortages stemming from the attack. "Such [an] emergency is in response...
SHADOWY ATTACKERS Inside DarkSide ransomware gang as Russian hackers claim they didn’t mean to cause chaos with Colonial Pipeline attack Updated: May 13 2021, 10:06 ET THE Russia-based hacking group DarkSide claims they didn't mean to cause chaos with the Colonial Pipeline attack and pledged to approach its targets differently in the future. Read our Gas shortage live blog for the very latest news and updates... 12 12 DarkSide released a statement on Monday taking credit for the hackCredit: Twitter/DarkTracer : DarkWeb Criminal Intelligence After the FBI named the group as the culprits beh...
How cryptojacking works Advertisement Hackers have two primary ways to get a victim’s computer to secretly mine cryptocurrencies. One is to trick victims into loading cryptomining code onto their computers. This is done through phishing-like tactics: Victims receive a legitimate-looking email that encourages them to click on a link. The link runs code that places the cryptomining script on the computer. The script then runs in the background as the victim works. The other method is to inject a script on a website or an ad that is delivered to multiple websites. Once victims visit the websit...