The Red Cross was forced to shut down IT systems behind its Restoring Family Links system, which reunites families separated by war, disaster or migration.
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SEC Filing Reveals Fortune 500 Firm Targeted in Ransomware Attack
The Fortune 500 integrated services company confirmed a ‘systems intrusion’ that occurred in late December and is still under investigation in an SEC filing.
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Destructive Wiper Targeting Ukraine Aimed at Eroding Trust, Experts Say
Disruptive malware attacks on Ukrainian organizations (posing as ransomware attacks) are very likely part of Russia’s wider effort to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, according to analysts.
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Box 2FA Bypass Opens User Accounts to Attack
A security bug in the file-sharing cloud app could have allowed attackers using stolen credentials to skate by one-time SMS code verification requirements.
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Beijing Olympics App Flaws Allow Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Attackers can access audio and files uploaded to the MY2022 mobile app required for use by all winter games attendees – including personal health details.
Cloned Dept. of Labor Site Hawks Fake Government Contracts
A well-crafted but fake government procurement portal offers the opportunity to submit a bid for lucrative government projects — but harvests credentials instead.
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Will 2022 Be the Year of the Software Bill of Materials?
Praise be & pass the recipe for the software soup: There’s too much scrambling to untangle vulnerabilities and dependencies, say a security experts roundtable.
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The Log4j Vulnerability Puts Pressure on the Security World
It’s time to sound the alarm for Log4Shell. Saryu Nayyar, CEO at Gurucul, discusses what actions you should be taking.
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Cybercriminals Actively Target VMware vSphere with Cryptominers
VMware’s container-based application development environment has become attractive to cyberattackers.
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‘White Rabbit’ Ransomware May Be FIN8 Tool
It’s a double-extortion play that uses the command-line password ‘KissMe’ to hide its nasty acts and adorns its ransom note with cutesy ASCII bunny art.

