The Week in Ransomware - December 4th 2020 - Education under attack

It has been another rough week for the enterprise and education as ransomware continues to impact business operations and shut down schools. [...]

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FBI: You may be a money mule and not even know it

The FBI has warned of an increasing number of scammers preying on unemployed Americans by trying to recruit them into their money mule schemes and use them to launder funds obtained via fraud, online scams, and other types of criminal activities. [...]

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Monolith mystery solved: Artist claims he made 'alien' structures

An artist has claimed responsibility for the mysterious monoliths that have been appearing across the world, including Utah, California, and Romania. The pseudonymous artist has these monumental structures for sale on their website for $45,000. [...]

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US and Australia to develop shared cyberattack training platform

The United States and Australia have signed a first-ever bilateral agreement that allows the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and the Information Warfare Division (IWD) of the Australian Defense Force to jointly develop and share a virtual cyber training platform. [...]

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Largest global staffing agency Randstad hit by Egregor ransomware

Staffing agency Randstad NV announced today that their network was breached by the Egregor ransomware, who stole unencrypted files during the attack. [...]

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VMware fixes zero-day vulnerability reported by the NSA

VMware has released security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector. [...]

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BlackShadow hackers extort Israeli insurance company for $1 million

Threat actors are extorting an Israeli insurance company by demanding almost $1 million in bitcoin to stop leaking the company's stolen data. [...]

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Metro Vancouver's transit system hit by Egregor ransomware

The Egregor ransomware operation has breached Metro Vancouver's transportation agency TransLink with the cyberattack causing disruptions in services and payment systems. [...]

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Metro Vancouver’s transit system TransLink hit by Egregor ransomware

The Egregor ransomware operation has breached Metro Vancouver's transportation agency TransLink with the cyberattack causing disruptions in services and payment systems. [...]

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Credit card stealing malware hides in social media sharing icons

Newly discovered web skimming malware is capable of hiding in plain sight to inject payment card skimmer scripts into compromised online stores. [...]

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