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Another Spam Attack Targeting Office Users
By John Simek
Microsoft is warning users to be aware of a recent active attack. The attack infects a user just by opening an attached document. Microsoft is warning that they have detected…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
China-Based Company is Believed to be Behind HiddenWasp Malware
Vicious malware continues to be deployed by China-based attackers. A new strain of malware, dubbed “HiddenWasp,” which has the ability to remotely infect computers, has been discovered by a security…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
GozNym Malware Attack Hits Two Law Firms for Over $117K in Losses
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
Two law firms were among the latest victims of the GozNym malware attack that caused a combined loss of more than $117,000. Law enforcement authorities recently announced the dismantling of…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
GozNym Cyber-Criminal Network Operating out of Europe Targeting American Entities Dismantled in International Operation
Network Formed by Individuals Who Advertised their Specialized Technical Skills and Services on Underground Russian-Language Online Criminal Forums A complex transnational organized cybercrime network that used GozNym malware in an…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
International “Malvertiser” Extradited from the Netherlands to Face Hacking Charges in New Jersey
Defendant Conspired to Expose Millions of Victim Internet Users to Malicious Advertisements Designed to Hack And Infect Victims’ Computers with Malware A Ukrainian national charged with participating in a years-long,…
LawSites
Wolters Kluwer Takes Applications Offline After Malware Attack
By Bob Ambrogi
Legal and business publisher Wolters Kluwer says it has discovered malware in a number of its platforms and applications and has taken them offline in order to reduce the malware's…
Dewey B Strategic
Breaking News: Wolters Kluwer Malware Attack – Research Platforms Offline For Now
By Jean O'Grady
Wolters Kluwer Legal and Regulatory - a leading publishers of regulatory materials in the United States has experienced a serious service interruption since yesterday afternoon arising from malware. They have…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
New Malware Targets Big Banks and Cryptocurrency Apps
New malicious malware dubbed “Gustuff” targets big banks, fintech companies and cryptocurrency apps, according to the security firm Group IB. According to Group IB, which discovered Gustuff on hacker forums,…
Iowa Cybersecurity Law Blog
Auto-Update Leads to Auto-Hack
By John Lande
News broke recently that hackers exploited a backdoor to as many as 1 million ASUS computers by compromising the ASUS automatic update system. Hackers planted the malware in the system…
Your IT Consultant
ASUS Devices Targeted with Backdoor Malware
By John Simek
If you own an ASUS device, make sure you update the update. Kaspersky researchers have discovered malware that they named ShadowHammer, which targeted around 600 specific MAC addresses of ASUS…