TRU Security

U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have arrested two ransomware operators in Ukraine, following a series of coordinated attacks against industrial groups in Europe and North America.

Japanese electronics multinational JVCKenwood and Nebaska-based information processing company Sandhills Global have both fallen victim to Conti ransomware.

Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram were offline for 6 hours on Monday Oct 6, following a networking issue. Although no data was leaked or lost, the outage was both embarrassing and expensive.

Human rights organization Amnesty International recently made headlines with a report they released outlining the use of Pegasus malware against activists and journalists. This report, and public trust in the organization, are now being exploited by attackers to distribute Sarwent malware.

A new Trojan by the name of BloodyStealer is targeting Steam, GOG, Epic Games, Origin, Bethesda, and other gaming-related accounts.

New Cooperative, an Iowa-based provider of agriculture services and owner of the SOILMAP platform, was recently hit by BlackMatter ransomware. About 1 TB of data was stolen in the attack, and the cybercriminals responsible are demanding about $6 million in ransom.

GSS, one of Europe's largest customer care and call center providers, has been hit by Conti ransomware. Iconic wedding dress designer Vera Wang Group also fell victim to the group in a similar attack.