IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

Sophos News

Attackers have found that they can deploy malware to servers or to workstations with the client software installed. Sophos has evidence that …

SecurityWeek

ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-1709 and SlashAndGrab exploited to deliver ransomware and other malware.

Becker’s Hospital Review

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Chinese efforts to embed malware inside U.S. critical infrastructure networks are at “a scale greater than we'd …

Times of Malta

… malware products, including the Pegasus remote access trojan (RAT) to cybercriminals. Initially, Meli consented to be extradited to face the …

TVMnews.mt

The young Maltese man who earlier this month consented to be extradited to the United States to face charges for selling illegal 'malware' on the …

MaltaToday

27-year-old Daniel Meli files appeal against his extradition to United States, which he had initially consented to, to face charges of selling RAT …

SC Magazine

… malware that was used to exploit the vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect. Toby Gouker, chief security officer at First Health Advisory …

The Stack

Leaked LockBit malware deployed in ScreenConnect attacks – 600+ IPs seen attacking 8,200 instances. “The executable in question was built using the …

The Standard (HK)

Banks enhance security against malware. Nancy Fei The Hong Kong Association of Banks announced that major retail banks in the city will enhance …

Security Boulevard

… Malware-as-a-Service information stealer, the Rhadamanthys Stealer. This new and advanced phishing campaign employs a recently updated Malware-as …