ransomware – Security Affairs

Russian hackers have infiltrated the email accounts of United Kingdom government officials and overseas Foreign Office staff in a major national security breach, according to a report by The Telegraph on July 5. The sophisticated cyber assault, nicknamed “FortiBleed” by researchers, compromised more than 80,000 firewalls manufactured by cybersecurity firm Fortinet. The Telegraph reported that attackers exploited an internal system vulnerability, utilizing previously stolen data to bypass…

Flipper Devices says development of the Flipper Zero firmware will continue, albeit with a smaller internal team and greater reliance on community contributions. The announcement comes as the gadget maker decided to focus on building new devices, like the Flipper One open Linux platform, for which the company turned to the community’s help to complete…

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Britain’s health service has warned staff that they could face jail time if found guilty of accessing patient data without a legitimate reason. Head of the NHS, Jim Mackey, said inappropriate access of medical records was “wholly unacceptable, a disgraceful breach of patient trust and against the law”. The comments came as the NHS launched…

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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a novel Java-based remote access trojan (RAT) called QuimaRAT that’s capable of targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. According to LevelBlue, the cross-platform malware is advertised under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model, costing anywhere between $150 for one month to $1,200 for lifetime access. Other subscription tiers include $300 for three months,…