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CERT France – Pysa ransomware is targeting local governments

Security Affairs

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. newversion ” files were generated by another instance of Pysa.”

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 248

Security Affairs

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Malware attack took down 600 computers at Volusia County Public Library. For the second time in a few days, Greek Government websites hit by DDoS attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Yomi Hunter Catches the CurveBall.

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Do libraries have a role at the cutting edge of tech ethics?

CILIP

Do libraries have a role at the cutting edge of tech ethics? Set up by tech entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox in 2015, Doteveryone has lobbied government for more regulation of big tech and lobbied big tech companies to act more responsibly towards their users. Government solution? s terrible that people are being excluded.

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Web application exposures continue do bedevil companies as digital transformation accelerates

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber spies feast on government shut down. I had a lively discussion recently with a couple of experts from WhiteHat Security. I spoke with WhiteHat Security researchers Bryan Becker and Mark Rogan at RSA 2019. “If This jQuery vulnerability has been known to the black hat community since about 2015.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 222 – News of the week

Security Affairs

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware. Backdoor mechanism found in Ruby strong_password library. Cyberattack shuts down La Porte County government systems. UK ICO fines British Airways £183 Million under GDPR over 2018 security breach.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 249

Security Affairs

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. CVE-2020-7247 RCE flaw in OpenSMTPD library affects many BSD and Linux distros. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Magento 2.3.4 Pierluigi Paganini.

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CISA alert warns of Emotet attacks on US govt entities

Security Affairs

The CISA agency is warning of a surge in Emotet attacks targeting multiple state and local governments in the US since August. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert to warn of a surge of Emotet attacks that have targeted multiple state and local governments in the U.S. since August.