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BlackCat Ransomware gang stole secret military data from an industrial explosives manufacturer

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The company is a globally recognised industrial explosives manufacturer, it provides complete blasting solutions, including packaged, bulk explosives and initiating systems to meet its customer needs across the globe. .” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site.

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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

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Akamai Security Research discovered a new evasive Golang-based malware, tracked as KmsdBot, that infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak login credentials. The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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Updated Kmsdx botnet targets IoT devices

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The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The malicious code was used in attacks targeting multiple sectors including the gaming industry, technology industry, and luxury car manufacturers.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 326

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Ivanti fixed a critical code execution issue in Pulse Connect Secure VPN RansomEXX ransomware leaks files stolen from Italian luxury brand Zegna VMware addresses critical flaws in its products CVE-2021-20090 actively exploited to target millions of IoT devices worldwide RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE.

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Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack

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It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world. A few days before, EVRAZ , one of the world’s largest multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining companies, has been hit by the Ryuk ransomware. It has facilities, offices, and factories in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Africa.

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Anonymous is working on a huge data dump that will blow Russia away

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The dump includes nearly 140,000 emails from MashOil, which designs, manufactures and maintains equipment used in the drilling, mining and fracking industries. The hacktivists have leaked 2.4 gigabytes of emails allegedly stolen from the Russian construction company. Anonymous also hacked MashOiL and leaked the data through DDoSecrets.

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Mozi infections will slightly decrease but it will stay alive for some time to come

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Earlier in August, Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE. state researchers at Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence Center and Section 52 at Azure Defender for IoT. “By

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