Ransomware

Malware hackers hobbled the printing operations of the Los Angeles Times, newspapers in San Diego and Florida, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, multiple reports said.

Hackers hit 87 mostly defense and government targets in a 14-industry spearphishing operation called Operation Sharpshooter, McAfee reports.

Chinese hackers break into MSPs (managed services providers) to hit end-customer networks around the world, U.S. Department of Justice alleges. IBM and HPE targeted, report says.

Security awareness training & simulated phishing platform company KnowBe4 launches the PhishER security orchestration, automation & response (SOAR) platform.

A new Microsoft Office 365 phishing attack that uses fake non-delivery notifications to steal users’ cloud application login credentials.

Facebook fixes photo API bug that enabled unauthorized picture viewing. Plus, U.K. legislator claims Facebook offered select advertisers special access to private user data.

Bitcoin scammers are threatening to detonate bombs planted in schools, businesses and organizations worldwide if the potential victims refuse to pay a large ransom. The threats appear to be part of a coordinated mass mailing.