Ransomware

U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) charges two Chinese nationals with conducting a decade-long hacking campaign to steal intellectual property.

Three Western governments accuse Russian cyber operatives of attempting to steal coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine research. Russia denies hacking allegations.

Cybercriminals are using exfiltration+encryption attacks to steal data & businesses & public-sector organizations must plan accordingly, Emsisoft states.

Phishing attacks attempting to capitalize on coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continue. IcedID banking malware involved, Juniper Networks researchers report.

Cybercriminals are attacking managed service providers & using MSP solutions to target POS systems & launch ransomware, the U.S. Secret Service reports.

MongoDB hacker demands ransom; threatens data leak that may trigger GDPR compliance violations. MSPs & MSSPs that offer MongoDB managed services could face emergency calls for help.

An EvilQuest Mac ransomware variant surfaces in pirated Mac apps, a Malwarebytes Lab blog reports.

The Microsoft Edge web browser offers a Password Monitor feature that notifies end-users any time their usernames & passwords are found on the dark web.