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Thanos Ransomware First to Weaponize RIPlace Tactic
Posted on 11-06-2020https://threatpost.com/thanos-ransomware-weaponize-riplace-tactic/156438/
Thanos is the first ransomware family to feature the weaponized RIPlace tactic, enabling it to bypass ransomware protections. Researchers have uncovered a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) too...
$7.7 million lost to tech support scams from Jan to April in big spike over same period last year
Posted on 08-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/77-million-lost-to-tech-support-scams-from-jan-to-april-in-big-spike-over-same-period-last?utm_source=STSmartphone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-06-07+18%3A44%3A14
SINGAPORE - More than $7 million has been lost to technical support staff impersonators in the first four months of this year, an increase of more than 40 times from the same period last year. The sc...
ST Engineering US subsidiary hit with criminal ransomware attack
Posted on 06-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/business/st-engineering-us-subsidiary-hit-with-criminal-ransomware-attack
Singapore-based ST Engineering Aerospace’s US subsidiary has suffered a massive ransomware attack, resulting in the exposure of confidential data such as contract details with various ...
Spike in attempts to hijack computers for cryptocurrency mining: Cyber-security firm
Posted on 06-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/spike-in-attempts-to-hijack-computers-for-cryptocurrency-mining-cybersecurity-firm
SINGAPORE - Digital hijackers are taking over computers to mine for cryptocurrency, with cyber-security firm Kaspersky saying that Singapore has had a spike in cryptojacking attempts in the first thre...
Spike in cryptojacking attempts on devices here, says cyber-security firm
Posted on 06-06-2020https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/spike-in-cryptojacking-attempts-on-devices-here-says-cyber-security-firm
Hackers are taking over computers to mine for cryptocurrency, with cyber-security firm Kaspersky saying Singapore has had a spike in cryptojacking attempts in the first three months of this year. The...