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The number of and extortion groups grew by 63.2% in the first quarter of 2022 over the same period the previous year, an increase that inevitably led to more organizations falling prey to activity

LockBit, Conti, and BlackCat Lead Pack Amid Rise in Active RaaS and Extortion Groups: Ransomware in Q1 2022 - Security News This report delves into the ransomware threat landscape of the first quarter of 2022, with a focus on the three most successful ransomware families and the types of industries and organizations that were affected by their attacks.

Department of Justice Announces New Policy for Charging Cases under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The policy for the first time directs that good-faith research should not be charged.

Department of Justice Announces New Policy for Charging Cases under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act The Department of Justice today announced the revision of its policy regarding charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).

The latest case in point is a malicious package for distributing Cobalt Strike on , , and systems, which was uploaded to the widely used Python Package Index (PyPI) registry for application developers.

Malicious Python Repository Package Drops Cobalt Strike on Windows, macOS & Linux Systems The PyPI "pymafka" package is the latest example of growing attacker interest in abusing widely used open source software repositories.

While most malicious email campaigns use Word documents to hide and spread malware, a recently discovered campaign uses a malicious PDF file and a 22-year-old bug to propagate the .

Snake Keylogger Spreads Through Malicious PDFs Microsoft Word also leveraged in the email campaign, which uses a 22-year-old Office RCE bug.

Chinese hackers have been caught spying on Russian defense institutes.

Chinese hackers caught spying on Russian defence institutes A minimum of two research institutes in Russia and third likely in Belarus have suffered an espionage attack carried out by a Chinese nation-state advanced pers