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The threat actors behind the Cuba ransomware variant have already amassed $44m through targeting of at least 49 victims, according to the FBI. The bureau’s latest ‘flash’ alert revealed that the group had demanded at least $74m from its victims. These victims frequently come from critical infrastructure sectors like financial, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and IT. “Cuba ransomware is distributed through Hancitor malware, a loader known for dropping or executing stealers, such as Remote Access Trojans (RATs) and…

Nine US State Department officials had their iPhones remotely hacked by spyware from controversial firm NSO Group, according to reports. Four people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Israel developer’s Pegasus malware was used to snoop on the US government victims over the past few months. Although the identity of the hacker(s) is unknown, the targeted staffers were either based in Uganda or working on projects concerning the African country. They were apparently…

A romance fraudster who targeted hundreds of women online has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering. Osagie Aigbonohan, 40, from Lagos, Nigeria, is currently awaiting sentencing after appearing before Southwark Crown Court on Friday. His scams are said to have tricked at least nine victims he befriended on dating sites into sending him money, including one woman who was conned out of nearly £10,000. That victim made nine payments over the course…

In 2020, just under half the UK workforce worked from home at least some of the time, according to the Office of National Statistics. In the United States, a survey by Upwork found that over a quarter of professionals expect to work fully remotely within the next five years. Working from home has been propelled into the mainstream by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the resulting lockdowns and restrictions on traveling to work. But…

How Bad Are The Breaches? Please take the time to visit a visual mapping of the largest breaches… http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/ Which I shortened for you… https://tinyurl.com/CDMG-DEC-2021  (you can trust me, I’m a CISSP and the Publisher of this Magazine in our 10th Anniversary) also… https://tinyurl.com/breaches2021  your choice.  Feel free to test these two URLs in VirusTotal but be warned, antivirus – even next gen AV cannot stop these breaches from happening. BILLIONS OF RECORDS, SO FAR……