A reality TV star whose sudden death was reported by several websites says she was the victim of a malicious hacker.  Saaphyri Windsor shot to fame after appearing on American dating gaming show Flavor of Love, which starred Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav. On Thursday night, after news of her death began circulating on the internet, Windsor announced publicly that she was in fact still drawing breath. Confusion over how the star may have shuffled off…

After two years of detention in a New York jail, a private investigator charged with involvement in a massive international hacker-for-hire scam is seeking to reach a plea agreement. Israeli national Aviram Azari is accused of working with co-conspirators in India to target environmental victims around the world with phishing emails and fake websites designed to steal their credentials. The large-scale operation came to the attention of United States law enforcement four years ago when…

The REvil ransomware operators added a Linux encryptor to their arsenal to encrypt Vmware ESXi virtual machines. The REvil ransomware operators are now using a Linux encryptor to encrypts Vmware ESXi virtual machines which are widely adopted by enterprises. The availability of the Linux encryptor was announced by the REvil gang in May, a circumstance that suggests the group is expanding its operation. Now MalwareHunterTeam researchers spotted a Linux version of the REvil ransomware that also…

A new Automated Clearing House (ACH) data security rule to protect electronically stored sensitive financial information has come into force in the United States. As of June 30, the ACH Security Framework now requires large, non-financial-institution (Non-Fi) originators, third-party service providers (TPSPs) and third-party senders (TPSs) to protect deposit account information by rendering it unreadable when it is stored electronically. First introduced in April 2020, the new rule specifically applies to entities sending payments (ACH originators)…

‘Smart homes’ could experience more than 12,000 cyber-attacks in a single week, according to a new investigation by Which? The consumer group partnered with NCC Group and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) to conduct the experiment, in which a home was filled with numerous IoT devices, including TVs, thermostats and smart security systems. They then analyzed the number of attempted hacks that took place over several weeks. Which? revealed a “breathtaking” amount of hacks and unknown scanning attacks targeting these devices,…