Monti Ransomware group is back
The group, which has been quiet for an extended period of time, restarted its public operations and released a new encryptor for Linux, which researchers say has significant differences compared to previous versions. The group is focused on government and legal entities and has previously gained attention for its similarities to Conti ransomware
Officials count the costs of Dallas ransomware attack
Officials say they expect the damage done by a recent ransomware attack on Dallas is more extensive than initially thought. It has been confirmed that 26 212 people had their personal information exposed in the attack and a report in the Dallas Morning News says that an ongoing review will more than likely reveal that more people were affected.
Barracuda again targeted by malicious malware
Barracuda Email Security Gateway devices have again been violated, this time through a novel backdoor malware named ‘Whirlpool.’ The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified the breach to be the work of a pro-China group of hackers. The threat actors have targeted a zero-day remote command injection vulnerability through the malware. Reports say this vulnerability was used to plant malware payloads of Seapsy and Whirlpool backdoors on compromised devices.
