PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison
Matthew Lane pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from attacks on PowerSchool and a U.S. telecom company earlier this year. His sentence is half the amount prosecutors sought…
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Fortra cops to exploitation of GoAnywhere file-transfer service defect
The vendor belatedly admitted the max-severity vulnerability was actively exploited weeks after researchers and officials confirmed as much independently.
What’s it like to go through the FedRAMP process?
Scott Montgomery, VP of Federal, Island
Dozens of Oracle customers impacted by Clop data theft for extortion campaign
Researchers said malicious activity dates back to early July and active exploitation was observed two months ago.
Microsoft pins GoAnywhere zero-day attacks to ransomware affiliate Storm-1175
Multiple researchers and CISA have confirmed active exploitation of the maximum-severity defect. Fortra, the company behind the file-transfer service, remains silent.
Oracle zero-day defect amplifies panic over Clop’s data theft attack spree
The notorious ransomware group exploited multiple vulnerabilities, including a zero-day, for at least eight weeks before alleged victims received extortion demands.
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Here is the email Clop attackers sent to Oracle customers
The emails, which are littered with broken English, aim to instill fear, apply pressure, threaten public exposure and seek negotiation for a ransom payment.
Andesite’s Brian Carbaugh on how lessons from the CIA can power an AI-powered SOC
Brian Carbaugh, CEO of Andesite
Oracle customers being bombarded with emails claiming widespread data theft
Researchers tell CyberScoop that notorious ransomware group Clop may be behind the email barrage.
Censys’ Silas Cutler on how adversaries chain vulns together for big attacks
Silas Cutler, principal security researcher at Census