March 28, 2024

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Crime group hijacks hundreds of US news websites to push malware

A cybercriminal group has compromised a media content provider to deploy malware on the websites of hundreds of news outlets in the U.S., according to cybersecurity company Proofpoint. The threat actors, tracked by Proofpoint as “TA569,” compromised the media organization to spread SocGholish, a custom malware active since at least 2018. The media company in […]

Crime group hijacks hundreds of US news websites to push malware by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Foxconn confirms ransomware attack disrupted operations at Mexico factory

Smartphone manufacturing giant Foxconn has confirmed that a ransomware attack in late May disrupted operations at one of its Mexico-based production plants. “It is confirmed that one of our factories in Mexico experienced a ransomware cyberattack in late May,” Jimmy Huang, a Foxconn spokesperson told TechCrunch. “The company’s cybersecurity team has been carrying out the recovery […]