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German investigators have identified a deep-pocketed, big-spending Russian billionaire whom they suspect of being a core member of the REvil ransomware gang.

The private key used to sign the vaccine passports was leaked and is being passed around to create fake passes for the likes of Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler.

UPDATE: French & Polish authorities found no sign of cryptographic compromise in the leak of the private key used to sign the vaccine passports and to create fake passes for Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler, et al.

Grief, a ransomware group with ties to Russia-based Evil Corp, claims to have stolen data from the gun-rights group and has posted files on its dark web site.

The flaw, found in the Hashthemes Demo Importer plugin, allows any authenticated user to exsanguinate a vulnerable WordPress site, deleting nearly all database content and uploaded media.

Defending against ransomware will take a move to zero-trust, argues Daniel Spicer, CSO, Ivanti.

The kid was busted after abusing Google Ads to lure users to his fake gift card site.

Out of 92 security vulnerabilities, 66 are rated critical in severity, mostly allowing code execution. The most severe can lead to information disclosure.

A researcher was able to crack 70 percent of the gathered hashes in an experiment in a residential neighborhood.

Researchers found that one critical flaw in question is exploitable from the browser, allowing watering-hole attacks.