Avast secretly provided victims with DoNex ransomware decryptors before the criminals disappeared

Updated Researchers at Avast have been secretly distributing decryptors to victims of DoNex ransomware since March after discovering a flaw in the criminals’ cryptography, the company confirmed today. They have also published the decryptor for anyone to use, now that the group no longer appears to pose a serious threat to the cybersecurity sector after … Read more

Pure Storage pwned, claims data looted by criminals who broke into Snowflake workspace

Pure Storage is the latest company to confirm that it is suffering from increasing Snowflake-related data breaches. A security bulletin published on the support page on Tuesday said the incident has been confirmed and addressed. It was strongly emphasized that no customer data had been compromised. The all-flash storage vendor said it was only one … Read more

The high-flying criminals were so deluded that they thought they couldn’t be touched

These are just some of the high-flying criminals who thought they could get away with a life of crime. The fraudsters used the money and spent their ill-gotten gains on luxury cars and holidays. Two business bosses created fake invoices from fake companies to avoid paying a whopping £1.3 million in tax. In another elaborate … Read more