New Lotus data wiper used against Venezuelan energy, utility firms

A previously undocumented data-wiping malware dubbed Lotus was used last year in targeted attacks against energy and ...

Trigona ransomware attacks use custom exfiltration tool to steal data

Recently observed Trigona ransomware attacks are using a custom, command-line tool to steal data from compromised ...
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New Wiper Malware Targeted Venezuelan Energy Sector Prior to US Intervention

Used in attacks against energy and utilities organizations, Lotus Wiper can overwrite drivers, delete files, and cripple ...

Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation ...

Even trusted apps can spread PC malware now

PCWorld reports that hackers are increasingly compromising legitimate software like Notepad++ and Steam games to distribute ...
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Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software

Fast16 malware from 2005 predates Stuxnet by five years, targeting engineering software to sabotage calculations and reshape ...
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Pre-Stuxnet Sabotage Malware ‘Fast16’ Linked to US-Iran Cyber Tensions

The Fast16 sabotage malware targeted high-precision computing workloads and could propagate through entire facilities.
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Cole Tomas Allen: The man behind the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old resident of Torrance, California, has been identified as the suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC. Allen was ...