Dronepocalypse, Privacy, Microsoft, DLINK, Home Depot, Phishing, NIST, VenomRat, Josh Marpet, and more, are on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Officials of the Palau government have dismissed claims by the DragonForce ransomware operation alleging the theft of more than 21GB of data from the island nation's systems, which it threatened to leak by Wednesday, as well as ongoing negotiations between both parties, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Major UK global veterinary services provider CVS Group had clinical care operations across the country impacted by a cyberattack during the past week, with persistent disruptions expected in the next few weeks, The Register reports.
Operations at global mobile accessories manufacturer Targus have been interrupted by a cyberattack targeted at its file servers last week, according to BleepingComputer.
U.S. consulting firm Greylock McKinnon Associates had information from 341,650 individuals initially obtained by the Department of Justice as part of a civil litigation compromised following a cyberattack against its systems last May, Security Affairs reports.
Security pros say threat actors could use the leaked data to run phishing attacks that would steal Home Depot corporate credentials and launch ransomware attacks.
