Ingram Micro Confirms Ransomware Attack as Cause of Ongoing Outage

Ingram Micro, a leading technology distributor and managed services provider, has confirmed that a ransomware attack is the cause of an ongoing outage affecting its systems. The attack, which began on Thursday, resulted in the company’s website and network going down. As of Saturday, the company announced that it was working to restore its systems to enable the processing of orders again. In a statement issued to shareholders on Monday, before the opening of the US markets,[…]

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Scammers Impersonate UPS with Fake Package Redelivery Texts Targeting iPhone Users

Scammers have launched a new phishing campaign, disguising themselves as UPS and targeting iPhone users with fake package redelivery information. The goal of this scam is to steal users’ personal information, and it’s essential to know how to identify and avoid falling victim to it. The scam involves sending text messages that claim to be from UPS, informing users of a supposed failed package delivery. The message provides instructions on how to reschedule the delivery and warns[…]

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Scattered Spider Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Airlines and Transportation Sector, FBI and Cybersecurity Firms Warn

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and leading cybersecurity firms have issued a warning that the notorious hacking group, Scattered Spider, has expanded its targets to include airlines and the transportation sector. In a statement released on Friday, the FBI confirmed that it has “recently observed” cyberattacks consistent with Scattered Spider’s methods against the airline sector. Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit, Mandiant, and Palo Alto Networks’ security research division, Unit 42, have also corroborated that Scattered Spider[…]

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