Month: April 2022

Ubiquiti Files Case Against Security Blogger Krebs Over ‘False Accusations’ (for doing his job)

Posted on by Robin Edgar

In March of 2021 the Krebs on Security blog reported that Ubiquiti, “a major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things devices,” had disclosed a breach exposing customer account credentials. But Krebs added that a company source “alleges” that Ubiquiti was downplaying the severity of the incident — which is not true, says Ubiquiti. Krebs’ original Read more about Ubiquiti Files Case Against Security Blogger Krebs Over ‘False Accusations’ (for doing his job)[…]

Viasat confirms satellite modems were wiped with AcidRain malware – 7th wiper deployed against Ukraine this year

Posted on by Robin Edgar

A newly discovered data wiper malware that wipes routers and modems has been deployed in the cyberattack that targeted the KA-SAT satellite broadband service to wipe SATCOM modems on February 24, affecting thousands in Ukraine and tens of thousands more across Europe. The malware, dubbed AcidRain by researchers at SentinelOne, is designed to brute-force device Read more about Viasat confirms satellite modems were wiped with AcidRain malware – 7th wiper deployed against Ukraine this year[…]