CyberVolk, a ransomware-as-a-service provider with pro-Russian links, has emerged as a major new hacktivist group, blending political and financial cybercrime. Described by SentinelLabs, the group, formerly known as GLORIAMIST and Solntsevskaya, conducts financially motivated attacks citing geopolitical motives as justification. It also uses code from other hacktivist groups and has shifted from DDoS attacks to ransomware. CyberVolk’s operations, rivalry with other groups, and reuse of leaked ransomware code contribute to the growing complexity of ransomware landscape.
WhatsApp Chat Histories Exposed in Unencrypted Storage on macOS and iOS
Security researchers have raised concerns over how WhatsApp stores user chat data on macOS and iOS, revealing that message databases may be stored in unencrypted
