Hackers are reportedly using advanced Qbot malware via FakeUpdates, with the malware found to be particularly impacting the education sector. Cybersecurity researchers advise firms to implement proactive endpoint security and thorough email scrutiny to tackle this. They also noted that global organisations have been widely affected by Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution and Web Server Malicious URL Directory Traversal vulnerabilities. Other commonly exploited weaknesses include Zyxel ZyWALL Command Injection. Popular malware families include FakeUpdates, FormBook, and Nanocore.

German authorities want your help finding the hackers behind GandCrab and REvil
Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin and Anatoly Sergeevitsch Kravchuk are believed to have made millions from ransomware as a service schemes

