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BlackLock Ransomware Exposed After Researchers Exploit Leak Site Vulnerability
In what’s an instance of hacking the hackers, threat hunters have managed to infiltrate the online infrastructure associated with a ransomware group called BlackLock, uncovering crucial information about their modus operandi in the process. Resecurity said it identified a security vulnerability in the data leak site (DLS) operated by the e-crime group that made it…
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UPS announces layoffs as facility closes temporarily
The facility’s other 672 workers could find positions elsewhere in the company, UPS says.
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March 2025’s top stories: On Trump, DOGE/Musk, Dutch Bros and Nike
Business concerns about administrative actions dominated 2025’s third month.
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Plans take shape for buildout of James Beard Public Market
The nonprofit behind the James Beard Public Market has submitted a design advice request from the city of Portland for both properties.
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New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to investors: We will do better
New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan introduced himself to investors this week and promised the company would improve.
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Gregg Kantor, the retired NW Natural CEO, dies at age 67
Kantor worked for the utility for 20 years, including seven as CEO.
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Oregon craft beer upheaval: 3 brewery closings and 3 openings
The years since the pandemic have upended craft brewing in Portland.
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Portland metro’s most affordable towns and neighborhoods for homebuyers
Most of the metro area’s ZIP codes have median home prices beyond the budget of median households.
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Researchers Uncover 46 Critical Flaws in Solar Inverters From Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed 46 new security flaws in products from three solar inverter vendors, Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA, that could be exploited by a bad actor to seize control of devices or execute code remotely, posing severe risks to electrical grids. The vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed SUN:DOWN by Forescout Vedere Labs. “The new…
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CoffeeLoader Uses GPU-Based Armoury Packer to Evade EDR and Antivirus Detection
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new sophisticated malware called CoffeeLoader that’s designed to download and execute secondary payloads. The malware, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz, shares behavioral similarities with another known malware loader known as SmokeLoader. “The purpose of the malware is to download and execute second-stage payloads while evading
