Cybersecurity News
Phishing Scam Aims to Hijack TikTok ‘Influencer’ Accounts
Threat actors used malicious emails to target more than 125 people with high-profile TikTok accounts in an attempt to steal info and lock them out.
17 November 2021
Why are you still using QWERTY? 2021's most common passwords revealed
Research reveals we are yet to adopt strong passwords, let alone more robust security measures.17 November 2021
UK tackles record cyber incidents as Russian ransomware attacks increase
National Cyber Security Centre says cyberattacks at record high and urges businesses not to pay up
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it tackled a record number of cyber incidents in the UK over the last year, with ransomware attacks originating from Russia dominating its activities.
The cybersecurity agency said it had helped deal with a 7.5% increase in cases in the year to August, fuelled by the surge of criminal hackers seizing control of corporate data and demanding payment in cryptocurrency for its return.
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FBI Email Hoaxer ID’ed by the Guy He Allegedly Loves to Torment
Vinny Troia, the cybersecurity researcher mentioned in a fake alert gushed out of the FBI’s email system, says it's just one of a string of jabs from a childish but cybercriminally talented tormentor.
16 November 2021
Rooting Malware Is Back for Mobile. Here’s What to Look Out For.
Hank Schless, senior manager of security solutions at Lookout, discusses AbstractEmu, mobile malware found on Google Play, Amazon Appstore and the Samsung Galaxy Store.
16 November 2021
200M Adult Cam Model, User Records Exposed in Stripchat Breach
The leak included model information, chat messages and payment details.
16 November 2021
MosesStaff Locks Up Targets, with No Ransom Demand, No Decryption
A politically motivated group is paralyzing Israeli entities with no financial goal -- and no intention of handing over decryption keys.
16 November 2021
Belarus government accused of 'partial responsibility' for Ghostwriter campaigns
Mandiant says the government is likely to blame for anti-NATO campaigns, and more.16 November 2021
Strategic web compromises in the Middle East with a pinch of Candiru
ESET researchers have discovered strategic web compromise (aka watering hole) attacks against high‑profile websites in the Middle East
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16 November 2021
Emotet Resurfaces on the Back of TrickBot After Nearly a Year
Researchers observed what looks like the Emotet botnet – the "world’s most dangerous malware" – reborn and distributed by the trojan it used to deliver.
16 November 2021
MosesStaff attacks organizations with encryption malware - no payment demand made
Israeli firms are being targeted for purely political and destructive purposes.16 November 2021
New banking Trojan SharkBot makes waves across Europe, US
The malware specializes in infiltrating Android handsets.16 November 2021
The Best Ransomware Response, According to the Data
An analysis of ransomware attack negotiation-data offers best practices.
15 November 2021
High-Severity Intel Processor Bug Exposes Encryption Keys
CVE-2021-0146, arising from a debugging functionality with excessive privileges, allows attackers to read encrypted files.
15 November 2021
Cybercriminals Target Alibaba Cloud for Cryptomining, Malware
Cybercriminals are targeting Alibaba Elastic Computing Service (ECS) instances, disabling certain security features to further their cryptomining goals. Alibaba offers a few unique options that make it a highly attractive target for attackers, researchers noted. According to research from Trend Micro, the Chinese giant’s cloud (also known as Aliyun) has a preinstalled security agent. While […]
15 November 2021
FBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts
Hackers break into the Bureau’s email systems to send out at least 100,000 emails warning recipients of imminent cyberattacks
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15 November 2021
FBI Says Its System Was Exploited to Email Fake Cyberattack Alert
The alert was mumbo jumbo, but it was indeed sent from the bureau's
email system, from the agency’s own internet address.
15 November 2021
Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake emails about a cybercrime investigation. According to an interview with the person who claimed responsibility for the hoax, the spam messages were sent by abusing insecure code in an FBI online portal designed to share information with state and local law enforcement authorities.13 November 2021
Threat from Organized Cybercrime Syndicates Is Rising
Europol reports that criminal groups are undermining the EU’s economy and its society, offering everything from murder-for-hire to kidnapping, torture and mutilation.
12 November 2021
Costco Confirms: A Data Skimmer’s Been Ripping Off Customers
Big-box behemoth retailer Costco is offering victims 12 months of credit monitoring, a $1 million insurance reimbursement policy and ID theft recovery services.
12 November 2021