Cybersecurity News
‘My bank account was in a shambles’: The ordeal of an identity theft victim
A victim of identity theft tells us how criminals used his identity to commit fraud and what it took to put his life back in order
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18 November 2021
Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme
The CEO of a South Carolina technology firm has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud in connection with an elaborate network of phony companies set up to obtain more than 735,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the nonprofit organization that leases the digital real estate to entities in North America.17 November 2021
Fake Ransomware Infection Hits WordPress Sites
WordPress sites have been splashed with ransomware warnings that are as real as dime-store cobwebs made out of spun polyester.
17 November 2021
Netflix Bait: Phishers Target Streamers with Fake Service Signups
Lures dressed up to look like movie and TV streaming offers are swiping payment data.
17 November 2021
Exchange, Fortinet Flaws Being Exploited by Iranian APT, CISA Warns
Meanwhile, a Microsoft analysis that followed six Iranian threat actor groups for over a year found them increasingly sophisticated, adapting and thriving.
17 November 2021
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