The Qakbot botnet has been disrupted this summer, but cybercriminals are not ready to give up on the malware: Microsoft’s threat analysts have spotted a new phishing campaign attempting to deliver it to targets in the hospitality industry. Qakbot and…
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Four U.S. Nationals Charged in $80 Million Pig Butchering Crypto Scam
Four U.S. nationals have been charged for participating in an illicit scheme that earned them more than $80 million via cryptocurrency investment scams. The defendants – Lu Zhang, 36, of Alhambra, California; Justin Walker, 31, of Cypress, California; Joseph Wong,…
Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents
On Telegram, scammers are impersonating doctors to sell fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates and other products, showing how criminals are taking advantage of conspiracy theories. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers…
ALPHV Second Most Prominent Ransomware Strain Before Reported Downtime
The group was second behind only LockBit in attacks targeting North America and Europe between January 2022 and October 2023 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: ALPHV Second Most Prominent Ransomware Strain Before Reported Downtime
Protecting the perimeter with VT Intelligence – malicious URLs
Please note that this blogpost is part of our #VTMondays series, check out our collection of past publications here. One of the main attacking vectors attackers use for credential theft and malware deployment are malicious link-based attacks leveraging impersonated websites…
Xiaomi Founder Hopes For ‘Win’ With Upcoming Electric Car
Xiaomi founder and chief Lei Jun says company may struggle to keep up with demand as it prepares electric car launch This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi Founder Hopes For ‘Win’ With Upcoming…
SEC Shares Important Clarifications as New Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules Come Into Effect
The SEC has provided some important clarifications on its new cyber incident disclosure requirements, which come into effect on December 18. The post SEC Shares Important Clarifications as New Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules Come Into Effect appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
Cruise Cuts 900 Jobs Amidst Regulatory Scrutiny
GM-owned driverless car firm Cruise cuts more than 900 jobs as it faces safety probes after grisly accident This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Cruise Cuts 900 Jobs Amidst Regulatory Scrutiny
Strobes 2023 Pentesting Recap: Trends, Stats, and How PTaaS is Transforming Cybersecurity
Like every year, we are releasing some research and analysis around our pen-testing in 2023. This article covers some amazing statistics on what category of vulnerabilities we commonly report across… The post Strobes 2023 Pentesting Recap: Trends, Stats, and How…
QakBot Malware Resurfaces with New Tactics, Targeting the Hospitality Industry
A new wave of phishing messages distributing the QakBot malware has been observed, more than three months after a law enforcement effort saw its infrastructure dismantled by infiltrating its command-and-control (C2) network. Microsoft, which made the discovery, described it as a low-volume…
Unmasking the Dark Side of Low-Code/No-Code Applications
Low-code/no-code (LCNC) and robotic process automation (RPA) have gained immense popularity, but how secure are they? Is your security team paying enough attention in an era of rapid digital transformation, where business users are empowered to create applications swiftly using…
TikTok Removes Russian Propaganda Networks
TikTok removes hundreds of thousands of fake accounts spreading Russian propaganda and seeking to weaken Western support for Ukraine This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Removes Russian Propaganda Networks
3CX Urges Customers to Disable Integration Due to Potential Vulnerability
3CX tells customers to temporarily disable SQL Database integration to mitigate a potential vulnerability. The post 3CX Urges Customers to Disable Integration Due to Potential Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read…
MongoDB corporate systems breached, customer data exposed
Database management company MongoDB has suffered a breach: attackers have gained access to some of its corporate systems and customer data and metadata. The MongoDB breach “We detected suspicious activity on Wednesday (Dec. 13th, 2023) evening US Eastern Standard Time,…
Insurer’s UK Honeypots Attacked 17 Million Times Per Day
RDP is singled out as insurer Coalition records 17 million cyber-attacks per day in the UK in 2023 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Insurer’s UK Honeypots Attacked 17 Million Times Per Day
3 ways to reduce stress on the DevSecOps team
I recently moderated a session for the CSO Cybersecurity Summit on building resilience and addressing employee anxiety amid organizational transformation. My session focused on the stresses and burnout experienced by security teams, including recent data showing that 94% of chief…
MongoDB Investigates Customer Account Data Breach
Data platform provider MongoDB has discovered a data breach impacting customers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: MongoDB Investigates Customer Account Data Breach
Facebook and Instagram under fire for insufficient child safety protection measures
Meta’s top brands, including Facebook and Instagram, have lately been under fire for being unable to provide sufficient child safety measures on its social media… The post Facebook and Instagram under fire for insufficient child safety protection measures appeared first…
Ofcom Probes TikTok Over ‘Inaccurate’ Child Protection Data
Ofcom says TikTok may have provided inaccurate data about parental controls, as regulator begins enforcing child online safety rules This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ofcom Probes TikTok Over ‘Inaccurate’ Child Protection Data
Google Chrome’s New Tracking Protection Limits Website Tracking
Goodbye, third-party cookies. Hello, Tracking Protection! Chrome, the world’s most popular browser, is taking a major step toward a privacy-first web with the launch of its Tracking Protection feature. Starting January 4th, this limited rollout marks a turning point in Google’s…