Tag: Industry News – HOTforSecurity

Emotet Returns with Updated Modules and New Campaign

Read the original article: Emotet Returns with Updated Modules and New Campaign The Emotet malware is back after a hiatus of a couple of months, according to new research. The malware is now using updated payloads the operators implemented to…

Spotify Hit by Yet Another Data Leak

Read the original article: Spotify Hit by Yet Another Data Leak Spotify is now dealing with a third security incident in the span of a couple of months after account registration data was mistakenly exposed to some of the company’s…

New Ransomware MountLocker Uses Extortion and Data Exfiltration

Read the original article: New Ransomware MountLocker Uses Extortion and Data Exfiltration Security researchers have identified a new piece of ransomware named MountLocker specializing in infection and data exfiltration, following the trend set in 2020 by similar threats. MountLocker is…

Nintendo Hacker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Read the original article: Nintendo Hacker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison A California resident who hacked Nintendo when he was a minor has been sentenced to serve three years in prison, followed by seven years of supervised release. Ryan…

Indian Telefraud Boss Gets 20 Years Behind Bars

Read the original article: Indian Telefraud Boss Gets 20 Years Behind Bars The US Department of Justice has announced the sentencing of an Indian national for masterminding several India-based call centers that defrauded US victims out of millions of dollars…

FBI Warns of Spoofed Domains Imitating their Website

Read the original article: FBI Warns of Spoofed Domains Imitating their Website Cyber actors have spoofed legitimate FBI websites in an effort to trick people, possibly by disseminating false information or gathering credentials, according to an FBI advisory. Spoofing official…

Critical Webex Bugs Let ‘Ghost’ Users Spy on Meetings

Read the original article: Critical Webex Bugs Let ‘Ghost’ Users Spy on Meetings Researchers have discovered three dangerous security flaws in CISCO’s popular video conferencing tool, Webex. In the researchers’ words, the flaws can allow anyone to become a ‘ghost,’…

State Actors Attack COVID-19 Research Efforts, Microsoft Says

Read the original article: State Actors Attack COVID-19 Research Efforts, Microsoft Says Nations-state actors continue to launch cyberattacks against seven prominent companies directly involved in researching vaccines and treatments for Covid-19, according to new research revealed by Microsoft. Since the…

Capcom Hit by Ransomware Cyberattack

Read the original article: Capcom Hit by Ransomware Cyberattack Capcom announced that hackers accessed some of the company resources, including emails and file servers, and some operations have been halted. The first report would indicate a ransomware infection with Ragnar…

Toymaker Mattel Discloses Ransomware Attack

Read the original article: Toymaker Mattel Discloses Ransomware Attack Leading toymaker Mattel has publicly acknowledged a ransomware attack that affected its business systems earlier this year. The maker of Barbie, Hot Wheels and Thomas & Friends toys discovered the security…

Amazon Fires Employee For Leaking Customer Data

Read the original article: Amazon Fires Employee For Leaking Customer Data Retail giant doesn’t disclose how many customers have been affected Users should be on their guard against fraudulent and phishing emails Multiple Amazon customers turned to social media to…

FTC Launches New Fraud Reporting Tool for US Consumers

Read the original article: FTC Launches New Fraud Reporting Tool for US Consumers The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a new cyber-fraud reporting platform, where consumers can easily report fraud, scams or bad business practices. As fraud has…