The Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords in response to hacking attempts against some of its users. The Pokemon Company announced it had reset the passwords for some accounts after it had detected hacking attempts, Techcrunch first reported. The company…
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Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts
Ukraine cyber police, along with the national police, arrested three hackers attempting to sell 100 million compromised emails and Instagram accounts. The Ukraine cyber police and the national police have arrested three individuals who are suspected to have hacked over…
New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon?
A new variant of the Russia-linked wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, was spotted targeting Linux x86 devices. A new variant of a data wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, is specifically designed for targeting Linux x86 devices has been detected in…
Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series. Tournament suspended
On Sunday, two competitive esports players were hacked while participating at the Apex Legends Global Series tournament. Electronic Arts postponed the North American (NA) finals of the Apex Legends Global Series tournament after two competitive esports players were hacked during a match.…
Earth Krahang APT breached tens of government organizations worldwide
Trend Micro uncovered a sophisticated campaign conducted by Earth Krahang APT group that breached 70 organizations worldwide. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign conducted by a threat actor tracked as Earth Krahang while investigating the activity of China-linked APT…
PoC exploit for critical RCE flaw in Fortra FileCatalyst transfer tool released
Fortra addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting its FileCatalyst file transfer product. Fortra has released updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-25153 (CVSS score 9.8) impacting its FileCatalyst file transfer solution. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit their vulnerability to…
Fujitsu suffered a malware attack and probably a data breach
Technology giant Fujitsu announced it had suffered a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of customer information. Japanese technology giant Fujitsu on Friday announced it had suffered a malware attack, threat actors may have stolen personal and customer…
Remove WordPress miniOrange plugins, a critical flaw can allow site takeover
A critical vulnerability in WordPress miniOrange’s Malware Scanner and Web Application Firewall plugins can allow site takeover. On March 1st, 2024, WordPress security firm Wordfence received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in miniOrange’s Malware Scanner as part of the…
The Aviation and Aerospace Sectors Face Skyrocketing Cyber Threats
Resecurity reported about the increasing wave of cyber incidents targeting the aerospace and aviation sectors. The experts emphasized the importance of rigorous cybersecurity risk assessments for airports and proactive threat intelligence in the context of the activity of major ransomware…
Email accounts of the International Monetary Fund compromised
Threat actors compromised at least 11 International Monetary Fund (IMF) email accounts earlier this year, the organization revealed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed a security breach, threat actors compromsed 11 email accounts earlier this year. The agency discovered the…
Threat actors leaked 70,000,000+ records allegedly stolen from AT&T
Researchers at vx-underground first noticed that more than 70,000,000 records from AT&T were leaked on the Breached hacking forum. More than 70,000,000 records from an unspecified division of AT&T were leaked onto Breached, vx-underground researchers reported. The researchers confirmed that…
“gitgub” malware campaign targets Github users with RisePro info-stealer
Cybersecurity researchers discovered multiple GitHub repositories hosting cracked software that are used to drop the RisePro info-stealer. G-Data researchers found at least 13 such Github repositories hosting cracked software designed to deliver the RisePro info-stealer. The experts noticed that this…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. France…
France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people
Unemployment agency France Travail (Pôle Emploi) recently suffered a data breach that could impact 43 million people. On August 2023, the French government employment agency Pôle emploi suffered a data breach and notified 10 million individuals impacted by the security…
Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack
School districts continue to be under attack, schools in Scranton, Pennsylvania, are suffering a ransomware attack. This week, schools in Scranton, Pennsylvania, experienced a ransomware attack, resulting in IT outages. The Scranton School District is working with third-party forensic specialists…
Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group allegedly using again the mixer platform Tornado Cash to launder $23 million. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group allegedly has reportedly resumed using the mixer platform Tornado Cash to launder $23 million. Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic…
Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case
US DoJ sentenced a Moldovan national (31) to 42 months in federal prison for operating the E-Root cybercrime marketplace. U.S. District Court sentenced the Moldovan national (31) Sandu Boris Diaconu to 42 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit…
UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland
Russian hackers have knocked down the GPS and communications of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet with electronic warfare attack. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet flew from Poland, where he visited British troops…
Cisco fixed high-severity elevation of privilege and DoS bugs
Cisco this week addressed high-severity elevation of privilege and denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in IOS RX software. Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities in IOS RX software, including three high-severity issues that can be exploited to elevate privileges and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS)…
Recent DarkGate campaign exploited Microsoft Windows zero-day
Researchers recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 2024, which exploited Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. Researchers at the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 2024, which exploited the Windows zero-day flaw CVE-2024-21412 using fake software installers.…