Tag: Softpedia News / Security

More than 700M LinkedIn Users Data for Sale

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybercriminals are selling the data of 700 million LinkedIn users on a hacking forum. A very similar selling occurred in April, when the data of around 500 million LinkedIn members…

Microsoft Confirms New NOBELIUM Activity

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Microsoft claims that an attacker gained access to one of its customer service representatives and used the information for targeted hacking. The organization said it has notified affected consumers, according…

MyBook Live Drives Are Being Completely Erased

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security People all around the world using Live Duo and MyBook Live woke up this week to discover that their drives had been totally wiped, says Forbes.  According to sources, the…

Personal Information of Over 200,000 Students Leaked

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Personal information on approximately 280,000 students in Israel was compromised last week in a cyberattack on the company AcadeME. May Brooks-Kempler of the Think Safe Cyber Facebook group estimates that…

FIN7 Cybercrime Boss Gets 7-Year Jail Sentence

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security FIN7’s Ukrainian cybercrime operative has been sentenced to seven years in prison for running a criminal scheme that allowed FIN7 to hack millions of customers’ credit and debit cards, as…

New ChaChi Trojan Targeting U.S. Schools

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence revealed Wednesday that a new ChaChi Trojan is being used as a critical component in executing ransomware operations against government organizations and U.S. schools, says…

New Ransomware Uses Virtual Machine to Launch Attacks

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybercriminals are running more and more malicious payloads via Virtual Machines, according to Symantec Threat Hunter Team. Help Net Security investigated an attempted ransomware attack that was executed via a…

Cybercriminal Are Now Relying on Call Centres

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security As ransomware attacks have become more sophisticated, Microsoft cybersecurity researchers are now on the hunt for BazarCall, cybercriminal call centers that manage to spread BazarLoader malware, according to ZDNet. BacarCall,…

iPhone Wi-Fi Temporarly Bricked by Weird Network

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security An experiment has shown that when an iPhone connects to a Wi-Fi that has a strange SSID name, it disables wireless until network settings reset, according to Threat Post.  A…

U.S. Seizes Iranian State-linked News Websites

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The Justice Department announced Tuesday the seizure of several Iran’s state-linked news website domains accusing them of propagating “disinformation”. This action appears to be a broad attack on Iranian media…

EU To Establish a Rapid Response Cybersecurity Team

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The “Joint Cyber Unit” is an action plan aimed at countries affected by cyberattacks to get help from the EU and other governments. The new taskforce will be responsible for…

NATO’s Cloud Platform has been Hacked

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security NATO uses the SOA & IdM platform and classified it as secret while it was used to handle several essential functions within the Polaris program. Part of NATO’s IT modernization…

NVIDIA’s Jetson Chipset Comes with Exploitable Bugs

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security New vulnerabilities have been found in NVIDIA’s Jetson SoC framework that affects millions of graphics cards. These vulnerabilities may allow hackers to perform denial-of-service attacks and data theft, according to…

Customer Information Stolen from Wegmans

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Following the data breach, Wegmans announces in a press release that two of its internal databases  were open to outside access due to an undetected configuration issue, according to Security…

Data Stolen from Ohio Medicare Provider

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Medicaid’s Ohio Department warned that an unknown individual accessed data in Maximus’ care without authorization for two days in May. The organization apparently suffered a security incident that may have…

TeaBot Trojan Steals Bank Details via Fake Antivirus Apps

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to a recent security report, TeaBot targets its victims by pretending to be Kaspersky’s, the famous antivirus program. TeaBot highlights the dangers of downloading Android apps from unauthorized marketplaces,…

Could Monero Replace Bitcoin in the Cybercrime World?

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Justin Ehrenhofer, a member of the Monero development community, claims that the criminal use of cryptocurrency is expected to increase significantly in the future, says News Week.  The Colonial Pipeline…

REvil Claims Responsibility for Invenergy Data Breach

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The organization claims to have obtained 4 terabytes of vital project information, including contracts and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), according to Info Security Magazine.  Invenergy, a Chicago-based solar and wind power…

Cyberpunk 2077 Data Circulating Online

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Four months after a cyberattack on Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red has admitted that employee and game-related data appears to be circulating in the cyber underground, according to…

Minecraft’s Mod May Contain Dangerous Malware

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Minecraft fans are advised to exercise extreme caution when installing mods and add-ons for the game, according to Tech Radar.  Despite Minecraft being a well-known video game that continues to…

McDonald’s Possible Hit by Data Breach

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security McDonald’s Corp, the iconic fast-food restaurant, has been hit by a data breach leading to stolen in the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan.   The exact nature of the…

Hackers Can Use Pre-installed Samsung Apps to Spy on Users

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Multiple significant security weaknesses have been discovered in Samsung’s pre-installed Android apps. Recently disclosed flaws might have given cybercriminals access to personal data without the users’ knowledge and allowed them…

Cox Media Group hit by Major Cyberattack Last Week

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to two people familiar with the matter, Cox Media Group’s television and radio stations in the US were the targets of a cyberattack last week, with some stations still…

EA Gaming Giant Hacked and Source Code Stolen

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The hackers claimed to have obtained source code for games such as FIFA 21 as well as the proprietary Frostbite game engine. Frostbite engine serves as the basis for many…

Organizations Leveraging Microsoft Teams at Risk

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Exec Survey and iGov Survey conducted a study highlighting how more than 200 individual companies are enabling seamless business continuity in the United Kingdom amidst rapid societal change. The survey…

Windows 10 Targeted With Chrome Zero-day Exploits

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to Kaspersky, on April 14 and 15, 2021, a wave of highly concentrated attacks was tracked using a chain of zero-day exploits in Chrome and Windows.  PuzzleMaker is the…

Largest List of Passwords Ever Has Been Released Online

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The world’s largest password collection was posted on a prominent hacker forum. A member submitted a 100 GB text file containing 8.4 billion passwords, most likely compiled from previous data…

New UAF Flaw Affecting Microsoft Office to be Patched Today

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Four disclosed vulnerabilities in the Office suite, including Excel and Office online, could be used by cybercriminals to spread attack code through Word and Excel documents.   Security researchers from…

South Korea Under Major Cyberattacks in Pandemic’s Era

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security South Korea Ransomware attacks have escalated over the past year in South Korea, crippling hospitals and shopping malls, as the coronavirus outbreak has increased Internet activity, according to Ciso.  On…

NSW Health Confirms Data Breach due to Accellion Flaws

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security NSW Health is the latest Australian government agency to confirm it has been affected by a security vulnerability in the Accellion File Transfer System, according to ZDNet.   New South…

REvilis Not Afraid of the US Ransomware Focus

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The notorious ransomware gang has said it is no longer trying to avoid targets in the US. In fact, the group is tripling its focus on US soil despite increased…

Exchange Servers Targeted by Epsilon Red Malware

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to the ransom note, bad actors may be behind a series of PowerShell scripts used as a weapon to exploit vulnerabilities in corporate networks, according to Threat Post.  …

Critical Bugs Affects Realtek Wi-Fi Module

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A new set of significant vulnerabilities in the Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module has been disclosed. These flaws allow an attacker to exploit and therefore gain elevated privileges on a device.…

Researchers Reveals Hacking Operations Targeting South Korea

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Since 2012, a cybercriminal from North Korea has been behind a new espionage operation targeting high-level government officials connected to their southern counterparts. According to The Hacker News, the role…

Exagrid Paid $2.6m to Conti Ransomware Attackers

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security ExaGrid has paid a $2.6 million ransom to cybercriminals who targeted the company with the Conti ransomware, according to Computer Weekly.  According to information obtained by LeMagIT, the ransom was…

EUCC Receives First EU Cybersecurity Certification Scheme

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The EUCC was the first cybersecurity certification scheme application received by European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) under the Cybersecurity Act in July 2019, according to Helpnet Security.  This scheme…

Constant Contact Email Service Used in Phishing Attack

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Nobelium, the Russian hacking group responsible for last year’s big SolarWinds hack, has struck again. This time, it used cloud email marketing firm Constant Contact in a phishing attempt that…

NYOB Acts Against the Cookie Banner Terror

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A group of online privacy campaigners announced Monday that it is suing hundreds of websites for using pop-up banners requesting users to accept cookies, according to Euractiv.   The Vienna-based…

FBI: Ransomware Attackers are Using MEGA.NZ

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to the FBI, Mega was one of two cloud storage platforms used by hackers behind large-scale operations, including those on healthcare systems, as RNZ states.   Another alert that…

JBS Foods Shuts Down Due to Massive Cyberattack

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security A cyberattack has brought Australia’s largest meat and food processing industry to a standstill, raising fears about supplies to domestic and international markets.   According to The Sydney Morning Herald,…

Siemens PLCs New Security Flaws Uncovered

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security On Friday, Siemens released firmed updates to fix a serious vulnerability in SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500 programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Both could be exploited by a malicious actor to remotely…

New Spyware Designed to Target the Uyghur Minority

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The Uyghur minority in China and Pakistan is at the center of an ongoing espionage campaign aimed at tricking targets into downloading a Windows backdoor to collect sensitive data from…

DHS Issues First Cybersecurity Regulation for Pipelines

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security The Department of Homeland Security has released the first cybersecurity rule for the pipeline industry. The legislation, released Thursday morning, is part of the Biden administration’s attempts to strengthen the…

Klarna’s Users Reveals Major Data Breach

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Klarna, a popular online payment company, was forced to temporarily shut down its service after complaints that users were being indiscriminately logged into other people’s accounts.   Klarna advertises itself…

Trojanized AnyDesk Installer Found in Google Ads

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Cybersecurity experts announced on Wednesday the takedown of a clever malvertising network that targeted AnyDesk and delivered a weaponized installation of the remote desktop software via fake Google ads in…

Bose Reveals Data Breach After Ransomware Attack

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security Bose was hit by a sophisticated ransomware attack in March that led to unlawful access to the personal data of current and former employees.   The US audio technology giant…

WhatsApp Allegedly Sues Indian Government Over New Privacy Rules

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security WhatsApp has allegedly filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to prohibit regulations that go into effect on Wednesday. Experts fear the legislation can force Facebook’s messaging app to violate…

North Korean Takes the Lead in Cyberwarfare

This article has been indexed from Softpedia News / Security According to specialists, nuclear-armed North Korea is progressing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, stealing billions of dollars, and representing a clearer and more immediate threat than its banned weapons…