Chainalysis report reveals a likely increase in new internet scams this year as fraudsters adapt to increasing enforcement efforts This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Surge in New Scams as Pig Butchering Dominates
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Iranian Hackers Secretly Aid Ransomware Attacks on US
CISA and the FBI warned that Iranian APT group, Fox Kitten, has helped ransomware groups to attack US organizations since 2017 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Iranian Hackers Secretly Aid Ransomware Attacks on US
IT Engineer Charged For Attempting to Extort Former Employer
A virtual machine specialist was arrested after a foiled data extortion plot targeting his former employer This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: IT Engineer Charged For Attempting to Extort Former Employer
Ransomware Attacks Exposed 6.7 Million Records in US Schools
Ransomware attacks on US schools and colleges have surged, with 491 incidents since 2018, affecting over 8000 institutions This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Attacks Exposed 6.7 Million Records in US Schools
LummaC2 Infostealer Resurfaces With Obfuscated PowerShell Tactics
LummaC2, a C-based MaaS tool first identified in 2022, has resurfaced to exfiltrate credentials and personal data This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LummaC2 Infostealer Resurfaces With Obfuscated PowerShell Tactics
Iran-Backed Peach Sandstorm Hackers Deploy New Tickler Backdoor
The hacking subsidiary of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (RGC) has targeted satellite, communications, oil and gas and government sectors in the US and UAE This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Iran-Backed Peach Sandstorm…
Money Laundering Dominates UK Fraud Cases
KPMG research finds money laundering accounted for the majority of fraud cases heard in the first half of 2024 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Money Laundering Dominates UK Fraud Cases
South Korean Spies Exploit WPS Office Zero-Day
ESET uncovers a South Korean cyber-espionage campaign featuring a zero-day exploit for WPS Office This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: South Korean Spies Exploit WPS Office Zero-Day
Microsoft 365 Copilot Vulnerability Exposes User Data Risks
The flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot allowed data theft using ASCII smuggling and prompt injection This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft 365 Copilot Vulnerability Exposes User Data Risks
MOVEit Hack Exposed Personal Data of Half Million TDECU Users
The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union told the Maine Attorney General the MOVEit data breach compromised information of over 500,000 members This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: MOVEit Hack Exposed Personal Data of Half Million…
FBI Flawed Data Handling Raises Security Concerns
A US Justice Department watchdog has found “significant weaknesses” in the FBI’s physical and online media storage and disposal processes This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: FBI Flawed Data Handling Raises Security Concerns
Suspected Cyber-Attack Causes Travel Chaos at Seattle Airport
The Port of Seattle revealed system outages at the city’s airport may have been caused by a cyber-attack, affecting early Labor Day travel This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Suspected Cyber-Attack Causes Travel Chaos at…
Uber Hit With €290m GDPR Fine
The Dutch data protection regulator has imposed a €290m GDPR fine on Uber for storing driver data in the US without adequate safeguards This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Uber Hit With €290m GDPR Fine
A Third of Organizations Suffer SaaS Data Breaches
AppOmni report claims number of companies suffering SaaS-related data breaches has jumped five percentage points over past year This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: A Third of Organizations Suffer SaaS Data Breaches
Newly Discovered Group Offers CAPTCHA-Solving Services to Cybercriminals
Greasy Opal is a Czech Republic-based hacking group selling products that can be used for deploying cyber-attacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Newly Discovered Group Offers CAPTCHA-Solving Services to Cybercriminals
NSA Releases Guide to Combat Living Off the Land Attacks
The National Security Agency has published a guide to help organizations defend against APT attacks that leverage living off the land techniques This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: NSA Releases Guide to Combat Living Off…
Chinese Velvet Ant Uses Cisco Zero-Day to Deploy Custom Malware
The Chinese cyber espionage group was observed jailbreaking a Cisco switch appliance using a zero-day exploit This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Chinese Velvet Ant Uses Cisco Zero-Day to Deploy Custom Malware
Georgia Tech Sued Over Cybersecurity Violations
The US government has filed a lawsuit against Georgia Tech for alleged cybersecurity violations as a Department of Defense contractor This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Georgia Tech Sued Over Cybersecurity Violations
Qilin Caught Red-Handed Stealing Credentials in Google Chrome
Browser credential harvesting is an unusual activity for a ransomware group This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Qilin Caught Red-Handed Stealing Credentials in Google Chrome
YouTube Launches AI Tool to Recover Hacked Accounts
YouTube’s new AI troubleshooting tool is designed to help users recover and secure their accounts after they’ve been hacked This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: YouTube Launches AI Tool to Recover Hacked Accounts