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RaaS Groups Forced to Change Tack as Payments Decline
Evolution is making attribution even harder, warns Coveware Read More
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Malicious Npm Packages Designed to Steal Discord Tokens
Kaspersky claims malware also steals card data Read More
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New HiddenAds malware affects 1M+ users and hides on the Google Play Store
Authored by Dexter Shin McAfee’s Mobile Research Team has identified new malware on the Google Play Store. Most of them are disguising themselves as cleaner apps that delete junk files or help optimize their batteries for device management. However, this malware hides and continuously show advertisements to victims. In addition, they run malicious services automatically…
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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service
Microleaves, a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, recently fixed a vulnerability in their website that exposed their entire user database. Microleaves claims its proxy software is installed with user consent, but data exposed in the breach shows the service has a lengthy history of…
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Spanish Police Arrest Alleged Radioactive Monitoring Hackers
The two individuals are former workers for a third-party contractor responsible for maintaining the system, said Spanish police Read More
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Attacks using Office macros decline in wake of Microsoft action
Microsoft’s decision to turn off Office macros by default has had a significant impact on the use of the mini-programs by hackers, according to enterprise security company Proofpoint. In a blog posted today, the company noted its researchers have found that the use of macro-enabled attachments by threat actors has decreased approximately 66% between October…
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Ransomware Group Demands £500,000 From School
The Hive ransomware group claims it has home addresses, bank details, medical records and even students’ psychological reviews Read More
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$10 million reward offered for information on North Korean hackers
A $10 million reward is being offered for information leading to the identification or location of hackers working with North Korea to launch cyber attacks on US critical infrastructure. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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US Expands Cybersecurity Partnership With Ukraine
Under the agreement, the two organizations will exchange information and best practices relating to cyber incidents Read More
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Microsoft takes top spot as most impersonated brand in phishing
Microsoft toppled Facebook for the top spot in the 25 most impersonated brands by phishers in the first half of 2022, with a total of 11,041 unique phishing URLs, according to Vade’s latest Phishers’ Favorites report. Facebook, which was the most impersonated company in 2021, followed close behind in the second spot, with 10,448 phishing…