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Below you will find our latest blog posts.Comcast and Truist Bank customers caught up in FBCS data breach
Comcast Cable Communications and Truist Bank have disclosed they were impacted by a data breach at FBCS, and are now informing their respective customers that their data has been compromised. [...] from...
Man pleads guilty to stealing $37 million in crypto from 571 victims
A 21-year-old man from Indiana named Evan Frederick Light pleaded guilty to stealing $37,704,560 worth of cryptocurrency from 571 victims in a 2022 cyberattack. [...] from...
Google Pay alarms users with accidental ‘new card’ added emails
Google Pay alarmed users this week after erroneously sending out "new card" added email notifications. Google has acknowledged that the email was "accidental" and that no user information was compromised. [...] from...
MoneyGram: No evidence ransomware is behind recent cyberattack
MoneyGram says there is no evidence that ransomware is behind a recent cyberattack that led to a five-day outage in September. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moneygram-no-evidence-ransomware-is-behind-recent-cyberattack/
Highline Public Schools confirms ransomware behind shutdown
On Thursday, K-12 school district Highline Public Schools confirmed that a ransomware attack forced it to shut down all schools in early September. [...] from...
Russia arrests US-sanctioned Cryptex founder, 95 other linked suspects
Russian law enforcement detained almost 100 suspects linked to the Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange, the UAPS anonymous payment service, and 33 other online services and platforms used to make illegal payments and sell stolen credentials. [...] from...
Google removes Kaspersky’s antivirus software from Play Store
Over the weekend, Google removed Kaspersky's Android security apps from the Google Play store and disabled the Russian company's developer accounts. [...] from...
Outlast game development delayed after Red Barrels cyberattack
Canadian video game developer Red Barrels is warning that the development of its Outlast games will likely be delayed after the company suffered a cyberattack impacting its internal IT systems and data. [...] from...
UK nuclear site Sellafield fined $440,000 for cybersecurity shortfalls
Nuclear waste processing facility Sellafield has been fined £332,500 ($440k) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for failing to adhere to cybersecurity standards and putting sensitive nuclear information at risk over four years, from 2019 to 2023. [...] from...
Why your password policy should include a custom dictionary wordlist
Utilizing a custom dictionaries helps strengthen your password policies. Learn more from Specops Software about how to build custom dictionaries in your Windows Active Directory password policy. [...] from...
Recently patched CUPS flaw can be used to amplify DDoS attacks
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) open-source printing system can be exploited by threat actors to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks with a 600x amplification factor. [...] from...
‘Pig butchering’ trading apps found on Google Play, App Store
Fake trading apps on Google Play and Apple's App Store lure victims into "pig butchering" scams that have a global reach. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pig-butchering-trading-apps-found-on-google-play-app-store/
Dutch Police: ‘State actor’ likely behind recent data breach
The national Dutch police (Politie) says that a state actor was likely behind the data breach it detected last week. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-police-state-actor-likely-behind-recent-data-breach/
Microsoft and DOJ disrupt Russian FSB hackers’ attack infrastructure
Microsoft and the Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by the Russian ColdRiver hacking group to target United States government employees and nonprofit organizations from Russia and worldwide in spear-phishing attacks. [...] from...
Over 4,000 Adobe Commerce, Magento shops hacked in CosmicSting attacks
Approximately 5% of all Adobe Commerce and Magento online stores, or 4,275 in absolute numbers, have been hacked in "CosmicSting" attacks. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-4-000-adobe-commerce-magento-shops-hacked-in-cosmicsting-attacks/
Fraudsters imprisoned for scamming Apple out of 6,000 iPhones
Two Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison for scamming Apple out of more than $2.5 million after exchanging over 6,000 counterfeit iPhones for authentic ones. [...] from...
Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack peaking at 3.8Tbps
During a distributed denial-of-service campaign targeting organizations in the financial services, internet, and telecommunications sectors, volumetric attacks peaked at 3.8 terabits per second, the largest publicly recorded to date. The assault consisted of a...
Linux malware “perfctl” behind years-long cryptomining campaign
A Linux malware named "perfctl" has been targeting Linux servers and workstations for at least three years, remaining largely undetected through high levels of evasion and the use of rootkits. [...] from...