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AT&T lost $200M in seven years to illegal phone unlocking scheme

A Pakistani fraudster was sentenced earlier this week to 12 years in prison after AT&T, the world's largest telecommunications company, lost over $200 million after he and his co-conspirators coordinated a seven year scheme that led to the fraudulent unlocking of almost 2 million phones. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atandt-lost-200m-in-seven-years-to-illegal-phone-unlocking-scheme/
Europol links Italian Mafia to million-dollar phishing scheme

In collaboration with Europol and Eurojust, European law enforcement dismantled an extensive network of cybercriminals linked to the Italian Mafia that was able to defraud their victims of roughly €10 million ($11.7 million) last year alone. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-links-italian-mafia-to-million-dollar-phishing-scheme/
Republican Governors Association email server breached by state hackers

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) revealed in data breach notification letters sent last week that its servers were breached during an extensive Microsoft Exchange hacking campaign that hit organizations worldwide in March 2021. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/republican-governors-association-email-server-breached-by-state-hackers/
Netgear fixes dangerous code execution bug in multiple routers

Netgear has fixed a high severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability found in the Circle parental control service, which runs with root permissions on almost a dozen modern Small Offices/Home Offices (SOHO) Netgear routers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netgear-fixes-dangerous-code-execution-bug-in-multiple-routers/
New macOS zero-day bug lets attackers run commands remotely

Security researchers disclosed today a new vulnerability in Apple's macOS Finder, which makes it possible for attackers to run arbitrary commands on Macs running any macOS version up to the latest release, Big Sur. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/new-macos-zero-day-bug-lets-attackers-run-commands-remotely/
RaidForums data marketplace accidentally exposes private staff page

Underground marketplace and hacker forum, Raidforums, recently exposed internal pages from its website, meant for staff members only. Raidforums is a data breach marketplace where threat actors often sell or leak illicitly obtained data dumps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/raidforums-data-marketplace-accidentally-exposes-private-staff-page/