‘Elephant Beetle’ spends months in victim networks to divert transactions
A financially-motivated actor dubbed 'Elephant Beetle' is stealing millions of dollars from organizations worldwide using an arsenal of over 80 unique tools and scripts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/elephant-beetle-spends-months-in-victim-networks-to-divert-transactions/
A financially-motivated actor dubbed 'Elephant Beetle' is stealing millions of dollars from organizations worldwide using an arsenal of over 80 unique tools and scripts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/elephant-beetle-spends-months-in-victim-networks-to-divert-transactions/
BleepingComputer
‘Elephant Beetle’ spends months in victim networks to divert transactions
A financially-motivated actor dubbed 'Elephant Beetle' is stealing millions of dollars from organizations worldwide using an arsenal of over 80 unique tools and scripts.
iOS malware can fake iPhone shut downs to snoop on camera, microphone
Researchers have developed a new technique that fakes a shutdown or reboot of iPhones, preventing malware from being removed and allowing hackers to secretly snoop on microphones and receive sensitive data via a live network connection. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ios-malware-can-fake-iphone-shut-downs-to-snoop-on-camera-microphone/
Researchers have developed a new technique that fakes a shutdown or reboot of iPhones, preventing malware from being removed and allowing hackers to secretly snoop on microphones and receive sensitive data via a live network connection. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ios-malware-can-fake-iphone-shut-downs-to-snoop-on-camera-microphone/
BleepingComputer
iOS malware can fake iPhone shut downs to snoop on camera, microphone
Researchers have developed a new technique that fakes a shutdown or reboot of iPhones, preventing malware from being removed and allowing hackers to secretly snoop on microphones and receive sensitive data via a live network connection.
Crypto platform ARBIX flagged as a rugpull, transfers $10 million
Arbix Finance, an audited and supposedly trustworthy yield farming platform, has been flagged as a 'rugpull,' deleting its site, Twitter, and Telegram channel and transferring $10 million worth of deposited cryptocurrency. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crypto-platform-arbix-flagged-as-a-rugpull-transfers-10-million/
Arbix Finance, an audited and supposedly trustworthy yield farming platform, has been flagged as a 'rugpull,' deleting its site, Twitter, and Telegram channel and transferring $10 million worth of deposited cryptocurrency. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crypto-platform-arbix-flagged-as-a-rugpull-transfers-10-million/
BleepingComputer
Crypto platform ARBIX flagged as a rugpull, transfers $10 million
Arbix Finance, an audited and supposedly trustworthy yield farming platform, has been flagged as a 'rugpull,' deleting its site, Twitter, and Telegram channel and transferring $10 million worth of deposited cryptocurrency.
NY OAG: Hackers stole 1.1 million customer accounts from 17 companies
The New York State Office of the Attorney General (NY OAG) has warned 17 well-known companies that roughly 1.1 million of their customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ny-oag-hackers-stole-11-million-customer-accounts-from-17-companies/
The New York State Office of the Attorney General (NY OAG) has warned 17 well-known companies that roughly 1.1 million of their customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ny-oag-hackers-stole-11-million-customer-accounts-from-17-companies/
BleepingComputer
NY OAG: Hackers stole 1.1 million customer accounts from 17 companies
The New York State Office of the Attorney General (NY OAG) has warned 17 well-known companies that roughly 1.1 million of their customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint adds zero-touch iOS onboarding
Microsoft says zero-touch onboarding for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) on iOS is now available in public preview, allowing enterprise admins to silently install Defender for Endpoint automatically on enrolled devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-adds-zero-touch-ios-onboarding/
Microsoft says zero-touch onboarding for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) on iOS is now available in public preview, allowing enterprise admins to silently install Defender for Endpoint automatically on enrolled devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-adds-zero-touch-ios-onboarding/
BleepingComputer
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint adds zero-touch iOS onboarding
Microsoft says zero-touch onboarding for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) on iOS is now available in public preview, allowing enterprise admins to silently install Defender for Endpoint automatically on enrolled devices.
👍1
70 investors lose $50 million to fraudsters posing as broker-dealers
A California man confirmed his role in a large-scale and long-running Internet-based fraud scheme that allowed him and other fraudsters to siphon roughly $50 million from dozens of investors over eight years, between 2012 to October 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/70-investors-lose-50-million-to-fraudsters-posing-as-broker-dealers/
A California man confirmed his role in a large-scale and long-running Internet-based fraud scheme that allowed him and other fraudsters to siphon roughly $50 million from dozens of investors over eight years, between 2012 to October 2020. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/70-investors-lose-50-million-to-fraudsters-posing-as-broker-dealers/
BleepingComputer
Broker-dealers impersonators stole $50 million using spoofed sites
A California man confirmed his role in a large-scale and long-running Internet-based fraud scheme that allowed him and other fraudsters to siphon roughly $50 million from dozens of investors over eight years, between 2012 to October 2020.
Honda, Acura cars hit by Y2K22 bug that rolls back clocks to 2002
Honda and Acura cars have been hit with a Year 2022 bug, aka Y2K22, that resets the navigation system's clock to January 1st, 2002, with no way to change it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/honda-acura-cars-hit-by-y2k22-bug-that-rolls-back-clocks-to-2002/
Honda and Acura cars have been hit with a Year 2022 bug, aka Y2K22, that resets the navigation system's clock to January 1st, 2002, with no way to change it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/honda-acura-cars-hit-by-y2k22-bug-that-rolls-back-clocks-to-2002/
BleepingComputer
Honda, Acura cars hit by Y2K22 bug that rolls back clocks to 2002
Honda and Acura cars have been hit with a Year 2022 bug, aka Y2K22, that resets the navigation system's clock to January 1st, 2002, with no way to change it.
Privacy-focused Brave browser records massive growth in 2021
The privacy-focused web browser Brave continues to grow rapidly as the company reached 50 million monthly active users for the first time in 2021. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/privacy-focused-brave-browser-records-massive-growth-in-2021/
The privacy-focused web browser Brave continues to grow rapidly as the company reached 50 million monthly active users for the first time in 2021. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/privacy-focused-brave-browser-records-massive-growth-in-2021/
BleepingComputer
Privacy-focused Brave browser records massive growth in 2021
The privacy-focused web browser Brave continues to grow rapidly as the company reached 50 million monthly active users for the first time in 2021.
FBI warns about ongoing Google Voice authentication scams
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Americans who share their phone number online are being targeted by Google Voice authentication scams. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-about-ongoing-google-voice-authentication-scams/
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Americans who share their phone number online are being targeted by Google Voice authentication scams. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-about-ongoing-google-voice-authentication-scams/
BleepingComputer
FBI warns about ongoing Google Voice authentication scams
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Americans who share their phone number online are being targeted by Google Voice authentication scams.
👍1
France hits Facebook and Google with $210 million in fines
France's National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), the country's data privacy and protection body, has announced a 60 million euro ($68 million) sanction against Facebook and a 150 million euro ($170 million) penalty against Google. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/france-hits-facebook-and-google-with-210-million-in-fines/
France's National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), the country's data privacy and protection body, has announced a 60 million euro ($68 million) sanction against Facebook and a 150 million euro ($170 million) penalty against Google. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/france-hits-facebook-and-google-with-210-million-in-fines/
BleepingComputer
France hits Facebook and Google with $210 million in fines
France's National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), the country's data privacy and protection body, has announced a 60 million euro ($68 million) sanction against Facebook and a 150 million euro ($170 million) penalty against Google.
Google Docs commenting feature exploited for spear-phishing
A new trend in phishing attacks emerged in December 2021, with threat actors abusing the commenting feature of Google Docs to send out emails that appear trustworthy. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-docs-commenting-feature-exploited-for-spear-phishing/
A new trend in phishing attacks emerged in December 2021, with threat actors abusing the commenting feature of Google Docs to send out emails that appear trustworthy. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-docs-commenting-feature-exploited-for-spear-phishing/
BleepingComputer
Google Docs commenting feature exploited for spear-phishing
A new trend in phishing attacks emerged in December 2021, with threat actors abusing the commenting feature of Google Docs to send out emails that appear trustworthy.
Swiss army bans all chat apps but locally-developed Threema
The Swiss army has banned foreign instant-messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and requires army members to use the locally-developed Threema messaging app instead. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/swiss-army-bans-all-chat-apps-but-locally-developed-threema/
The Swiss army has banned foreign instant-messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and requires army members to use the locally-developed Threema messaging app instead. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/swiss-army-bans-all-chat-apps-but-locally-developed-threema/
BleepingComputer
Swiss army bans all chat apps but locally-developed Threema
The Swiss army has banned foreign instant-messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and requires army members to use the locally-developed Threema messaging app instead.
👍2
US online pharmacy Ravkoo links data breach to AWS portal incident
Ravkoo, a US Internet-based pharmacy service, has disclosed a data breach after the company's AWS hosted cloud prescription portal was involved in a security incident that may have led to personal and health information being accessed. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-online-pharmacy-ravkoo-links-data-breach-to-aws-portal-incident/
Ravkoo, a US Internet-based pharmacy service, has disclosed a data breach after the company's AWS hosted cloud prescription portal was involved in a security incident that may have led to personal and health information being accessed. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-online-pharmacy-ravkoo-links-data-breach-to-aws-portal-incident/
BleepingComputer
US online pharmacy Ravkoo links data breach to AWS portal incident
Ravkoo, a US Internet-based pharmacy service, has disclosed a data breach after the company's AWS hosted cloud prescription portal was involved in a security incident that may have led to personal and health information being accessed.
US arrests suspect who stole unpublished books in phishing attacks
An Italian man allegedly involved in a multi-year scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of prepublication manuscripts was arrested on Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-arrests-suspect-who-stole-unpublished-books-in-phishing-attacks/
An Italian man allegedly involved in a multi-year scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of prepublication manuscripts was arrested on Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-arrests-suspect-who-stole-unpublished-books-in-phishing-attacks/
BleepingComputer
US arrests suspect who stole unpublished books in phishing attacks
An Italian man allegedly involved in a multi-year scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of prepublication manuscripts was arrested on Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York.
Microsoft: KB5008212 Windows security update breaks Outlook search
Microsoft has acknowledged an issue triggered by a Windows 10, version 21H2 security update released during the December 2021 Patch Tuesday that causes search issues in Outlook for Microsoft 365. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5008212-windows-security-update-breaks-outlook-search/
Microsoft has acknowledged an issue triggered by a Windows 10, version 21H2 security update released during the December 2021 Patch Tuesday that causes search issues in Outlook for Microsoft 365. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5008212-windows-security-update-breaks-outlook-search/
BleepingComputer
Microsoft: KB5008212 Windows security update breaks Outlook search
Microsoft has acknowledged an issue triggered by a Windows 10, version 21H2 security update released during the December 2021 Patch Tuesday that causes search issues in Outlook for Microsoft 365.
FlexBooker discloses data breach, over 3.7 million accounts impacted
Accounts of more than three million users of the U.S.-based FlexBooker appointment scheduling service have been stolen in an attack before the holidays and are now being traded on hacker forums. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flexbooker-discloses-data-breach-over-37-million-accounts-impacted/
Accounts of more than three million users of the U.S.-based FlexBooker appointment scheduling service have been stolen in an attack before the holidays and are now being traded on hacker forums. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flexbooker-discloses-data-breach-over-37-million-accounts-impacted/
BleepingComputer
FlexBooker discloses data breach, over 3.7 million accounts impacted
Accounts of more than three million users of the U.S.-based FlexBooker appointment scheduling service have been stolen in an attack before the holidays and are now being traded on hacker forums.
Night Sky is the latest ransomware targeting corporate networks
It's a new year, and with it comes a new ransomware to keep an eye on called 'Night Sky' that targets corporate networks and steals data in double-extortion attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/night-sky-is-the-latest-ransomware-targeting-corporate-networks/
It's a new year, and with it comes a new ransomware to keep an eye on called 'Night Sky' that targets corporate networks and steals data in double-extortion attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/night-sky-is-the-latest-ransomware-targeting-corporate-networks/
BleepingComputer
Night Sky is the latest ransomware targeting corporate networks
It's a new year, and with it comes a new ransomware to keep an eye on called 'Night Sky' that targets corporate networks and steals data in double-extortion attacks.
FinalSite ransomware attack shuts down thousands of school websites
FinalSite, a leading school website services provider, has suffered a ransomware attack disrupting access to websites for thousands of schools worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/finalsite-ransomware-attack-shuts-down-thousands-of-school-websites/
FinalSite, a leading school website services provider, has suffered a ransomware attack disrupting access to websites for thousands of schools worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/finalsite-ransomware-attack-shuts-down-thousands-of-school-websites/
BleepingComputer
FinalSite ransomware attack shuts down thousands of school websites
FinalSite, a leading school website services provider, has suffered a ransomware attack disrupting access to websites for thousands of schools worldwide.
QNAP warns of ransomware targeting Internet-exposed NAS devices
QNAP has warned customers today to secure Internet-exposed network-attached storage (NAS) devices immediately from ongoing ransomware and brute-force attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-warns-of-ransomware-targeting-internet-exposed-nas-devices/
QNAP has warned customers today to secure Internet-exposed network-attached storage (NAS) devices immediately from ongoing ransomware and brute-force attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-warns-of-ransomware-targeting-internet-exposed-nas-devices/
BleepingComputer
QNAP warns of ransomware targeting Internet-exposed NAS devices
QNAP has warned customers today to secure Internet-exposed network-attached storage (NAS) devices immediately from ongoing ransomware and brute-force attacks.
NHS warns of hackers exploiting Log4Shell in VMware Horizon
UK's National Health Service (NHS) has published a cyber alert warning of an unknown threat group targeting VMware Horizon deployments with Log4Shell exploits. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nhs-warns-of-hackers-exploiting-log4shell-in-vmware-horizon/
UK's National Health Service (NHS) has published a cyber alert warning of an unknown threat group targeting VMware Horizon deployments with Log4Shell exploits. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nhs-warns-of-hackers-exploiting-log4shell-in-vmware-horizon/
BleepingComputer
NHS warns of hackers exploiting Log4Shell in VMware Horizon
UK's National Health Service (NHS) has published a cyber alert warning of an unknown threat group targeting VMware Horizon deployments with Log4Shell exploits.
US counterintelligence shares tips to block spyware attacks
The US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the Department of State have jointly published guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-counterintelligence-shares-tips-to-block-spyware-attacks/
The US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the Department of State have jointly published guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-counterintelligence-shares-tips-to-block-spyware-attacks/
BleepingComputer
US counterintelligence shares tips to block spyware attacks
The US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the Department of State have jointly published guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools.