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 "month-long" barrage of more than 100 hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks flood. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-blocks-largest-recorded-ddos-attack-peaking-at-38tbps/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fraudsters-imprisoned-for-scamming-apple-out-of-6-000-iphones/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-4-000-adobe-commerce-magento-shops-hacked-in-cosmicsting-attacks/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-and-doj-seize-spear-phishing-domains-used-by-star-blizzard-russian-hackers/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-police-state-actor-likely-behind-recent-data-breach/

 ‘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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pig-butchering-trading-apps-found-on-google-play-app-store/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/recently-patched-cups-flaw-can-be-used-to-amplify-ddos-attacks/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-nuclear-site-sellafield-fined-440-000-for-cybersecurity-shortfalls/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/outlast-game-development-delayed-after-red-barrels-cyberattack/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-removes-kasperskys-antivirus-software-from-play-store-disables-developer-accounts/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-arrests-us-sanctioned-cryptex-founder-95-other-linked-suspects/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/highline-public-schools-confirms-ransomware-attack-was-behind-september-shut-down/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moneygram-no-evidence-ransomware-is-behind-recent-cyberattack/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-pay-alarms-users-with-accidental-new-card-added-emails/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/man-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-37-million-in-crypto-from-571-victims/

 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. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/comcast-and-truist-bank-customers-caught-up-in-fbcs-data-breach/

 Hybrid Analysis Bolstered by Criminal IP’s Comprehensive Domain Intelligence

AI SPERA announced that its domain and IP address threat intel platform, Criminal IP, is now integrated with Hybrid Analysis. Learn more from Criminal IP about how this brings additional insights to Hybrid Analysis. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hybrid-analysis-bolstered-by-criminal-ips-comprehensive-domain-intelligence/

 AT&T, Verizon reportedly hacked to target US govt wiretapping platform

Multiple U.S. broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, have been breached by a Chinese hacking group tracked as Salt Typhoon, the Wall Street Journal reports. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atandt-verizon-reportedly-hacked-to-target-us-govt-wiretapping-platform/

 American Water shuts down online services after cyberattack

American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, was forced to shut down some of its systems after a Thursday cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-water-shuts-down-online-services-after-cyberattack/

 Qualcomm patches high-severity zero-day exploited in attacks

Qualcomm has released security patches for a zero-day vulnerability in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) service that impacts dozens of chipsets. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qualcomm-patches-high-severity-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/

 Microsoft: Word deletes some documents instead of saving them

Microsoft warns that a new bug may cause Word for Windows to delete some documents instead of saving them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-word-for-microsoft-365-deletes-some-documents-instead-of-saving-them/