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β€ŠOperation PowerOFF shuts down 27 DDoS-for-hire platforms

Law enforcement agencies from 15 countries have taken 27 DDoS-for-hire services offline, also known as "booters" or "stressers," arrested three administrators, and identified 300 customers of the platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/operation-poweroff-shuts-down-27-ddos-for-hire-platforms/
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β€ŠBitcoin ATM firm Byte Federal hacked via GitLab flaw, 58K users exposed

US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal has disclosed a data breach that exposed the data of 58,000 customers after its systems were breached using a GitLab vulnerability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitcoin-atm-firm-byte-federal-hacked-via-gitlab-flaw-58k-users-exposed/
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β€ŠSpain busts voice phishing ring for defrauding 10,000 bank customers

The Spanish police, working with colleagues in Peru, conducted a simultaneous crackdown on a large-scale voice phishing (vishing) scam ring in the two countries, arresting 83 individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spain-busts-voice-phishing-ring-for-defrauding-10-000-bank-customers/
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β€ŠUS offers $5 million for info on North Korean IT worker farms

​The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could help disrupt the activities of North Korean front companies and employees generating millions via illegal remote IT work schemes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-offers-5-million-for-info-on-north-korean-it-worker-farms/
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β€ŠNew IOCONTROL malware used in critical infrastructure attacks

Iranian threat actors are utilizing a new malware named IOCONTROL to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and OT/SCADA systems used by critical infrastructure in Israel and the United States. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-iocontrol-malware-used-in-critical-infrastructure-attacks/
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β€ŠRussia blocks Viber in latest attempt to censor communications

Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked the Viber encrypted messaging app, used by hundreds of millions worldwide, for violating the country's legislation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-blocks-viber-in-latest-attempt-to-censor-communications/
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β€ŠFTC warns of online task job scams hooking victims like gambling

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as "task scams," that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the promises of earning more if they deposit their own money. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-online-task-job-scams-hooking-victims-like-gambling/
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