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β€ŠAndroid malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app

A malicious Android spyware application named 'BMI CalculationVsn' was discovered on the Amazon Appstore, masquerading as a simple health tool but stealing data from infected devices in the background. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-spyware-found-on-amazon-appstore-disguised-as-health-app/
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β€ŠBadBox malware botnet infects 192,000 Android devices despite disruption

The BadBox Android malware botnet has grown to over 192,000 infected devices worldwide despite a recent sinkhole operation that attempted to disrupt the operation in Germany. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/badbox-malware-botnet-infects-192-000-android-devices-despite-disruption/
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β€ŠRomanian Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

​Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian man charged for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in June. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-netwalker-ransomware-affiliate-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison/
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β€ŠAscension: Health data of 5.6 million stolen in ransomware attack

​Ascension, one of the largest private U.S. healthcare systems, is notifying over 5.6 million patients and employees that their personal and health data was stolen in a May cyberattack linked to the Black Basta ransomware operation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ascension-health-data-of-56-million-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/
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β€ŠSophos Firewall vulnerable to critical remote code execution flaw

Sophos has addressed three vulnerabilities in its Sophos Firewall product that could allow remote unauthenticated threat actors to perform SQL injection, remote code execution, and gain privileged SSH access to devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sophos-firewall-vulnerable-to-critical-remote-code-execution-flaw/
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β€ŠUS court finds spyware maker NSO liable for WhatsApp hacks

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group violated U.S. hacking laws by using WhatsApp zero-days to deploy Pegasus spyware on at least 1,400 devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-court-finds-spyware-maker-nso-liable-for-whatsapp-hacks/
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β€ŠPremium WPLMS WordPress plugins address seven critical flaws

Two WordPress plugins required by the premium WordPress WPLMS theme, which has over 28,000 sales, are vulnerable to more than a dozen critical-severity vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/premium-wplms-wordpress-plugins-address-seven-critical-flaws/
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β€ŠFTC orders Marriott and Starwood to implement strict data security

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Marriott International and Starwood Hotels to define and implement a robust customer data security scheme following failures that led to massive data breaches. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-orders-marriott-and-starwood-to-implement-strict-data-security/
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β€ŠClop ransomware threatens 66 Cleo attack victims with data leak

The Clop ransomware gang started to extort victims of its Cleo data theft attacks and announced on its dark web portal that 66 companies have 48 hours to respond to the demands. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clop-ransomware-threatens-66-cleo-attack-victims-with-data-leak/
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