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The biggest dark web market, selling confidential data of millions, is seized by the FBI

On: June 8, 2022

Tagged: Cyber Crime, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cyprus, Dark Web, Denial of Service (DDoS), electronic fraud, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Joker's Stash, security flaws, SSNDOB, United States, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

A joint operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Cyprus Police, allowed the dismantling of SSNDOB, an illegal dark web operation inRead More →

A new Reuters report explains how cryptocurrency exchange Binance allowed cybercriminal groups to earn and launder millions

On: June 7, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Binance, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, Cyber Crime, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, electronic fraud, Hacking, Hydra, incidents, Information Security, Lazarus Group, money laundering, Reuters, security flaws

According to a report by the international news agency Reuters, the cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance would have allowed criminal groups to launder money for more than $2.35 billion between 2017Read More →

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of baby formula to scam millions of parents

On: June 6, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data theft, electronic fraud, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, scam, Security breach, security flaws, United States

Millions of parents in the United States are suffering from the shortage of milk formula for babies, a completely unforeseen problem, with no apparent solutions and that is sowing greatRead More →

Google is sued for scanning user images in Google Photos; affected users can get up to $400 as compensation

On: June 6, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: biometric data, Biometric Information Privacy Act, cybersecurity, data collection, data privacy, data protection, Google, Google Photos, Hacking, Illinois, Information Security, privacy, Security breach, security flaws, technology, United States

As part of a settlement from a class-action lawsuit, Google agreed to pay Google Photos users in Illinois, U.S., a total of $100 million after it was determined that theRead More →

Vulnerabilities discovered in software used in medical devices for clinical diagnostics and patients’ DNA sequencing would alter the way doctors look for genetic conditions

On: June 3, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Hacking, Illumia, incidents, Information Security, man-in-the-middle (MITM), remote code execution (RCE), security flaws, technology, vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a security alert regarding a set of vulnerabilities that would allow malicious hackers to take control of Illumia genetic analysis devices.Read More →

This new malware can steal cryptocurrency from any wallet and has already done it

On: June 2, 2022

In: Virus

Tagged: Clipminer, cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking, Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, KryptoCibule, malware, Monero, security flaws, Symantec, WinRAR, WinRAR files

Symantec researchers discovered a new malicious operation using cryptocurrency malware identified as Clipminer. This strain would be based on the KryptoCibule malware, a Trojan with cryptocurrency and e-wallet theft capabilities,Read More →

Now ransomware can encrypt fridges, microwaves, and enterprise IoT devices. PoC published

On: June 2, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cryptojacking, Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, Proof of Concept (PoC), R4IoT, ransomware, security flaws, security risks, technology

Specialists from security firm Vedere Labs published research detailing how a ransomware variant could spread across an enterprise network using vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices. For their research, theRead More →

Pegasus Airlines leaks 23 million confidential files containing staff photos, signatures, flight records, and more

On: May 31, 2022

In: Data Breach

Tagged: AWS S3 bucket, business email compromise (BEC), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data breach, data security, Hacking, incidentes, Information Security, INFORMATION THEFT, Pegasus Airlines, phishing, Security breach, security flaws, social engineering, technology

Researchers from the SafetyDetectives team found an exposed AWS S3 bucket that stored personal details about pilots, flight staff and other employees at Turkish flight company Pegasus Airlines. This bucketRead More →

Microsoft confirms that Follina, Office’s zero-day vulnerability, is being exploited by threat actors

On: May 31, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Follina, Hacking, Information Security, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, security flaws, VirusTotal, vulnerability, Windows, Zero-day vulnerability

After a researcher detected a specially crafted Word file to run arbitrary PowerShell on Windows systems, Microsoft confirmed that its operating system is affected by a zero-day vulnerability tracked asRead More →