Russian Malware Developer Behind NLBrute Extradited to US
Numerous cybercrime groups, including REvil, Dharma, and Netwalker, have used NLBrute. A 28-year-old Russian national, Dariy Pankov a/k/a “dpxaker.”, was arrested in the Republic of…
Month: February 2023
Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians – Strategy
Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users in what it says is a test run of a…
Americans lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 after 30% surge
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed today that Americans lost almost $8.8 billion to various types of scams in 2022, following a significant surge…
New S1deload Malware Hijacking Users’ Social Media Accounts and Mining Cryptocurrency
Feb 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Malware An active malware campaign has set its sights on Facebook and YouTube users by leveraging a new information stealer…
eSafety grills Twitter, Google, TikTok, Discord and Twitch – Software
Australia’s top content moderator has given Twitter, Google, TikTok, Twitch and Discord 35 days to outline how they’re detecting child abuse material and stopping their…
Valve “honeypot” used to ban 40,000 Dota 2 players using cheat
Game developer Valve has announced that it permanently banned more than 40,000 accounts for using cheating software to gain an unfair advantage over other players in…
Malwarebytes Application Block restricts access to outdated and unsafe apps
Malwarebytes has added Malwarebytes Application Block to its Nebula and OneView endpoint protection platforms. The new threat prevention module helps resource-strained security teams guard against…
Hackers Using Trojanized macOS Apps to Deploy Evasive Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
Feb 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cryptocurrency Trojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy evasive cryptocurrency mining malware on macOS systems. Jamf…
Russian malware dev behind NLBrute hacking tool extradited to US
A Russian malware developer accused of creating and selling the NLBrute password-cracking tool was extradited to the United States after being arrested in the Republic…
Google Paid Over $12 Million As Bug Bounty Rewards In 2022
In 2022, Google distributed $12 million as a reward through its bug bounty program. This includes a payout of $605,000, the most ever given by…
You Can’t Trust App Developers’ Privacy Claims on Google Play
It’s basically impossible to keep track of what all your mobile apps are doing and what data they share with whom and when. So over…
Russian Radio Stations Hacked with Fake Missile Alerts
According to local media, a female voice rendered the fake alerts from several radio stations, including Yumor FM, Relax FM, Comedy Radio, Humor FM, and…