Feds Charge NY Man as BreachForums Boss “Pompompurin” – Krebs on Security
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week arrested a New York man on suspicion of running BreachForums, a popular English-language cybercrime forum where…
Month: March 2023
Clop Ransomware hacks into Hitachi Energy corporation
Hitachi Energy, a division of the Japanese multinational engineering and technology corporation Hitachi, has acknowledged a data breach, which occurred as a result of the…
New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware
The attack scheme begins with the FakeCalls malware masquerading as an online banking application of a reputable South Korean financial organization, proposing a low-interest rate…
New e-book: Prioritizing and remediating threats with EASM
At Detectify, we proudly maintain an AppSec perspective when it comes to how we handle security. But what does this mean exactly? In short, we…
The Week in Ransomware – March 17th 2023
The fallout from the Clop ransomware attacks on GoAnywhere platforms has become apparent this week, with the threat actors starting to extort victims on their…
eBay is port scanning visitors to their website – and they aren’t the only ones
There’s a story going around the internet about eBay port scanning its visitors without any permission or even indication that it’s happening (without digging into…
Chinese Hackers Exploiting 0-day Vulnerability in Fortinet Products
Mandiant believes that a group with links to China, identified as UNC3886, is exploiting this vulnerability. According to the cybersecurity researchers at Google-owned Mandiant, Chinese…
Yes, GPTs Actually Understand – Daniel Miessler
A 60-second argument and example showing that GPTs and LLMs are capable of true understanding Created/Updated: March 14, 2023 There are many who don’t see…
NBA alerts fans of a data breach exposing personal information
The NBA (National Basketball Association) is notifying fans of a data breach after some of their personal information, “held” by a third-party newsletter service, was…
Hitachi becomes the next victim after a ransomware attack on GoAnywhere software
After Rubrik, Hitachi Energy issued a public statement that some of its customer accounts might have been compromised, after a ransomware attack took place on…
FakeCalls Vishing Malware Targets South Korean Users via Popular Financial Apps
Mar 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Scam Alert An Android voice phishing (aka vishing) malware campaign known as FakeCalls has reared its head once again…
Microsoft trials ChatGPT to boost enterprise productivity
The first real buds in Microsoft’s $10bn commitment to OpenAI have started to blossom, with the tech giant revealing a new era of artificial intelligence…