Infosec products of the month: February 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: 1Password, Armor, BigID, Dynatrace, Fortinet, Legit Security, Netwrix, Nymi, Palo…
Author: Cybernoz
PayPal’s “no-code checkout” abused by scammers
We recently identified a new scam targeting PayPal customers with very convincing ads and pages. Crooks are abusing both Google and PayPal’s infrastructure in order…
GHOSTR Hacker Linked to 90+ Data Breaches Arrested
A coordinated effort between law enforcement in Thailand, Singapore, and cybersecurity firm Group-IB has led to the arrest of a prolific hacker tied to more…
Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide
A new variant of the Vo1d malware botnet has grown to 1,590,299 infected Android TV devices across 226 countries, recruiting devices as part of anonymous…
FBI says North Korea was responsible for US$1.5 billion ByBit hack – Security
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately US$1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) in virtual assets from cryptocurrency…
Privacy tech firms warn France’s encryption and VPN laws threaten privacy
Privacy-focused email provider Tuta (previously Tutanota) and the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) are raising concerns over proposed laws in France set to backdoor encrypted messaging systems…
New Malware Uses Legitimate Antivirus Driver to Bypass All System Protections
In a concerning development, cybersecurity researchers at Trellix have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign that exploits a legitimate antivirus driver to bypass system protections. The…
Defence vacates Global Switch a year ahead of lease expiry – Cloud – Hardware – Storage
Defence has completed its withdrawal from Global Switch Australia’s data centres a year ahead of its lease expiry, iTnews can confirm. The department was forced…
DragonForce Attacks Critical Infrastructure to Exfiltrate Data and Halt Operations
The DragonForce ransomware group has launched a significant cyberattack on critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, targeting a prominent real estate and construction company in Riyadh.…
How to Use Slack for Business: Workplace Communication
Do you want to have the best communication system at your workplace? Learn how to maximize the benefits of Slack for business. This guide walks you…
Services Australia describes fraud, debt-related machine learning use cases – Security – Software
Services Australia is trialling machine learning to detect potential instances of identity theft affecting Centrelink customers, with the goal of stopping payments from being rerouted.…
Threat Actors Attack Job Seekers of Fortune 500 Companies to Steal Personal Details
In Q3 2024, Cofense Intelligence uncovered a targeted spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees working in social media, marketing, and related roles. The attackers impersonated Fortune…