Category: Bleeping Computer

Kill switch
08
Mar
2025

Developer guilty of using kill switch to sabotage employer’s systems

A software developer has been found guilty of sabotaging his ex-employer’s systems by running custom malware and installing a “kill switch”…

ESP32
08
Mar
2025

Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains…

YouTube
08
Mar
2025

YouTubers extorted via copyright strikes to spread malware

Cybercriminals are sending bogus copyright claims to YouTubers to coerce them into promoting malware and cryptocurrency miners on their videos….

Cryptocurrency
07
Mar
2025

US seizes $23 million in crypto stolen via password manager breach

U.S. authorities have seized over $23 million in cryptocurrency linked to the theft of $150 million from a Ripple crypto…

Camera
07
Mar
2025

Unpatched Edimax IP camera flaw actively exploited in botnet attacks

A critical command injection vulnerability impacting the Edimax IC-7100 IP camera is currently being exploited by botnet malware to compromise…

Arrest
07
Mar
2025

Employee charged with stealing unreleased movies, sharing them online

A Memphis man was arrested and charged with stealing DVD and Blu-ray discs of unreleased movies and sharing ripped digital copies…

Hackers cryptocurrency
07
Mar
2025

US charges Garantex admins with money laundering, sanctions violations

The administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange have been charged in the United States with facilitating money laundering for criminal…

Telecom
07
Mar
2025

Data breach at Japanese telecom giant NTT hits 18,000 companies

Japanese telecommunication services provider NTT Communications Corporation (NTT) is warning almost 18,000 corporate customers that their information was compromised during…

Webcam
07
Mar
2025

Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR

The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network, effectively circumventing Endpoint…

Qilin ransomware
07
Mar
2025

North Korean hackers join Qilin ransomware gang

Microsoft says a North Korean hacking group tracked as Moonstone Sleet has deployed Qilin ransomware payloads in a limited number…

Hacker
07
Mar
2025

Microsoft says malvertising campaign impacted 1 million PCs

​Microsoft has taken down an undisclosed number of GitHub repositories used in a massive malvertising campaign that impacted almost one…

Webcam
06
Mar
2025

Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR

The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network, effectively circumventing Endpoint…