Category: Bleeping Computer

Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine
02
Aug
2024

Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine

The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating…

Authy
02
Aug
2024

Twilio kills off Authy for desktop, forcibly logs out all users

Twilio has finally killed off its Authy for Desktop application, forcibly logging users out of the desktop application. In January, Twilio…

StackExchange abused to spread malicious PyPi packages as answers
01
Aug
2024

StackExchange abused to spread malicious PyPi packages as answers

Threat actors uploaded malicious Python packages to the PyPI repository and promoted them through the StackExchange online question and answer platform. The…

Hackers abuse free TryCloudflare to deliver remote access malware
01
Aug
2024

Hackers abuse free TryCloudflare to deliver remote access malware

Researchers are warning of threat actors increasingly abusing the Cloudflare Tunnel service in malware campaigns that usually deliver remote access trojans…

Robot call
01
Aug
2024

UK takes down major ‘Russian Coms’ caller ID spoofing platform

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down Russian Coms, a major caller ID spoofing platform used by…

Sitting Ducks DNS attacks let hackers hijack over 35,000 domains
01
Aug
2024

Sitting Ducks DNS attacks let hackers hijack over 35,000 domains

Threat actors have hijacked more than 35,000 registered domains in so-called Sitting Ducks attacks that allow claiming a domain without…

Cencora
01
Aug
2024

Cencora confirms patient health info stolen in February attack

Pharmaceutical giant Cencora has confirmed that patients’ protected health information and personally identifiable information (PII) was exposed in a February cyberattack. Cencora,…

Cryptocurrency thieves
01
Aug
2024

FBI warns of scammers posing as crypto exchange employees

Image: MidjourneyThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to steal funds from…

Fake web shop selling sneakers
01
Aug
2024

Fraud ring pushes 600+ fake web shops via Facebook ads

Image: Midjourney A malicious fraud campaign dubbed “ERIAKOS” promotes more than 600 fake web shops through Facebook advertisements to steal…

Android
01
Aug
2024

New Android malware wipes your device after draining bank accounts

A new Android malware that researchers call ‘BingoMod’ can wipe devices after successfully stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts using…

Shopify
01
Aug
2024

Credit card users get mysterious shopify-charge.com charges

People worldwide report seeing mysterious $1 or $0 charges from Shopify-charge.com appearing on their credit card bills, even when they did…

DigiCert
01
Aug
2024

DigiCert to delay cert revocations for critical infrastructure

DigiCert urges critical infrastructure operators to request a delay if they cannot reissue their certificates, as required by an ongoing…