Category: Bleeping Computer

Redis
02
Feb
2023

New HeadCrab malware infects 1,200 Redis servers to mine Monero

New stealthy malware designed to hunt down vulnerable Redis servers online has infected over a thousand of them since September…

LockBit ransomware
01
Feb
2023

LockBit ransomware goes ‘Green,’ uses new Conti-based encryptor

The LockBit ransomware gang has again started using encryptors based on other operations, this time switching to one based on…

New Nevada Ransomware targets Windows and VMware ESXi systems
01
Feb
2023

New Nevada Ransomware targets Windows and VMware ESXi systems

A relatively new ransomware operation known as Nevada seems to grow its capabilities quickly as security researchers noticed improved functionality…

Person holding SIM cards
01
Feb
2023

Google Fi data breach let hackers carry out SIM swap attacks

Google Fi, Google’s U.S.-only telecommunications and mobile internet service, has informed customers that personal data was exposed by a data…

Arnold Clark
01
Feb
2023

Arnold Clark customer data stolen in attack claimed by Play ransomware

Arnold Clark, self-described as Europe’s largest independent car retailer, is notifying some customers that their personal information was stolen in…

Crypto scam apps infiltrate Apple App Store and Google Play
01
Feb
2023

Crypto scam apps infiltrate Apple App Store and Google Play

Operators of high-yielding investment scams known as “pig butchering” have found a way to bypass the defenses in Google Play…

Hackers use new IceBreaker malware to breach gaming companies
01
Feb
2023

Hackers use new IceBreaker malware to breach gaming companies

Hackers have been targeting online gaming and gambling companies with what appears to be a previously unseen backdoor that researchers…

Microsoft logo on a fire background
01
Feb
2023

Microsoft disables verified partner accounts used for OAuth phishing

Microsoft has disabled multiple fraudulent, verified Microsoft Partner Network accounts for creating malicious OAuth applications that breached organizations’ cloud environments…

VMware
01
Feb
2023

Exploit released for critical VMware vRealize RCE vulnerability

Horizon3 security researchers have released proof-of-concept (PoC) code for a VMware vRealize Log Insight vulnerability chain that allows attackers to…

NFC
01
Feb
2023

PoS malware can block contactless payments to steal credit cards

New versions of the Prilex point-of-sale malware can block secure, NFC-enabled contactless credit card transactions, forcing consumers to insert credit…

Microsoft
01
Feb
2023

Over 100 threat actors deploy ransomware in attacks

Microsoft revealed today that its security teams are tracking over 100 threat actors deploying ransomware during attacks. In all, the company…

Windows 10
01
Feb
2023

Microsoft stops selling Windows 10 licenses a day early

Marking an end to an era, Microsoft is no longer directly selling Windows 10 product keys on their website, instead…