Category: Bleeping Computer

FBI: Business email compromise tactics used to defraud U.S. vendors
27
Mar
2023

Business email compromise tactics used to defraud U.S. vendors

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning companies in the U.S. of threat actors using tactics similar to business email…

Emotet malware distributed as fake W-9 tax forms from the IRS
26
Mar
2023

Emotet malware distributed as fake W-9 tax forms from the IRS

A new Emotet phishing campaign is targeting U.S. taxpayers by impersonating W-9 tax forms allegedly sent by the Internal Revenue…

Rostec
25
Mar
2023

Russia’s Rostec allegedly can de-anonymize Telegram users

Russia’s Rostec has reportedly bought a platform that allows it to uncover the identities of anonymous Telegram users, likely to…

Speaker
25
Mar
2023

Inaudible ultrasound attack can stealthily control your phone, smart speaker

American university researchers have developed a novel attack called “Near-Ultrasound Inaudible Trojan” (NUIT) that can launch silent attacks against devices…

Windows security issue
25
Mar
2023

Microsoft pushes OOB security updates for Windows Snipping tool flaw

Microsoft released an emergency security update for the Windows 10 and Windows 11 Snipping tool to fix the Acropalypse privacy…

Hacker
25
Mar
2023

New Dark Power ransomware claims 10 victims in its first month

A new ransomware operation named ‘Dark Power’ has appeared, and it has already listed its first victims on a dark…

Procter & Gamble
25
Mar
2023

Procter & Gamble confirms data theft via GoAnywhere zero-day

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has confirmed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of employees after its GoAnywhere…

Data extortion
25
Mar
2023

The Week in Ransomware – March 24th 2023

This week’s news has been dominated by the Clop ransomware gang extorting companies whose GoAnywhere services were breached using a…

FBI
25
Mar
2023

FBI confirms access to Breached cybercrime forum database

Today, the FBI confirmed they have access to the database of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) hacking forum after the…

Pwn2Own Vancouver
24
Mar
2023

Windows, Ubuntu, and VMWare Workstation hacked on last day of Pwn2Own

On the third day of the Pwn2Own hacking contest, security researchers were awarded $185,000 after demonstrating 5 zero-day exploits targeting…

Outlook
24
Mar
2023

Microsoft shares tips on detecting Outlook zero-day exploitation

Microsoft today published a detailed guide aiming to help customers discover signs of compromise via exploitation of a recently patched…

AFP
24
Mar
2023

Australian police arrest four BEC actors who stole $1.7 million

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested four members of a cybercriminal syndicate that has laundered $1.7 million stolen from…