Category: Bleeping Computer

IMF
15
Mar
2024

International Monetary Fund email accounts hacked in cyberattack

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed a cyber incident on Friday after unknown attackers breached 11 IMF email accounts earlier…

Cryptocurrency falling
15
Mar
2024

US moves to recover $2.3 million from “pig butchers” on Binance

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is recovering $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a “pig butchering” fraud scheme…

Hacker prison
15
Mar
2024

Admin of major stolen account marketplace gets 42 months in prison

Moldovan national Sandu Boris Diaconu has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for operating E-Root, a major online marketplace…

Stop
15
Mar
2024

Most widely distributed ransomware evolves to evade detection

A new variant of StopCrypt ransomware (aka STOP) was spotted in the wild, employing a multi-stage execution process that involves…

Stop
15
Mar
2024

Most widely distributed ransomware now evades detection

A new variant of StopCrypt ransomware (aka STOP) was spotted in the wild, employing a multi-stage execution process that involves…

SIM card
14
Mar
2024

SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacks

SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target’s phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card,…

Google Chrome
14
Mar
2024

Google Chrome gets real-time phishing protection later this month

Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to…

FTC
14
Mar
2024

Tech support firms Restoro, Reimage fined $26 million for scare tactics

Tech support companies Restoro and Reimage will pay $26 million to settle charges that they used scare tactics to trick…

Nissan is investigating cyberattack and potential data breach
14
Mar
2024

Nissan confirms ransomware attack exposed data of 100,000 people

Nissan Oceania is warning of a data breach impacting 100,000 people after suffering a cyberattack in December 2023 that was…

France
14
Mar
2024

French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people

France Travail, formerly known as Pôle Emploi, is warning that hackers breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal…

Android
14
Mar
2024

PixPirate Android malware uses new tactic to hide on phones

The latest version of the PixPirate banking trojan for Android employs a new method to hide on phones while remaining…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
14
Mar
2024

Hackers exploit Windows SmartScreen flaw to drop DarkGate malware

A new wave of attacks by the DarkGate malware operation exploits a now-fixed Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability to bypass security…