Category: Bleeping Computer

Android malware
13
Dec
2024

Germany sinkholes BadBox malware pre-loaded on Android devices

Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has disrupted the BadBox malware operation pre-loaded in over 30,000 Android IoT devices…

Linux
13
Dec
2024

New stealthy Pumakit Linux rootkit malware spotted in the wild

A new Linux rootkit malware called Pumakit has been discovered that uses stealth and advanced privilege escalation techniques to hide…

Police raid
13
Dec
2024

Police shuts down Rydox cybercrime market, arrests 3 admins

Albanian law enforcement has seized the Rydox cybercrime marketplace and arrested three administrators in collaboration with international partners. Kosovo nationals…

Iran
13
Dec
2024

New IOCONTROL malware used in critical infrastructure attacks

Iranian threat actors are utilizing a new malware named IOCONTROL to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and OT/SCADA systems used…

North Korean hackers
12
Dec
2024

US offers $5 million for info on North Korean IT worker farms

​The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could help disrupt the…

Hacker
12
Dec
2024

Cleo patches critical zero-day exploited in data theft attacks

Cleo has released security updates for a zero-day flaw in its LexiCom, VLTransfer, and Harmony software, currently exploited in data…

Scam Call center
12
Dec
2024

Spain busts voice phishing ring for defrauding 10,000 bank customers

The Spanish police, working with colleagues in Peru, conducted a simultaneous crackdown on a large-scale voice phishing (vishing) scam ring…

Byte Federal
12
Dec
2024

Bitcoin ATM firm Byte Federal hacked via GitLab flaw, 58K users exposed

US Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal has disclosed a data breach that exposed the data of 58,000 customers after its…

WordPress
12
Dec
2024

Hunk Companion WordPress plugin exploited to install vulnerable plugins

Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the “Hunk Companion” plugin to install and activate other plugins with exploitable flaws directly…

Cynet MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation
12
Dec
2024

Cynet Delivers 100% Protection and 100% Detection Visibility in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation

Across small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and managed service providers (MSPs), the top priority for cybersecurity leaders is to keep IT environments…

Eagle
12
Dec
2024

New EagleMsgSpy Android spyware used by Chinese police, researchers say

A previously undocumented Android spyware called ‘EagleMsgSpy’ has been discovered and is believed to be used by law enforcement agencies…

Hacker shhing
11
Dec
2024

Russian cyber spies hide behind other hackers to target Ukraine

Russian cyber-espionage group Turla, aka “Secret Blizzard,” is utilizing other threat actors’ infrastructure to target Ukrainian military devices connected via Starlink….