Dutch Police arrest three ransomware actors extorting €2.5 million
The Amsterdam cybercrime police team has arrested three men for ransomware activity that generated €2.5 million from extorting small and large organizations in multiple countries.…
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Brave browser to block “open in app” prompts, pool-party attacks
The next major version of the privacy-focused Brave browser will start blocking annoyances like “open in app” prompts and will feature better protections against pool-party attacks. Obtrusive “open…
Clasiopa hackers use new Atharvan malware in targeted attacks
Security researchers have observed a hacking group targeting companies in the materials research sector with a unique toolset that includes a custom remote access trojan (RAT) called Atharvan. The…
Pirated Final Cut Pro infects your Mac with cryptomining malware
Security researchers discovered a cryptomining operation targeting macOS with a malicious version of Final Cut Pro that remains largely undetected by antivirus engines. They found that…
TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data
Canada’s second-largest telecom, TELUS is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to be employee data. The threat actor…
Ukraine says Russian hackers backdoored govt websites in 2021
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) says Russian state hackers have breached multiple government websites this week using backdoors planted as far back…
Forsage DeFi platform founders indicted for $340 million scam
A Federal grand jury in the District of Oregon has indicted four Russian nationals founders of Forsage decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform for allegedly running…
Microsoft urges Exchange admins to remove some antivirus exclusions
Microsoft says admins should remove some previously recommended antivirus exclusions for Exchange servers to boost the servers’ security. As the company explained, exclusions targeting the Temporary ASP.NET…
Americans lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 after 30% surge
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed today that Americans lost almost $8.8 billion to various types of scams in 2022, following a significant surge…
Valve “honeypot” used to ban 40,000 Dota 2 players using cheat
Game developer Valve has announced that it permanently banned more than 40,000 accounts for using cheating software to gain an unfair advantage over other players in…
Russian malware dev behind NLBrute hacking tool extradited to US
A Russian malware developer accused of creating and selling the NLBrute password-cracking tool was extradited to the United States after being arrested in the Republic…
Fruit giant Dole suffers ransomware attack impacting operations
Dole Food Company, one of the world’ largest producers and distributors of fresh fruit and vegetables, has announced that it is dealing with a ransomware attack that…