Cybercrime job ads on the dark web pay up to $20k per month
Cybercrime groups are increasingly running their operations as a business, promoting jobs on the dark web that offer developers and hackers competitive monthly salaries, paid…
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Porsche halts NFT launch, phishing sites fill the void
Porsche cut its minting of a new NFT collection short after a dismal turnout and backlash from the crypto community, allowing threat actors to fill…
KeePass disputes vulnerability allowing stealthy password theft
The development team behind the open-source password management software KeePass is disputing what is described as a newly found vulnerability that allows attackers to stealthily…
GitHub revokes code signing certificates stolen in repo hack
GitHub says unknown attackers have stolen encrypted code-signing certificates for its Desktop and Atom applications after gaining access to some of its development and release…
JD Sports says hackers stole data of 10 million customers
UK sports apparel chain JD Sports is warning customers of a data breach after a server was hacked that contained online order information for 10…
Hackers use new SwiftSlicer wiper to destroy Windows domains
Security researchers have identified a new data-wiping malware they named SwiftSlicer that aims to overwrite crucial files used by the Windows operating system. The new…
Researchers to release VMware vRealize Log RCE exploit, patch now
Security researchers with Horizon3’s Attack Team will release an exploit targeting a vulnerability chain next week for gaining remote code execution on unpatched VMware vRealize…
Microsoft fixes Windows 11 issue behind Remote Desktop freezes
Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing the Remote Desktop app to freeze on Windows 11 systems after installing the Windows 11 2022 Update. According…
The Week in Ransomware – January 27th 2023
For the most part, this week has been relatively quiet regarding ransomware attacks and researcher — that is, until the FBI announced the disruption of…
Massive Microsoft 365 outage caused by WAN router IP change
Microsoft says this week’s five-hour-long Microsoft 365 worldwide outage was caused by a router IP address change that led to packet forwarding issues between all other…
Sandworm hackers hit news agency with 5 data wipers
The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) found a cocktail of five different data-wiping malware strains deployed on the network of the country’s national news…
PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect new Windows hosts
Security researchers have analyzed a variant of the PlugX malware that can hide malicious files on removable USB devices and then infect the Windows hosts…