GTA Online bug exploited to ban, corrupt players’ accounts
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online players report losing game progress, in-game money being stolen, and being banned from game servers due to an alleged vulnerability…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Google Ads invites being abused to push spam, adult sites
Google Ads invites are being abused to deliver email messages promoting spam and sex websites to users who are otherwise not necessarily using Google Ads…
FanDuels warns of data breach after customer info stolen in vendor hack
The FanDuel sportsbook and betting site is warning customers that their names and email addresses were exposed in a January 2023 MailChimp security breach, urging users to remain…
FanDuel discloses data breach caused by recent MailChimp hack
The FanDuel sportsbook and betting site is warning customers that their names and email addresses were exposed in a January 2023 MailChimp security breach, urging users to remain…
WhatsApp fined €5.5 million by Irish DPC for GDPR violation
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined WhatsApp Ireland €5.5 million ($5.95m) after confirming that the messaging service violated the General Data Protection Regulation…
Massive ad-fraud op dismantled after hitting millions of iOS devices
A massive ad fraud operation dubbed ‘Vastflux’ that spoofed more than 1,700 applications from 120 publishers, mostly for iOS, has been disrupted by security researchers at…
Hackers now use Microsoft OneNote attachments to spread malware
Threat actors now use OneNote attachments in phishing emails that infect victims with remote access malware which can be used to install further malware, steal…
Hackers now use OneNote attachments to spread malware
Threat actors now use OneNote attachments in phishing emails that infect victims with remote access malware which can be used to install further malware, steal…
Riot Games hacked, delays game patches after security breach
Riot Games, the video game developer and publisher behind League of Legends and Valorant, says it will delay game patches after its development environment was…
New Boldmove Linux malware used to backdoor Fortinet devices
Suspected Chinese hackers exploited a recently disclosed FortiOS SSL-VPN vulnerability as a zero-day in December, targeting a European government and an African MSP with a…
Over 19,000 end-of-life Cisco routers exposed to RCE attacks
Over 19,000 end-of-life Cisco VPN routers on the Internet are exposed to attacks targeting a remote command execution exploit chain. By chaining two security flaws disclosed…
The Week in Ransomware – January 20th 2023
There has been quite a bit of ransomware news this week, with crypto exchanges being seized for alleged money laundering and researchers providing fascinating reports…