New Stealc malware emerges with a wide set of stealing capabilities
A new information stealer called Stealc has emerged on the dark web gaining traction due to aggressive promotion of stealing capabilities and similarities with malware of the same…
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HardBit ransomware wants insurance details to set the perfect price
A ransomware threat called HardBit has moved to version 2.0 and its operators are trying to negotiate a ransom payment that would be covered by the…
Microsoft Outlook flooded with spam due to broken email filters
According to reports from an increasing number of Microsoft customers, Outlook inboxes have been flooded with spam emails over the last nine hours because email…
Samsung adds zero-click attack protection to Galaxy devices
Samsung has developed a new security system called Samsung Message Guard to help Galaxy smartphone users keep safe from the so-called “zero-click” exploits that use malicious…
Coinbase cyberattack targeted employees with fake SMS alert
Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform has disclosed that an unknown threat actor stole the login credentials of one of its employees in an attempt to gain…
Twitter gets rid of SMS 2FA for non-Blue members — What you need to do
Twitter has announced that it will no longer support SMS two-factor authentication unless you pay for a Twitter Blue subscription. However, there are more secure…
New WhiskerSpy malware delivered via trojanized codec installer
Security researchers have discovered a new backdoor called WhiskerSpy used in a campaign from a relatively new advanced threat actor tracked as Earth Kitsune, known for targeting individuals…
Windows 11 will let you end tasks directly from the taskbar
Microsoft will soon add a new way to end unresponsive processes in Windows 11 in the form of a new option that will show up…
Atlassian data leak caused by stolen employee credentials
2/17/23: Story and title updated to reflect new statements from both companies. Atlassian suffered a data leak after threat actors used stolen employee credentials to…
Fortinet fixes critical RCE flaws in FortiNAC and FortiWeb
Cybersecurity solutions company Fortinet has released security updates for its FortiNAC and FortiWeb products, addressing two critical-severity vulnerabilities that may allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary…
Norwegian police recover $5.8M crypto from massive Axie Infinity hack
Norwegian police (Økokrim) have seized 60 million kroner ($5,800,000) worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group last year from Axie Infinity’s…
Europol busts ‘CEO fraud’ gang that stole €38M in a few days
Europol has dismantled a Franco-Israeli ‘CEO fraud’ group that employed business email compromise (BEC) attacks to divert payments from organizations to bank accounts under the…