Hackers push malware via Google search ads for VLC, 7-Zip, CCleaner
Hackers are setting up fake websites for popular free and open-source software to promote malicious downloads through advertisements in Google search results. At least one…
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Key Strategies and Best Practices
Written By: Samuel Cure, CISO, AMI In today’s digital landscape, it is essential to implement proactive measures to ensure the security of your organization’s products.…
New York man defrauded thousands using credit cards sold on dark web
A New York resident has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud using stolen credit cards purchased on dark web cybercrime marketplaces. Trevor…
Ukraine links data-wiping attack on news agency to Russian hackers
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has linked a destructive malware attack targeting the country’s national news agency (Ukrinform) to Sandworm Russian military…
Bank of America starts restoring missing Zelle transactions
Bank of America has started to restore missing Zelle transactions that suddenly disappeared from customers’ bank accounts this morning, causing some to dip into negative…
Microsoft investigates bug behind unresponsive Windows Start Menu
Microsoft is investigating an issue causing the Windows taskbar and Start Menu to become unresponsive and triggering Outlook and Teams login problems. Windows admins have…
MailChimp discloses new breach after employees got hacked
Email marketing firm MailChimp suffered another breach after hackers accessed an internal customer support and account administration tool, allowing the threat actors to access the…
Illegal Solaris darknet market hijacked by competitor Kraken
Solaris, a large darknet marketplace focused on drugs and illegal substances, has been taken over by a smaller competitor named ‘Kraken,’ who claims to have…
Bitzlato crypto exchange seized for ransomware, drugs money laundering
The U.S. Department of Justice arrested and charged Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of the Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, with helping cybercriminals allegedly…
Windows 11 apps might not start after system restore
Microsoft has acknowledged a new bug affecting some Windows 11 applications triggering launch issues and causing them to display errors after a system restore. The…
Researchers to release PoC exploit for critical ManageEngine RCE bug, patch now
Proof-of-concept exploit code will be released later this week for a critical vulnerability allowing remote code execution (RCE) without authentication in several Zoho ManageEngine products.…
Hackers turn to Google search ads to push info-stealing malware
Hackers are setting up fake websites for popular free and open-source software to promote malicious downloads through advertisements in Google search results. At least one…