Android banking trojans: How they steal passwords and drain bank accounts
For the most popular operating system in the world—which is Android and it isn’t even a contest—there’s a sneaky cyberthreat that can empty out a…
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Identity theft is number one threat for consumers, says report
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023, and the number…
How to make a fake ID online, with Joseph Cox: Lock and Code S05E05
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… For decades, fake IDs had roughly three purposes: Buying booze before legally allowed, getting into age-restricted clubs,…
Joomla! patches XSS flaws that could lead to remote code execution
On February 20, Joomla! posted details about four vulnerabilities it had fixed in its Content Management System (CMS), and one in the Joomla! Framework that…
Update now! ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerability needs your attention
ConnectWise is warning self-hosted and on-premise customers that they need to take immediate action to remediate a critical vulnerability in its ScreenConnect remote desktop software.…
Why ransomware gangs love using RMM tools—and how to stop them
One of the most alarming trends our ThreatDown Intelligence team has noticed lately is the increased exploitation of legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools…
Signal to shield user phone numbers by default
Chat app Signal will shield user’s phone numbers by default from now on. And, it will no longer be necessary to exchange phone numbers when…
Vibrator virus steals your personal information
I know that some of you are expecting a post similar to that about a toothbrush botnet, but this is not a hypothetical case. It…
A first analysis of the i-Soon data leak
Data from a Chinese cybersecurity vendor that works for the Chinese government has exposed a range of hacking tools and services. Although the source is…
Law enforcement trolls LockBit, reveals massive takedown
In an act of exquisite trolling, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced further details about its disruption of the LockBit ransomware group by…
ThreatDown EDR update: Streamlined Suspicious Activity investigation
Navigating the complex world of alerts just got easier, thanks to our latest enhancements to the ThreatDown Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform. The detailed…
Raccoon Infostealer operator extradited to the United States
A Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky, has been indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft and extradited to the United States…