Category: security
This fake Windows news site is spreading malware via hacked Google ads
Someone has been impersonating a known media publication and abusing the Google Ads advertising network, all to deliver the RedLine infostealer malware to people. A new report from Malwarebytes, found a fake WindowsReport website that was being hosted on almost a dozen different domains. On the website, the scammers hosted…
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Buyer beware – shoppers could lose close to a billion pounds in scams this Christmas, experts warn
Shoppers in Britain might lose up to £800m in online shopping scams this festive season, new research has warned. A report from F-Secure says scams are set to accelerate rapidly over the next two months as shoppers clamor to do their festive shopping, which could end up costing the country…
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This new ChatGPT-powered infostealer is targeting cloud platforms
Hackers have developed a new Python-based infostealer malware that is able to specifically target cloud services. It has a few standout features, such as the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. A report from SentinelLabs outlined how it discovered the tool named “Predator AI” being advertised and distributed on Telegram…
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Maine government says data breach affects nearly all state residents
The government of Maine, the northeasternmost US state, appears to have become the latest victim of the MOVEit data breach incident. The state’s government published a statement claiming the attackers stole sensitive citizen data between May 28 and May 29 2023, but that it had just completed notifying the affected…
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SysAid tells customers to patch immediately after Microsoft flags ransomware campaign exploiting new zero-day flaw
SysAid has urged its customers to deploy the latest patch and pay close attention to the traffic in and out of their servers, as hackers were spotted abusing a zero-day flaw to drop ransomware. In a blog post, CTO of SysAid and Profero Incident Response Team Sasha Shapirov noted the…
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Undetectable cryptomining technique found lurking on Microsoft Azure Automation
Someone found a loophole in Azure that allowed them to create free money and never get busted, but instead of using it – they reported it to Microsoft and had it fixed. That someone is a team of researchers from the SafeBreach cybersecurity company, who, as an experiment, set out…
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