Tag: security
Microsoft warns top file hosting services hijacked for email scams
Microsoft is warning of a new phishing campaign that abuses different privacy settings in cloud-based file hosting services to bypass security solutions and steal login credentials, deploy malware, and more. In a blog post, the company outlined how crooks have been seen abusing SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox services in their…
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Microsoft 365 accounts targeted by dangerous new phishing scam
Security experts have warned of a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that’s emerging as a serious threat, thanks to its advanced features, obfuscation techniques, and competitive pricing. Security researchers from Sekoia have revealed more on Mamba 2FA, which has been on the market since at least November 2023. Crooks are mostly…
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MoneyGram says no evidence ransomware is behind recent cyberattack
Two weeks after suffering a cyberattack and shutting down parts of its infrastructure, MoneyGram has revealed more details on the incident, confirming that, contrary to what many speculated, this was not a ransomware attack. A letter sent to stakeholders in late September 2024 seen by BleepingComputer, explains MoneyGram called in…
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This detailed malware can hack your systems and turn off your antivirus to do more damage
A new information-stealing malware has been spotted which is capable of exfiltrating quite a lot of sensitive information, and also disabling antivirus programs to establish persistence on target endpoints. Cybersecurity researchers from CYFIRMA have shared an in-depth analysis of the infostealer, which they call Yunit Stealer. Yunit Stealer uses JavaScript…
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Thousands of Comcast customers have data stolen from third party debt collectors
Hundreds of thousands of Comcast users had their data stolen in a third-party ransomware attack and data breach on a third-party partner, the company has confirmed. Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) fell prey to an attack from an unknown threat actor in February 2024 which saw sensitive data stolen…
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DDoS attacks can be amplified by CUPS flaw
The recently-revealed Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) security flaw may be even worse than expected following new claims it can be abused to amplify distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Researchers from Akamai have claimed the attacks can have an amplification factor of 600x – for an average attack, a…
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