Tag: security
The biggest heist of all time involved over $14 billion of crypto being stolen – and it went undetected for five years
LuBian’s weak encryption gave a hacker complete access to 127,000 Bitcoins without alert A gaming PC and time were all the hacker needed to breach crypto’s “safest” platform Over 5,000 wallets compromised and no alarms triggered as billions silently vanished What began as a silent infiltration into one of the…
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Talk about an unexpected charge – criminals deploy Raspberry Pi with 4G modem in an attempt to hack ATMs
Hackers installed a 4G Raspberry Pi inside a bank’s ATM switch to gain network access The device was disguised and communicated every 600 seconds, avoiding typical detection systems Malware used fake Linux names and obscure directories to blend into legitimate system activity A criminal group recently attempted an unusual, and…
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US government says BlackSuit and Royal ransomware gangs hit hundreds of major firms before shutdown
US law enforcement claims BlackSuit is completely dismantled The agencies seized servers, domains and digital assets Since 2022, the group hit 450 companies and stole millions of dollars BlackSuit, a ransomware group and a successor to the Royal gang, managed to compromise 450 organizations in the United States and steal…
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Firefox fans beware – these malicious add-ons are stealing millions, so be on your guard
Experts flag 150 Firefox add-ons which served as infostealers and keyloggers Add-ons added to the store are benign, but when they gain a reputation, they are transformed into malware The crooks steal crypto and track their victims’ IP addresses Cryptocurrency users running the Firefox browser should be careful – a…
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Data center firm leaks massive 38GB database containing thousands of personal records online
Security researcher finds unsecured 38GB database containing 10,820 records Names, postal addresses, and more were leaked to the open internet The archive, owned by IMDataCenter is now shut down IMDataCenter, a Florida-based data hygiene, enhancement, and append services provider, has been found leaking thousands of sensitive personal records to the…
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Microsoft Teams and Zoom can be hijacked to give hackers the keys to your kingdom
Experts say Microsoft Teams and Zoom are perfect for hiding Ghost Calls Attackers can obtain temporary TURN credentials and create a tunnel Vendors must implement safeguards, because there are no vulnerabilities in sight Researchers from Praetorian have shed the light on Ghost Calls, a post-exploitation command-and-control evasion technique which send…
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