Tag: security
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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Google says hackers stole some of its data following Salesforce breach
Google has confirmed suffering a data breach The attack was carried out by ShinyHunters, once again hijacking systems The group apparently snuck into a Salesforce instance Cybercriminals known as ShinyHunters (UNC6040) recently broke into Google and stole business customer information from one of its corporate Salesforce instances, the company has…
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Google urgently patches major Qualcomm security flaw hitting Android phones – so make sure you update now
Android phones possibly under threat from worrying security threat Qualcomm releases fix for two major flaws in May and urged OEMs to apply it Google released a patch, so users should update now Google has patched a major vulnerability affecting Android smartphones which is being actively exploited in the wild.…
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