cyber crime

Acer discloses a new data breach, 160 GB of sensitive data available for sale

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer discloses a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the company. Recently a threat actor announced the availability for sale of 160 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer. The threat actor announced the hack on a popular cybercrime forum, he claims […]

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March 7, 2023
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European police dismantled the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang

German police announced to have dismantled an international cybercrime gang behind the DoppelPaymer ransomware operation. Europol has announced that an international operation conducted by law enforcement in Germany and Ukraine, with help of the US FBI and the Dutch police, targeted two key figures of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group. “On 28 February 2023, the German […]

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March 6, 2023
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Hatch Bank data breach caused by the exploitation of the GoAnywhere MFT zero-day

Fintech platform Hatch Bank disclosed a data breach, hackers exploited a recently discovered zero-day in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing platform. Hatch Bank is a fintech firm that provides services to other fintech companies. The company disclosed a data breach and revealed that the attackers have exploited a recently discovered zero-day vulnerability in the company’s […]

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March 6, 2023
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Colour-Blind, a fully featured info stealer and RAT in PyPI

Experts discovered a fully featured information stealer, tracked as ‘Colour-Blind’ in the Python Package Index (PyPI). Researchers from Kroll’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team discovered a malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained a fully-featured information stealer and remote access trojan tracked as Colour-Blind. Below is the list of capabilities supported […]

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March 6, 2023
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Credential Stuffing attack on Chick-fil-A impacted +71K users

American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A reported that the accounts of over 71K users were compromised as a result of a credential stuffing campaign. The American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A notified over 71K users that their accounts have been compromised in a credential stuffing campaign that lasted at least two months. Upon discovering the attack, the […]

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March 5, 2023
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Play Ransomware gang has begun to leak data stolen from City of Oakland

The Play ransomware gang has finally begun to leak the data stolen from the City of Oakland in a recent attack. The Play ransomware gang has begun to leak data they have stolen from the City of Oakland (California) in a recent cyberattack. Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the […]

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March 5, 2023
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FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks

Researchers at Metabase Q discovered a new ATM malware, dubbed FiXS, that was employed in attacks against Mexican banks since February 2023. Researchers at Metabase Q recently spotted a new ATM malware, dubbed FiXS, that is currently targeting Mexican banks. The name comes from the malware’s code name in the binary.  The experts have yet to determine […]

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March 4, 2023
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