cyber crime

Roaming Mantis uses new DNS changer in its Wroba mobile malware

Roaming Mantis threat actors were observed using a new variant of their mobile malware Wroba to hijack DNS settings of Wi-Fi routers. Researchers from Kaspersky observed Roaming Mantis threat actors using an updated variant of their mobile malware Wroba to compromise Wi-Fi routers and hijack DNS settings. Roaming Mantis surfaced in March 2018 when hacked routers in Japan to […]

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January 22, 2023
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PayPal notifies 34942 users of data breach over credential stuffing attack

PayPal is sending out data breach notifications to thousands of users because their accounts were compromised through credential stuffing attacks. PayPal announced that 34942 customers’ accounts have been compromised between December 6 and December 8. The company added that the unauthorized accessed were the result of credential stuffing attacks and that its systems were not […]

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January 20, 2023
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Mailchimp discloses a new security breach, the second one in 6 months

Popular email marketing and newsletter platform Mailchimp was hacked and the data of dozens of customers were exposed.  The popular email marketing and newsletter platform Mailchimp was hacked twice in the past six months. The news of a new security breach was confirmed by the company, the incident exposed the data of 133 customers. Threat […]

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January 19, 2023
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1,000 ships impacted by a ransomware attack on maritime software supplier DNV

A ransomware attack against the maritime software supplier DNV impacted approximately 1,000 vessels. About 1,000 vessels have been impacted by a ransomware attack against DNV, one of the major maritime software suppliers.  DNV GL provides solutions and services throughout the life cycle of any vessel, from design and engineering to risk assessment and ship management. […]

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January 17, 2023
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Fortinet observed three rogue PyPI packages spreading malware

Researchers discovered three malicious packages that have been uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository by Lolip0p group. FortiGuard Labs researchers discovered three malicious PyPI packages (called ‘colorslib’, ‘httpslib’, and “libhttps”) on the PyPI repository that were uploaded by the same actor, Lolip0p. The packages were discovered on January 10, 2023, the packages “colorslib” and […]

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January 17, 2023
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Avast researchers released a free BianLian ransomware decryptor for some variants of the malware

Antivirus firm Avast released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware family that allows victims to recover locked files. Security firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware to allow victims of the malware to recover locked files. The BianLian ransomware emerged in August 2022, the malware was employed in attacks against organizations in […]

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January 16, 2023
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Europol arrested cryptocurrency scammers that stole millions from victims

An international police operation led by Europol led to the arrest of cryptocurrency scammers targeting users all over the world. An international law enforcement operation conducted by authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany and Serbia, supported by Europol and Eurojust, has dismantled a cybercrime ring involved in online investment fraud. The European police have supported this […]

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January 16, 2023
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Hacker stole credit cards from the website of Canada’s largest alcohol retailer LCBO

The Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed Magecart attack. Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the largest beverage alcohol retailer in the country, disclosed a Magecart attack on January 10, 2023. Threat actors compromised the Canadian Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s website and injected […]

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January 15, 2023
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