S3 Ep123: Crypto company compromise kerfuffle [Audio + Text]
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Users looking for ChatGPT apps get malware instead
The massive popularity of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals: they are exploiting the public’s eagerness to experiment with it to trick users into downloading Windows and Android malware and visit phishing pa…
Russian Accused of Developing NLBrute Malware Extradited to US
A Russian malware developer behind the NLBrute brute-forcing tool has been extradited to the United States from Georgia.
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R1Soft Server Backup Manager Vulnerability Exploited to Deploy Backdoor
Hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-36537 to hack hundreds of R1Soft servers.
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Most vulnerabilities associated with ransomware are old
Researchers identified 56 new vulnerabilities associated with ransomware threats among a total of 344 threats identified in 2022 – marking a 19% increase year-over-year. Threat actors are actively searching the internet and deep and dark web for …
Resecurity warns about cyber-attacks on data center service providers
Resecurity warns about the increase of malicious cyber activity targeting data center service providers globally. According to the detailed report recently released by the California-based cybersecurity company, during September 2021, Resecurity notifi…
Norway Seizes Stolen Crypto Funds Linked to the Lazarus Group
In March 2022, the Lazarus Group, a North Korea-backed hacking group, stole around $5.84 million worth of cryptocurrency through the Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge hack. However, over ten months later, the Norwegian police agency Økokrim announced they had…
HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost
Recently emerged HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost. The HardBit ransomware group first appeared on the threat landscape in October 2022, but unlike other ransomware operations, it doesn’t use a double extortion model at this time. The gang threatens victims of further attacks if their ransom […]
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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 | February 21st, 2023
[Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach
There is a lot to learn from Reddit’s recent data brea…
Resecurity warns about cyber-attacks on data center service providers
Resecurity warns about the increase of malicious cyber activity targeting data center service providers globally. According to the detailed report recently released by the California-based cybersecurity company, during September 2021, Resecurity notified several data center organizations about malicious cyber activity targeting them and their customers. Such organizations act as a critical part of the enterprise […]
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