Alleged Twitter Hacker Charged With Theft of $784K in Crypto via SIM Swaps The US Department of Justice has indicted a suspected Twitter hacker known as ‘PlugWalkJoe’ for also stealing $784,000 worth of cryptocurrency using SIM swap attacks. SIM swap attacks are when threat actors take control of targets’ phone numbers Read more…
Beware: Free Discord Nitro Phishing Targets Steam Gamers ​A new Steam phishing promoted via Discord messages promises a free Nitro subscription if a user links their Steam account, which the hackers then use to steal game items or promote other scams. The phishing scam is being conducted by many Discord accounts Read more…
BlackMatter Ransomware Moves Victims to LockBit After Shutdown With the BlackMatter ransomware operation shutting down, existing affiliates are moving their victims to the competing LockBit ransomware site for continued extortion. This morning, news broke that the BlackMatter ransomware gang is shutting down after members have gone missing and increased pressure by law Read more…
Stealthier Version of Mekotio Banking Trojan Spotted in the Wild A new version of a banking trojan known as Mekotio is being deployed in the wild, with malware analysts reporting that it’s using a new, stealthier infection flow. The last notable activity of Mekotio dates back to the summer of 2020 when Read more…
US Sanctions NSO Group and Three Others for Spyware and Exploit Sales The U.S. has sanctioned four companies located in Israel, Russia, and Singapore for the development of spyware or the sale of hacking tools used by state-sponsored hacking groups. Israeli companies NSO Group and Candiru are being sanctioned for Read more…
Mobile Phishing Attacks Targeting Energy Sector Surge by 161% Mobile phishing attacks targeting employees in the energy industry have risen by 161% compared to last year’s (H2 2020) data, and the trend is showing no signs of slowing down. Although the perils of outdated and vulnerable devices plague all sectors, Read more…
Sonos, HP, and Canon Devices Hacked at Pwn2Own Austin 2021 Image: Zero Day Initiative/BleepingComputer During the first day of Pwn2Own Austin 2021, contestants won $362,500 after exploiting previously unknown security flaws to hack printers, routers, NAS devices, and speakers from Canon, HP, Western Digital, Cisco, Sonos, TP-Link, and NETGEAR. At Pwn2Own Austin (previously known as Read more…
Yahoo Becomes the Next US firm to Pull Services Out of China Yahoo is pulling its services out of China, citing an ‘increasingly challenging operating environment.’ This move makes Yahoo the second major American organization to exit the Chinese market in recent weeks, following a similar move by Microsoft’s LinkedIn in Read more…
CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Fix Hundreds of Exploited Security Flaws CISA has issued this year’s first binding operational directive (BOD) ordering federal civilian agencies to mitigate security vulnerabilities exploited in the wild within an aggressive timeline. BOD 22-01 (Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) applies to both software Read more…
Microsoft says Windows 11 users might experience issues opening or using some built-in apps and features due to an expired digital certificate. “Starting on November 1, 2021, some users might be unable to open or use certain built-in Windows apps or parts of some built-in apps that have not installed Read more…
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