August 2021 – Page 7

US Census Bureau hacked in January 2020 using Citrix exploit

US Census Bureau servers were breached on January 11, 2020, by hackers after exploiting an unpatched Citrix ADC zero-day vulnerability as the US Office of Inspector General (OIG) disclosed in a recent report. […]

18 Aug

Bitcoin mixer owner pleads guilty to laundering over $300 million

Larry Dean Harmon, the owner of a dark web cryptocurrency laundering service known as Helix, pleaded guilty today of laundering over $300 million worth of bitcoins between 2014 and 2017. […]

18 Aug

New Windows 10 21H2 build comes with improved WiFi security

Microsoft has released Windows 10 21H2 19044.1200 with the awaited new Windows Hello security feature, WPA3 HPE support, and GPU computing in the Windows Subsystem for Linux. […]

18 Aug

GitHub urges users to enable 2FA after going passwordless

GitHub is urging its user base to toggle on two-factor authentication (2FA) after deprecating password-based authentication for Git operations. […]

17 Aug

Govt hackers impersonate HR employees to hit Israeli targets

Hackers associated with the Iranian government have focused attack efforts on IT and communication companies in Israel, likely in an attempt to pivot to their real targets. […]

17 Aug

Conti ransomware prioritizes revenue and cyberinsurance data theft

Training material used by Conti ransomware affiliates was leaked online this month, allowing an inside look at how attackers abuse legitimate software seek out cyber insurance policies. […]

17 Aug

CISA: BadAlloc impacts critical infrastructure using BlackBerry QNX

CISA today warned that IoT and OT security flaws known as BadAlloc impact BlackBerry’s QNX Real Time Operating System (RTOS) used by critical infrastructure organizations. […]

17 Aug

Pharmacist faces 120 years in prison for selling vaccination cards on eBay

An Illinois pharmacist arrested today faces 120 years in prison for allegedly selling dozens of authentic COVID-19 vaccination record cards issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). […]

17 Aug

Malware campaign uses clever ‘captcha’ to bypass browser warning

A malware campaign uses a clever captcha prompt to trick users into bypassing browsers warnings to download the Ursnif (aka Gozi) banking trojan. […]

17 Aug

Chase bank accidentally leaked customer info to other customers

Chase Bank has admitted to the presence of a technical bug on its online banking website and app that allowed accidental leakage of customer banking information to other customers. […]

Month: August 2021

US Census Bureau hacked in January 2020 using Citrix exploit

Bitcoin mixer owner pleads guilty to laundering over $300 million

New Windows 10 21H2 build comes with improved WiFi security

GitHub urges users to enable 2FA after going passwordless

Govt hackers impersonate HR employees to hit Israeli targets

Conti ransomware prioritizes revenue and cyberinsurance data theft

CISA: BadAlloc impacts critical infrastructure using BlackBerry QNX

Pharmacist faces 120 years in prison for selling vaccination cards on eBay

Malware campaign uses clever ‘captcha’ to bypass browser warning

Chase bank accidentally leaked customer info to other customers