October 2021 – Page 6

Nine arrested for impersonating bank clerks to steal from the elderly

The Dutch Police have arrested nine people for targeting and stealing money from the elderly by impersonating bank employees. […]

21 Oct

Bulletproof hosting admins sentenced for helping cybercrime gangs

Two Eastern European men were sentenced to prison on Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) charges for bulletproof hosting services used by multiple cybercrime operations to target US organizations. […]

20 Oct

Windows 11 Subsystem for Android lets you sideload apps – Here’s how

Microsoft has released the first preview version of the Windows Subsystem for Android for Windows 11 Insiders, and one of the more interesting features is that you can sideload Android apps. […]

20 Oct

New Gummy Browser attack lets hackers spoof tracking profiles

University researchers in the US have developed a new fingerprint capturing and browser spoofing attack called Gummy Browsers. They warn how easy the attack is to carry out and the severe implications it can have. […]

20 Oct

Microsoft 365 will get enhanced insider risk management tools

Microsoft is updating Microsoft 365 to allow admins to better manage insider security threats in their environments with improvements to risky activity detection and visibility. […]

20 Oct

New PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for C2 communication

The PurpleFox botnet has refreshed its arsenal with new vulnerability exploits and dropped payloads, now also leveraging WebSockets for C2 bidirectional communication. […]

19 Oct

Zerodium wants zero-day exploits for Windows VPN clients

In a short tweet today, exploit broker Zerodium said that it is looking to acquire zero-day exploits for vulnerabilities in three popular virtual private network (VPN) service providers on the market. […]

19 Oct

Brave ditches Google for its own privacy-centric search engine

Brave Browser has replaced Google with its own no-tracking privacy-centric Brave Search as the default search engine for new users in five regions. […]

19 Oct

BlackByte ransomware decryptor released to recover files for free

A free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware has been released, allowing past victims to recover their files for free. […]

19 Oct

LightBasin hacking group breaches 13 global telecoms in two years

A group of hackers that security researchers call LightBasin has been compromising mobile telecommunication systems across the world for the past five years. […]

Month: October 2021

Nine arrested for impersonating bank clerks to steal from the elderly

Bulletproof hosting admins sentenced for helping cybercrime gangs

Windows 11 Subsystem for Android lets you sideload apps – Here’s how

New Gummy Browser attack lets hackers spoof tracking profiles

Microsoft 365 will get enhanced insider risk management tools

New PurpleFox botnet variant uses WebSockets for C2 communication

Zerodium wants zero-day exploits for Windows VPN clients

Brave ditches Google for its own privacy-centric search engine

BlackByte ransomware decryptor released to recover files for free

LightBasin hacking group breaches 13 global telecoms in two years