January 2024 - Page 11 of 14

Nigerian gets 10 years for laundering millions stolen from elderly

A Nigerian man was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and one month in prison for conspiring to launder millions stolen from elderly victims in internet fraud schemes. […]

09 Jan

US SEC’s X account hacked to announce fake Bitcoin ETF approval

The X account for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hacked today to issue a fake announcement on the approval of Bitcoin ETFs on security exchanges. […]

09 Jan

China claims it cracked Apple’s AirDrop to find numbers, email addresses

A Chinese state-backed research institute claims to have discovered how to decrypt device logs for Apple’s AirDrop feature, allowing the government to identify phone numbers or email addresses of those who shared content. […]

09 Jan

Ransomware victims targeted by fake hack-back offers

Some organizations victimized by the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs have been targeted by a threat actor posing as a security researcher who promised to hack back the original attacker and delete stolen victim data. […]

09 Jan

FTC bans data broker from selling Americans’ location data

Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode Social, from selling Americans’ raw location data that could be used for tracking purposes. […]

08 Jan

The best Windows 11 features added in 2023

The year 2023 marks a significant milestone for Windows 11 with the introduction of several new features and improvements. This includes drag and drop for the taskbar, AI, and more. […]

08 Jan

Toronto Zoo: Ransomware attack had no impact on animal wellbeing

Toronto Zoo, the largest zoo in Canada, says that a ransomware attack that hit its systems on early Friday had no impact on the animals, its website, or its day-to-day operations. […]

08 Jan

Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers

The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware. […]

08 Jan

Turkish hackers Sea Turtle expand attacks to Dutch ISPs, telcos

The Turkish state-backed cyber espionage group tracked as Sea Turtle has been carrying out multiple spying campaigns in the Netherlands, focusing on telcos, media, internet service providers (ISPs), and Kurdish websites. […]

08 Jan

Twilio will ditch its Authy desktop 2FA app in August, goes mobile only

The Authy desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux will be discontinued in August 2024, with the company recommending users switch to a mobile version of the two-factor authentication (2FA) app. […]

Month: January 2024

Nigerian gets 10 years for laundering millions stolen from elderly

US SEC’s X account hacked to announce fake Bitcoin ETF approval

China claims it cracked Apple’s AirDrop to find numbers, email addresses

Ransomware victims targeted by fake hack-back offers

FTC bans data broker from selling Americans’ location data

The best Windows 11 features added in 2023

Toronto Zoo: Ransomware attack had no impact on animal wellbeing

Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers

Turkish hackers Sea Turtle expand attacks to Dutch ISPs, telcos

Twilio will ditch its Authy desktop 2FA app in August, goes mobile only