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Interpol dismantles sextortion ring, warns of increased attacks

A transnational sextortion ring was uncovered and dismantled following a joint investigation between Interpol’s cybercrime division and police in Singapore and Hong Kong. […]

05 Sep

QNAP patches zero-day used in new Deadbolt ransomware attacks

QNAP is warning customers of ongoing DeadBolt ransomware attacks that started on Saturday by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. […]

05 Sep

TikTok denies security breach after hackers leak user data, source code

TikTok denies recent claims it was breached, and source code and user data were stolen, telling BleepingComputer that data posted to a hacking forum is “completely unrelated” to the company. […]

04 Sep

Microsoft Defender falsely detects Win32/Hive.ZY in Google Chrome, Electron apps

A bad Microsoft Defender signature update mistakenly detects Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Discord, and other Electron apps as ‘Win32/Hive.ZY’ each time the apps are opened in Windows. […]

04 Sep

SharkBot malware sneaks back on Google Play to steal your logins

A new and upgraded version of the SharkBot malware has returned to Google’s Play Store, targeting banking logins of Android users through apps that have tens of thousands of installations. […]

03 Sep

IRS data leak exposes personal info of 120,000 taxpayers

The Internal Revenue Service has accidentally leaked confidential information for approximately 120,000 taxpayers who filed a form 990-T as part of their tax returns. […]

03 Sep

Malware dev open-sources CodeRAT after being exposed

The source code of a remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ‘CodeRAT’ has been leaked on GitHub after malware analysts confronted the developer about attacks that used the tool. […]

02 Sep

Google Chrome emergency update fixes new zero-day used in attacks

Google has released Chrome 105.0.5195.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users to address a single high-severity security flaw, the sixth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks patched this year. […]

02 Sep

BlackCat ransomware claims attack on Italian energy agency

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claimed responsibility for an attack that hit the systems of Italy’s energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA (GSE) over the weekend. […]

02 Sep

Dev backdoors own malware to steal data from other hackers

Cybercriminals using Prynt Stealer to collect data from victims are being swindled by the malware developer, who also receives a copy of the info over Telegram messaging service. […]

Tag: security

Interpol dismantles sextortion ring, warns of increased attacks

QNAP patches zero-day used in new Deadbolt ransomware attacks

TikTok denies security breach after hackers leak user data, source code

Microsoft Defender falsely detects Win32/Hive.ZY in Google Chrome, Electron apps

SharkBot malware sneaks back on Google Play to steal your logins

IRS data leak exposes personal info of 120,000 taxpayers

Malware dev open-sources CodeRAT after being exposed

Google Chrome emergency update fixes new zero-day used in attacks

BlackCat ransomware claims attack on Italian energy agency

Dev backdoors own malware to steal data from other hackers