Crooks posing as COVID-19 ‘cold chain’ company phished EU for vaccine intel, says IBM
An unidentified group of malicious sorts impersonated a so-called "cold chain" company involved in COVID-19 vaccine distribution networks then targeted an EU governmental agency. This carefully planned operation started in September 2020, according to IBM. Since the...
Major Business Email Compromise Phishing Ring Busted
Authorities found over 50,000 targeted victims of a massive, global scam enterprise that used over 26 different types of malware. An extended cybercrime investigation in which INTERPOL, Group-IB and Nigeria Police Force joined forces, found and arrested 3 Nigerian...
TurkeyBombing Puts New Twist on Zoom Abuse
Hackers stole nearly 4,000 credentials before Thanksgiving was even over. While millions of people were forced to spend the holidays away from their loved ones and family, cybercriminals took advantage of the situation and launched a new phishing attack, called...
This Bluetooth Attack Can Steal a Tesla Model X in Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clrNuBb3myE&feature=emb_title The company is rolling out a patch for the vulnerabilities, which allowed one researcher to break into a car in 90 seconds and drive away. While there is a continuous work on the cars' security systems,...
Manchester United announces cyberattack, systems shut down
Cyber criminals targeted and successfully attacked Manchester United's systems, the English Premier League club said on Friday, 20th of November. Even it appears spectacular, and with significant potential damage, the club seemed to be prepared for such a cyber event,...
Robot Vacuums Suck Up Sensitive Audio in ‘LidarPhone’ Hack
Researchers have discovered a new type of attack that lets hackers snoop in on homeowners’ private conversations with the help of their robot vacuums. Researchers called this attack “LidarPhone” because it operates through the vacuum cleaner’s sensors. Used for...
Facebook Messenger Bug Allows Spying on Android Users
Facebook fixed a dangerous flaw in the Android version of Facebook Messenger which gave attackers the ability to spy on users and potentially identify their surroundings without them knowing. In a normal scenario, audio from the person making the call would not be...
Microsoft is the Most-Imitated Brand for Phishing Emails
While people shifted to working from home, brands like Microsoft and Amazon rose to the top of cybercriminals scam-to-list. Microsoft got the first place when it comes to hacker impersonations by having their products and services featured in nearly a fifth of all the...
2 More Google Chrome Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation
Google is asking Chrome desktop users to prepare to update their browsers once again as two more zero-day vulnerabilities have been identified in their well known browser. Both allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to compromise an affected system via the web, and...
Microsoft Teams Users Under Attack in ‘FakeUpdates’ Malware Campaign
Microsoft is warning its customers about the dangerous, so-called “FakeUpdates” campaigns. Attackers are using ads for fake Microsoft Teams updates to install backdoors, to infect companies’ networks with malware. The technique is called "Cobalt Strike" and is...
