August 2022

Hackers Distributing Malware Using Fake DDoS Protection Pages

Hackers are using WordPress websites to show fake Cloudflare DDoS protection pages that spread malware like NetSupport RAT and Raccoon Stealer. According to a report last week by Sucuri’s Ben Martin, a recent spike in JavaScript injections that target WordPress sites has led to phony DDoS prevent prompts that direct victims to download remote access […]

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Okta Hackers Behind Twilio and Cloudflare Breach Hit Over 130 Organizations

The threat actor responsible for the attack on Twilio and Cloudflare earlier this month has been connected to a larger phishing operation that targeted 136 businesses and led to a total of 9,931 accounts being compromised. Because the primary intent of the assaults was to “get Okta identity credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes from

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Hackers Stole Crypto from Bitcoin ATMs by Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability

Manufacturer of Bitcoin ATMs General Bytes acknowledged that it was a victim of a hack that took advantage of a previously undetected software fault to steal cryptocurrency from its consumers. The company stated in an advisory last week that “the attacker was able to remotely establish an admin user via CAS administrative interface via a

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Researchers Discover Fake Phones with Backdoors to Hack WhatsApp Accounts

Numerous trojans targeted at WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business are hidden on low-cost Android device models that are knockoffs of prominent smartphone brand names. The trojans, which Doctor Web first identified in July 2022, were found in at least four separate cellphones’ system partitions: the P48pro, Radmi Note 8, Note30u, and Mate40. The cybersecurity company stated

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Twitter Manager Sentenced For Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia

A former Twitter employee has been found guilty for his part in gathering confidential data on specific Twitter users and giving it to Saudi Arabia. After a two-week trial in federal court in San Francisco, Ahmad Abouammo, 44, was found guilty by a jury, according to a report from Bloomberg on Tuesday. Upon conviction, he

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Australian Hacker Arrested for Selling Spyware to Cyber Criminals

A 24-year-old Australian national has been charged for his purported role in the creation and sale of spyware for use by domestic violence perpetrators and child sex offenders. Jacob Wayne John Keen, who currently resides at Frankston, Melbourne, is said to have created the remote access trojan (RAT) when he was 15, while also administering

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Dark Utilities Lets Hackers Create C2 Centers In Few Seconds

Cybercriminals can now establish a command and control (C2) hub for their malicious actions using a new service called Dark Utilities. In 2022, Dark Utilities was developed as a platform for C2-as-a-Service. The platform offers a wide range of features, such as cryptomining, DDoS protection, and remote access options. Currently, there are about 3,000 users

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