In reaction to new measures that would increase the amount of digital surveillance that state intelligence agencies are allowed to conduct, Apple has issued a warning that it would prefer to discontinue providing iMessage and FaceTime services in the U.K. than give in to pressure from the government. The iPhone manufacturer is the most recent […]
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According to Interpol, a suspected senior member of the French-speaking hacker group OPERA1ER has been detained as part of a global law enforcement investigation known as Nervone. “The group is believed to have stolen an estimated USD 11 million — potentially as much as 30 million — in more than 30 attacks across 15 countries
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Early in 2022, malicious actors took advantage of an undiscovered weakness in Revolut’s payment infrastructure to steal more than $20 million from the business. The Financial Times reported the situation and cited numerous unnamed sources who were aware of the occurrence. The breach hasn’t been made publically known. The problem was caused by differences between
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Threat actors linked to the Cyclops ransomware have been seen promoting malware that is intended to steal sensitive information from compromised PCs. In a recent analysis, Uptycs noted that “the threat actor behind this [ransomware-as-a-service] promotes its offering on forums.” There, it demands a cut of the money made by anyone who use its virus
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Globus Bank Limited has requested a court order for the recovery of N962,019,843.35 that was hacked and fraudulently moved electronically from its vault into accounts held at eight commercial banks in an application that was filed before the Lagos Magistrate Court. The entire amount of N1,755,376,156.34 that was moved from the bank between Monday, June
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Since 2022, there have been over 620,000 downloads of Fleckpe, a new Android subscription virus, from the Google Play Store. According to Kaspersky, which discovered 11 apps on the official app storefront, the virus was portrayed as authentic picture editing, camera, and smartphone wallpaper packs. The apps have since been taken down. Although the Russian
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Transparent Tribe, an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor based in Pakistan, pretended to be an Indian government organization in order deliver the Poseidon Linux backdoor. Tejaswini Sandapolla, a security researcher at Uptycs, stated that “Poseidon is a second-stage payload malware connected to Transparent Tribe.” in an expert study released last week. It is a general-purpose backdoor that gives attackers a variety of tools to take control of an infected host. Its features include keystroke recording, screen grabs, file uploads and downloads, and different forms of remote system administration. Transparent Tribe has a history of attacking Indian government organizations, military personnel, defense contractors, and educational institutions. It is also known as APT36, Operation C-Major, PROJECTM, and Mythic Leopard. It has also frequently used trojanized versions of Kavach, the 2FA software that the Indian government requires, to spread a range of viruses including CrimsonRAT and LimePad to gather important data. Late last year, another phishing attempt was discovered that used weaponized attachments to download malware intended to steal
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The Cyber Police of Ukraine, in collaboration with law enforcement officials from Czechia, has arrested several members of a cybercriminal gang that set up phishing sites to target European users. Two of the apprehended affiliates are believed to be organizers, with 10 others detained in other territories across the European Union. The suspects are alleged
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Unknown threat actors are actively exploiting a recently patched security vulnerability in the Elementor Pro website builder plugin for WordPress. The flaw, described as a case of broken access control, impacts versions 3.11.6 and earlier. It was addressed by the plugin maintainers in version 3.11.7 released on March 22. “Improved code security enforcement in WooCommerce
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The Lazarus Group stole cryptocurrencies worth 60 million NOK (about $5.84 million) in March 2022 as a result of the Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge hack, according to a statement from the Norwegian police agency kokrim. The crime-fighting unit in Oslo stated in a statement that “this case illustrates that we also have a great capacity
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