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BitKeep Confirms Cyber Attack, Loses Over $9 Million in Digital Currencies

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BitKeep, a decentralized multi-chain cryptocurrency wallet, announced a cyber attack on its Android app on Wednesday that allowed threat actors to spread fake copies of it in order to steal users’ digital money. In a “large-scale hacking event,” according to BitKeep CEO Kevin Como, “the altered APK caused the disclosure of user’s private keys and […]

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Potential Wiretapping Bugs Found in Google Home Smart Speakers by Researchers

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For identifying security flaws in Google Home smart speakers that could be used to install backdoors and convert them into wiretapping devices, a security researcher was given a bug prize of $107,500. The researcher, who goes by the name Matt Kunze, revealed the flaws in a technical write-up released this week. The flaws “allowed an

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Microsoft Receives a €60 million Fine from France for Using Advertising Cookies Without User Consent.

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A €60 million ($63.88 million) fine has been levied against Microsoft’s Ireland subsidiary by France’s privacy authority for placing advertising cookies on customers’ computers without getting their permission, a violation of EU data protection laws. Users of Microsoft’s Bing search engine did not have a “tool to refuse cookies as simply as accepting them,” according

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LastPass Acknowledges Serious Data Breach, Password Vaults Stolen

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The LastPass security breach in August 2022 might have been more serious than the firm had initially revealed. The well-known password management service disclosed on Thursday that, using information stolen from the earlier break-in, malicious actors were able to steal a wealth of personal information belonging to its users, including their encrypted password vaults. Basic

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FBI Files 6 Charges, Seizes 48 Domains Associated with DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms

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In an effort to lower the entrance barrier for malicious activity, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of 48 domains that provided services to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattacks on behalf of other threat actors. Additionally, six individuals were charged for their alleged ownership of the operation: Jeremiah Sam

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The MacOS Vulnerability: Achilles

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Microsoft has released information about a security hole in Apple macOS that has since been patched and could be used by an attacker to go around security measures put in place to stop the execution of malicious software. The iPhone manufacturer resolved the flaw, dubbed Achilles (CVE-2022-42821, CVSS score: 5.5), with macOS Ventura 13, Monterey

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LastPass Suffers Another Security Breach; Exposed Some Customers Information

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Popular password-management firm LastPass announced that it is looking into a second security issue in which hackers gained access to some of its customer data. According to LastPass CEO Karim Toubba, “We recently discovered suspicious activity within a third-party cloud storage service, which is now used by both LastPass and its partner, GoTo.” In October

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Hackers Leak Another Set of Medibank Customer Data on the Dark Web

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Following its reluctance to pay a ransom, Medibank revealed on Thursday that the threat actors responsible for the disastrous cyberattack have disclosed another data dump of information taken from its systems on the dark web. The Australian health insurance said, “We are in the midst of reviewing the data, but the data released looks to

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This Malicious App used Infected Devices to Create Phony Accounts across Multiple Platforms.

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The Google Play Store has been uncovered to be home to a malicious Android SMS software that secretly harvests text messages with the intention of opening accounts on numerous websites and services, including Facebook, Google, and WhatsApp. Over 100,000 people downloaded the Symoo app (com.vanjan.sms), which served as a relay for messages to be sent

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