Experts from the Japanese company Trend Micro, which specializes in cybersecurity issues, have discovered the SprySOCKS malware, which is used to attack computers with Linux systems. Image source: Tumisu / pixabay.com The new malware comes from the...
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On Tuesday, a group of cybercriminals calling themselves ALPHV/BlackCat disrupted the MGM Resorts casino network. The hackers claim to have obtained confidential information and are demanding a ransom, but the company has so far refused to pay. And...
On September 10, hackers hacked Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin’s account on the social network X (formerly Twitter) and published a post with a phishing link in his name. reported “Vedomosti”. An offer was made to follow a link to receive a...
After the new Research TRM Labs, between January and August 18, 2023, North Korea-affiliated hackers stole $200 million worth of cryptocurrencies, accounting for more than 20% of all cryptocurrencies stolen by cybercriminals this year. According to...
Customers of network security company LogicMonitor learn hacker Attacks based on the use of default passwords. It is noted that until recently, the company provided its customers with weak passwords by default, which caused the incident. Image...
The unnamed hackers claim to have gained access to the systems of WebDetetive, a stalkerware developer, and removed information about monitored devices in order to protect the company’s victims from surveillance. Spyware allows unhindered...
Chinese cybertroops hacked into Japanese military networks and had “permanent, deep access” to them for months. Washington Post. The vulnerability was discovered by American experts, but Japan decided to deal with the problem on their own and did...
The number of cybersecurity incidents is constantly increasing, and these are not only targeted attacks, but also large-scale malicious campaigns. Attackers are not limited to attacks on large companies, but are increasingly turning their attention...
Company cybersecurity experts Guardz discovered a hidden VNC-class program for sale, which gives the operator full access to computers running Apple macOS – it is said to steal personal information and credentials. As a guarantee of the...
Generative artificial intelligence as a tool to improve the efficiency of business, scientific research, etc. has attracted interest not only in the business and scientific world, but also among criminals. After WormGPT, a clone of ChatGPT that was...
Repentant and reformed hacker Kevin Mitnick, once one of America’s most wanted computer criminals, died last Sunday of complications related to pancreatic cancer. Mitnick was 59 years old. Image source: mitnicksecurity.com Kevin Mitnick was...
An unknown developer has created their own analogue of ChatGPT AI chatbot, which, unlike the original, focuses on working on the other side of the law: WormGPT chatbot is designed to help cybercriminals. Image source: Ralph Muhlfeld / pixabay.com...
The cryptocurrency platform Poly Network, which allows combining the work of different types of blockchains, has been subjected to a hacker attack. According to the available data, the attackers managed to generate billions of non-existent...
Cryptocurrency owners lost a total of $11.5 billion in assets in 2022 due to the activities of hackers and scammers, analysts found TRM Labs. Despite the collapse in cryptocurrency prices, the volume of related dollar crime has not changed...
Cybersecurity solution providers saw a significant increase in the number of phishing sites posing as official brand portals earlier in the year. They usually outweigh official sources in search results, as scammers use search engine optimization...
On Wednesday, Microsoft, along with Western intelligence agencies, released a statement that a China-backed hacker group was spying on a number of key US infrastructures. China denies these allegations and names what happened “collective...
Security company Check Point Research has discovered malware for a variety of TP-Link home and business routers. With its help, hackers, allegedly supported by the Chinese authorities, connect infected devices to a network in which data traffic is...
One of the largest US pharmacy suppliers, PharMerica, has confirmed that Money Message hackers have accessed the personal information of nearly six million patients. Among the stolen data were both general information and medical data. Image source:...
Hacker groups linked to North Korea have stolen about $2.3 billion in cryptocurrency since 2017, including $721 million from Japanese entrepreneurs. writes Publication Nikkei Asia citing research data from Elliptic, a company specializing in the...
The Money Message hacker group has made it easier to hack MSI laptops by releasing confidential software certification keys for the manufacturer’s products, previously stolen from MSI’s own servers. Now attackers can infect laptops under...
