Cybercrime underground flooded with offers for initial access to shipping and logistics orgs
Experts warn of the availability in the cybercrime underground of offers for initial access to networks of players in global...
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BlackMatter ransomware gang is shutting down due to pressure from law enforcement
The BlackMatter ransomware gang announced it is going to shut down its operation due to pressure from law enforcement. The...
Google fixes actively exploited Zero-Day Kernel flaw in Android
Google’s Android November 2021 security updates address a zero-day vulnerability in the Kernel that is actively exploited in the wild....
This Steam phish baits you with free Discord Nitro
Weeks ago, we talked about the one effective lure that could get a Discord user to consider clicking on a...
Facebook is going to shut down Face Recognition system and data it collected
Facebook announced to shut down its Face Recognition system and is going to delete over 1 billion people’s facial recognition...
Ransomware gangs target companies involved in time-sensitive financial events, FBI warns
The FBI warns of ransomware attacks on businesses involved in “time-sensitive financial events” such as corporate mergers and acquisitions. The Federal...
Zuckerberg’s Metaverse, and the possible privacy and security concerns
The news is currently jam-packed with tales of Facebook’s Meta project. Of particular interest to me is Facebook’s long-stated desire...
Google patches zero-day vulnerability, and others, in Android
Google has issued security patches for the Android Operating System. In total, the patches address 39 vulnerabilities. There are indications...
Google triples bounty for new Linux Kernel exploitation techniques
Google is going to increase the bounty for finding and exploiting privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Good news...
50% of internet-facing GitLab installations are still affected by a RCE flaw
Researchers warn of a now-fixed critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in GitLab ‘s web interface actively exploited in the...
What is Twitch?
Twitch is primarily a site dedicated to live streaming content. It also offers the ability to chat with others in...
Trojan Source attack method allows hiding flaws in source code
Researchers devised a new attack method called ‘Trojan Source’ that allows hide vulnerabilities into the source code of a software...
Is Apple’s Safari browser the last, best hope for web privacy?
What browser do you use? There’s a good chance—roughly one in seven—that it’s Google Chrome. And even if you prefer...
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) hit by a ransomware attack
A ransomware attack hit the systems at the Toronto Transit Commission public transportation agency and disrupted its operations. The Toronto...
Spam and phishing in Q3 2021
Quarterly highlights Scamming championship: sports-related fraud This summer and early fall saw some major international sporting events. The delayed Euro 2020...
US-CERT Bulletin (SB21-305):Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 25, 2021
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
HelloKitty ransomware gang also targets victims with DDoS attacks
The US FBI has published a flash alert warning private organizations of the evolution of the HelloKitty ransomware (aka FiveHands)....
Lessons from a real-life ransomware attack
Ransomware attacks, despite dramatically increasing in frequency this summer, remain opaque for many potential victims. It isn’t anyone’s fault, necessarily,...
Squid Game Cryptocurrency exit scam! Operators made $2.1 Million
Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit scam making off with an estimated $2.1 million. Operators behind the Squid Game cryptocurrency have exit...
Celebrity jewelry house Graff falls victim to ransomware
Data on countless celebrities, including politicians, is apparently now in the hands of ransomware attackers after a group using the...
How to hack Wincor Cineo ATMs to bypass black-box attack protections and withdraw cash
Researchers demonstrated how crooks could hack Diebold Nixdorf’s Wincor Cineo ATMs to bypass black-box attack protections and withdraw cash. Positive...
Pink Botnet infected over 1.6 Million Devices, it is one of the largest botnet ever seen
Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a huge botnet, tracked as Pink, that already infected over 1.6 million devices most of them located...
A week in security (Oct 25 – Oct 31)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Beyond the VPN: Ultimate online privacy with the Tor Project’s Isabela Bagueros: Lock and Code...
Balikbayan Foxes group spoofs Philippine gov to spread RATs
Meet Balikbayan Foxes: a threat group impersonating the Philippine gov’t Experts uncovered a new threat actor, tracked as Balikbayan Foxes,...
