Moldovan national Sandu Boris Diaconu has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for operating E-Root, a major online marketplace that sold access to hacked computers worldwide. […]
Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1,000
A former manager at a telecommunications company in New Jersey pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for accepting money to perform unauthorized SIM swaps that enabled an accomplice to hack customer accounts. […]
McDonald’s IT systems outage impacts restaurants worldwide
McDonald’s restaurants are suffering global IT outages that prevent employees from taking orders and accepting payments, causing some stores to close for the day. […]
Third-Party ChatGPT Plugins Could Lead to Account Takeovers
Cybersecurity researchers have found that third-party plugins available for OpenAI ChatGPT could act as a new attack surface for threat actors looking to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.
According to new research published by Salt Labs, security flaws found directly in ChatGPT and within the ecosystem could allow attackers to install malicious plugins without users’ consent
According to new research published by Salt Labs, security flaws found directly in ChatGPT and within the ecosystem could allow attackers to install malicious plugins without users’ consent
Google Introduces Enhanced Real-Time URL Protection for Chrome Users
Google on Thursday announced an enhanced version of Safe Browsing to provide real-time, privacy-preserving URL protection and safeguard users from visiting potentially malicious sites.
“The Standard protection mode for Chrome on desktop and iOS will check sites against Google’s server-side list of known bad sites in real-time,” Google’s Jonathan Li and Jasika Bawa said.
“If we
“The Standard protection mode for Chrome on desktop and iOS will check sites against Google’s server-side list of known bad sites in real-time,” Google’s Jonathan Li and Jasika Bawa said.
“If we
Malicious Ads Targeting Chinese Users with Fake Notepad++ and VNote Installers
Chinese users looking for legitimate software such as Notepad++ and VNote on search engines like Baidu are being targeted with malicious ads and bogus links to distribute trojanized versions of the software and ultimately deploy Geacon, a Golang-based implementation of Cobalt Strike.
“The malicious site found in the notepad++ search is distributed through an advertisement block,” Kaspersky
“The malicious site found in the notepad++ search is distributed through an advertisement block,” Kaspersky
StopCrypt: Most widely distributed ransomware now evades detection
A new variant of StopCrypt ransomware (aka STOP) was spotted in the wild, employing a multi-stage execution process that involves shellcodes to evade security tools. […]
StopCrypt: Most widely distributed ransomware evolves to evade detection
A new variant of StopCrypt ransomware (aka STOP) was spotted in the wild, employing a multi-stage execution process that involves shellcodes to evade security tools. […]
SIM swappers now stealing phone numbers from eSIMs
SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target’s phone number from an eSIM card, a rewritable SIM chip present on many recent smartphone models. […]
SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacks
SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target’s phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card, a digital SIM stored in a rewritable chip present on many recent smartphone models. […]