Today, the FTC banned data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from harvesting and selling Americans’ location tracking data linked to sensitive locations, like churches, healthcare facilities, military installations, and schools. […]
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Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Passionflower’ has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while evading police. […]
Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers
South Korean police have arrested a CEO and five employees for manufacturing over 240,000 satellite receivers pre-loaded or later updated to include DDoS attack functionality at a purchaser’s request. […]
Russia sentences Hydra dark web market leader to life in prison
Russian authorities have sentenced the leader of the criminal group behind the now-closed dark web platform Hydra Market to life in prison. […]
BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems
The recently uncovered ‘Bootkitty’ UEFI bootkit, the first malware of its kind targeting Linux systems, exploits CVE-2023-40238, aka ‘LogoFAIL,’ to infect computers running on a vulnerable UEFI firmware. […]
Mozilla really wants you to easily set Firefox as default Windows browser
Mozilla is testing a fresh approach that could persuade more people to switch their default browser on Windows. […]
Google Chrome’s AI feature lets you quickly check website trustworthiness
Google Chrome’s upcoming feature uses AI to provide a summary of reviews from independent websites about the store or website you’re visiting. […]
Novel phising campaign uses corrupted Word documents to evade security
A novel phishing attack abuses Microsoft’s Word file recovery feature by sending corrupted Word documents as email attachments, allowing them to bypass security software due to their damaged state but still be recoverable by the application. […]
SpyLoan Android malware on Google play installed 8 million times
A new set of 15 SpyLoan apps with over 8 million installs was discovered on Google Play, targeting primarily users from South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. […]
New Rockstar 2FA phishing service targets Microsoft 365 accounts
A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named ‘Rockstar 2FA’ has emerged, facilitating large-scale adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks to steal Microsoft 365 credentials. […]