Category cyber-attacks

Hackers Impersonate HR Professionals to Target Military and Aerospace Personnel with Fake Job Offers

Targeted Cyber-Espionage Campaign Hits Aerospace and Military Sectors Cybersecurity researchers have unveiled a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign that specifically targets aerospace and military organizations across Europe and the Middle East. This initiative, termed “Operation In(ter)ception,” reportedly aimed to infiltrate and monitor key personnel within these firms while also attempting to extract…

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WikiLeaks Founder Accused of Collaborating with LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers

The U.S. government has filed a superseding indictment against Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, alleging his involvement with hacking groups such as LulzSec and Anonymous. This updated indictment expands on the previous 18-count charges, initially levied in May 2019, though it does not introduce new allegations. The Department of…

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E-Commerce Hackers Concealing Credit Card Stealers in Image Metadata

In a troubling evolution of cybercrime tactics, malicious actors are now embedding harmful code within the metadata of image files, notably targeting payment card data entered on compromised websites. This technique, identified as a form of steganography, was recently highlighted by researchers at Malwarebytes, who discovered that cybercriminals have effectively…

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Enhanced StrongPity Hackers Focus on Syria and Turkey Using Modified Spyware

Recent investigations have revealed targeted watering hole attacks specifically aimed at the Kurdish community in Syria and Turkey. These incursions, attributed to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as StrongPity, employ sophisticated strategies to infiltrate and exfiltrate sensitive data from compromised systems, according to a report from Bitdefender shared…

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4 Threatening Brazilian Banking Trojans Targeting Users Globally

Recent investigations by cybersecurity experts have unveiled the presence of four distinct Brazilian banking trojan families that have launched sophisticated attacks against financial institutions in Brazil, other parts of Latin America, and Europe. Collectively identified as “Tetrade” by researchers at Kaspersky, these malware families—Guildma, Javali, Melcoz, and Grandoreiro—have significantly enhanced…

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Hackers Breach PornHub, Stealing Millions of User Data for Extortion Attempts

Recent federal contracting records reviewed indicate that the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is advancing its use of small drones from experimental trials to standard surveillance mechanisms. This shift will expand CBP’s already extensive monitoring capabilities, which in some instances extend far beyond national borders, raising concerns…

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QSnatch Data-Stealing Malware Compromised More Than 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices

Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of QSnatch Malware Threat Targeting QNAP Devices In a joint advisory issued by cybersecurity agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom, significant warnings have been raised regarding an ongoing malware threat known as QSnatch, which is affecting network-attached storage (NAS) devices produced by Taiwanese company…

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