- Google says new scam protection feature in Chrome uses AIby Mayank Parmar on December 20, 2024 at 9:31 pm
Google is planning to use “AI” in Chrome to detect scams when you browse random web pages. […]
- Malicious Rspack, Vant packages published using stolen NPM tokensby Bill Toulas on December 20, 2024 at 5:47 pm
Three popular npm packages, @rspack/core, @rspack/cli, and Vant, were compromised through stolen npm account tokens, allowing threat actors to publish malicious versions that installed cryptominers. […]
- US charges Russian-Israeli as suspected LockBit ransomware coderby Lawrence Abrams on December 20, 2024 at 4:48 pm
The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian-Israeli dual-national for his suspected role in developing malware and managing the infrastructure for the notorious LockBit ransomware group. […]
- Sophos Firewall vulnerable to critical remote code execution flawby Bill Toulas on December 20, 2024 at 3:31 pm
Sophos has addressed three vulnerabilities in its Sophos Firewall product that could allow remote unauthenticated threat actors to perform SQL injection, remote code execution, and gain privileged SSH access to devices. […]
- Krispy Kreme breach, data theft claimed by Play ransomware gangby Sergiu Gatlan on December 20, 2024 at 1:00 pm
The Play ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that impacted the business operations of the U.S. doughnut chain Krispy Kreme in November. […]
- Ascension: Health data of 5.6 million stolen in ransomware attackby Sergiu Gatlan on December 20, 2024 at 12:05 pm
Ascension, one of the largest private U.S. healthcare systems, is notifying nearly 5.6 million patients and employees that their personal and health data was stolen in a May cyberattack linked to the Black Basta ransomware operation. […]
- Massive live sports piracy ring with 812 million yearly visits taken offlineby Sergiu Gatlan on December 20, 2024 at 11:07 am
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down one of the world’s largest live sports streaming piracy rings, with over 821 million visits last year. […]
- Romanian Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prisonby Sergiu Gatlan on December 20, 2024 at 7:56 am
Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian man charged for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in June. […]
- BadBox malware botnet infects 192,000 Android devices despite disruptionby Bill Toulas on December 19, 2024 at 10:01 pm
The BadBox Android malware botnet has grown to over 192,000 infected devices worldwide despite a recent sinkhole operation that attempted to disrupt the operation in Germany. […]
- Microsoft 365 users hit by random product deactivation errorsby Sergiu Gatlan on December 19, 2024 at 8:45 pm
Microsoft is investigating a known issue randomly triggering “Product Deactivated” errors for customers using Microsoft 365 Office apps. […]
- Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health appby Bill Toulas on December 19, 2024 at 6:59 pm
A malicious Android spyware application named ‘BMI CalculationVsn’ was discovered on the Amazon Appstore, masquerading as a simple health tool but stealing data from infected devices in the background. […]
- Juniper warns of Mirai botnet scanning for Session Smart routersby Sergiu Gatlan on December 19, 2024 at 6:27 pm
Juniper Networks has warned customers of Mirai malware attacks scanning the Internet for Session Smart routers using default credentials. […]
- Windows 11 24H2 upgrades blocked on some PCs due to audio issuesby Sergiu Gatlan on December 19, 2024 at 5:28 pm
Microsoft has added another Windows 11 24H2 upgrade block for systems with Dirac audio improvement software due to compatibility issues breaking sound output. […]
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